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...would think it's disgusting," said Woolley. But the stains also meant Strummer likely wore it onstage, and it came with a handwritten note that read "This shirt was mine and worn by me - this is a f**n great shirt! Signed Joe Strummer." The final sale price...
...When an estate sale was held following Johnny Cash's death, it grossed $4 million. "If those pieces appeared now at auction, I think it would be difficult to sell them for exactly the same price," says Roberts. "The whole euphoria of an estate sale [often makes] people get carried away...
...turkey legs.) "Even good foods can be not so good if you eat excessive amounts," says Litchfield. This year, portion control is not in vogue, she suspects, due to a poor economy that has some vendors responding to increasingly cash-strapped fairgoers by offering larger portions for the same price (an often high price to begin with.) "I would have preferred to see a lower price and a smaller portion," says Litchfield. However, "we as consumers are looking for the bargain. Vendors know that...
...what's wrong with cheap food and cheap meat - especially in a world in which more than 1 billion people go hungry? A lot. For one thing, not all food is equally inexpensive; fruits and vegetables don't receive the same price supports as grains. A study in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition found that a dollar could buy 1,200 calories of potato chips or 875 calories of soda but just 250 calories of vegetables or 170 calories of fresh fruit. With the backing of the government, farmers are producing more calories - some 500 more per person...
...willing are consumers to rethink the way they shop for - and eat - food? For most people, price will remain the biggest obstacle. Organic food continues to cost on average several times more than its conventional counterparts, and no one goes to farmers' markets for bargains. But not all costs can be measured by a price tag. Once you factor in crop subsidies, ecological damage and what we pay in health-care bills after our fatty, sugary diet makes us sick, conventionally produced food looks a lot pricier...