[trhland]

as i go to dunkin donuts everyday for coffee. i see the lines out the door!. and when i go for lunch eaither at a pizza place of bagel store its packed!! as well as resturants i attend sometimes!!. it doesnt seem like the food business. is doing bad. i even talked to the owner of the bagel store near me . and he says his business is doing great!!!! in fact they remodeled the store and put in 4 plazma tv menus!!!.

[J BELL]

Im really honestly surprised to hear this because there just isnt near as much money to go around as there used to be even a couple of years ago....but people have to eat right, and groceries have even gone up, so maybe eating "out" is the way to do it!

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[Denzil]

Hmm, well I guess donuts aren't that expensive to pay for but they aren't that healthy for you.

It seems the food industry is doing decent, not extraordinary, but decent.

[trhland]

it seems we d rather cut back on alot of things. but eating out isnt one of them it seems .

[trhland]

its such a sad time for some dealerships in my area though. you drive by the hummer dealer and there all standing around outside smoking. no ones buying large trucks/suvs.
somethings got to happen. this fuel prices are nutts.

[trhland]

Originally Posted by Denzil

Hmm, well I guess donuts aren't that expensive to pay for but they aren't that healthy for you.

It seems the food industry is doing decent, not extraordinary, but decent.

dunkin isnt that cheap. i see poeple on line ordering all these special capachinos(sp). there like 5 6 bucks each. us americans just love to stuff our fat faces what can i say

[Wendell inc.]

Very true. Clothing retail in 'mom and pop' stores has screwed my family.

[haper]

the grocery store is the only place we have not cut back at, yet. otherwise eating out at night has been cut back from 2 to 1 night, eating out for lunch has been cut back from 4 to 1, specialty coffee is cut back from 5 per week to 2.

but honestly, it's not the economy that's the impetus. its my daughter's soon departure for her freshman year in college. ah, the joy of parenthood and higher education.

[pirex]

The fuel prices will go down, but not this year for sure!

[DetailAddict]

a lot of restaurants in my area are not as busy as they used to be anymore. I remember having to be there around 11:30 for lunch otherwise you'll have a hard time to find parking or having to wait to be seated. Now I can get there by 12:15 and still plenty of parking and never have to wait anymore...