Comments on: The Cost of the Average American Thanksgiving http://blogs.kqed.org/bayareabites/2007/11/20/the-cost-of-the-average-american-thanksgiving/ Culinary Rants & Raves from Bay Area Foodies and Professionals Wed, 08 Feb 2012 19:41:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Roni http://blogs.kqed.org/bayareabites/2007/11/20/the-cost-of-the-average-american-thanksgiving/comment-page-1/#comment-70453 Roni Wed, 24 Nov 2010 02:18:55 +0000 http://blogs.kqed.org/bayareabites/2007/11/20/the-cost-of-the-average-american-thanksgiving/#comment-70453 Where are the onions, celery, and butter for the stuffing; coffee, tea, milk and wine to drink; oranges and sugar for the cranberries; the lettuce, radishes, cukes, dressing for the salad? Sorry - What you have listed is not yet a meal. It depends too much on what I have in the pantry already. You have to count the cost of that. Where are the onions, celery, and butter for the stuffing; coffee, tea, milk and wine to drink; oranges and sugar for the cranberries; the lettuce, radishes, cukes, dressing for the salad? Sorry – What you have listed is not yet a meal. It depends too much on what I have in the pantry already. You have to count the cost of that.

]]> By: Kelli http://blogs.kqed.org/bayareabites/2007/11/20/the-cost-of-the-average-american-thanksgiving/comment-page-1/#comment-2079 Kelli Wed, 21 Nov 2007 20:31:00 +0000 http://blogs.kqed.org/bayareabites/2007/11/20/the-cost-of-the-average-american-thanksgiving/#comment-2079 Whoa. Where are the potatoes? And fruit pie? You have to serve fruit pie! It's the law. <br/><br/>I just did a post on eating out or eating in on my own blog at foodiebytes.wordpress.com ..... A friend of mine claims they are "saving" money by eating out to the tune of 20/person. There are 4 adults in their group. I thought her math was suspect and this post proves my theory. It is cheaper to eat at home. Whoa. Where are the potatoes? And fruit pie? You have to serve fruit pie! It’s the law.

I just did a post on eating out or eating in on my own blog at foodiebytes.wordpress.com ….. A friend of mine claims they are “saving” money by eating out to the tune of 20/person. There are 4 adults in their group. I thought her math was suspect and this post proves my theory. It is cheaper to eat at home.

]]> By: graham http://blogs.kqed.org/bayareabites/2007/11/20/the-cost-of-the-average-american-thanksgiving/comment-page-1/#comment-2078 graham Wed, 21 Nov 2007 19:20:00 +0000 http://blogs.kqed.org/bayareabites/2007/11/20/the-cost-of-the-average-american-thanksgiving/#comment-2078 Interesting stuff. By the way, I think your economic terminology is a bit off:<br/><br/>"While the cost of the Thanksgiving dinner has increased in real dollars, it has actually gone down from 1986 when factoring in inflation."<br/><br/>Real dollars ARE inflation adjusted. The nominal dollar cost has gone up, but the real dollar cost (or inflation adjusted cost) has gone down. Interesting stuff. By the way, I think your economic terminology is a bit off:

“While the cost of the Thanksgiving dinner has increased in real dollars, it has actually gone down from 1986 when factoring in inflation.”

Real dollars ARE inflation adjusted. The nominal dollar cost has gone up, but the real dollar cost (or inflation adjusted cost) has gone down.

]]> By: Mrs. L http://blogs.kqed.org/bayareabites/2007/11/20/the-cost-of-the-average-american-thanksgiving/comment-page-1/#comment-2076 Mrs. L Wed, 21 Nov 2007 00:12:00 +0000 http://blogs.kqed.org/bayareabites/2007/11/20/the-cost-of-the-average-american-thanksgiving/#comment-2076 Average cost is $42.26??? On what planet? Seriously, with the cost I know of my Thanksgiving, someone somewhere is having this meal for two dollars cuz mine costs twice as much (where are the mashed taters and green bean caserole???) Average cost is $42.26??? On what planet? Seriously, with the cost I know of my Thanksgiving, someone somewhere is having this meal for two dollars cuz mine costs twice as much (where are the mashed taters and green bean caserole???)

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