Monday, July 12, 2010

People who never heard of microwaveable pizza

"We don't need the Jaguar or cruises to the Baltic. But cooking healthy food is a big priority."

-- San Diego resident Steve Hundley, whose idea of shopping sensibly in a down economy is to fork over $6,500 for an outdoor "artisan" pizza oven. He's quoted in a USA Today story this morning, "A shift in meaning for 'luxury' as shopping habits change."

4 comments:

  1. Cutting edge journalism at its best. Talk about a non-trend. Wonder how the folks looking for jobs responded to that.

    ReplyDelete
  2. 10:12 a.m.: Well, I'm trying to live on about $6,500 a year while I look for work! But living in a cardboard box still beats working for Gannett.

    ReplyDelete
  3. I survived a period of homelessness, and it sure beat my Gannett days. Actually, I met the most interesting people I've ever encountered. Wouldn't trade the experience for anything. Eating Salvation Army food and living in that tent on the creek was better than making Dubow and the others even richer.

    ReplyDelete

Jim says: "Proceed with caution; this is a free-for-all comment zone. I try to correct or clarify incorrect information. But I can't catch everything. Please keep your posts focused on Gannett and media-related subjects. Note that I occasionally review comments in advance, to reject inappropriate ones. And I ignore hostile posters, and recommend you do, too."

Note: Only a member of this blog may post a comment.