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Can't afford fancy mustard but can afford a blue checkbox (discuss.online)
submitted 10 months ago by to c/whitepeopletwitter@sh.itjust.works
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[–] 287 points 10 months ago (5 children)

Grey Poupon is not fancy mustard. You can buy that shit in any grocery store, it was developed by food scientists and is mass produced in giant semi-automated factories. It's also not particularly expensive. If you can only afford yellow mustard but not Grey Poupon you shouldn't be buying any mustard because your budget is way too tight to be paying for condiments you can get free in a fast food restaurant.

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  • [–] 96 points 10 months ago (4 children)

    The only reason people think it’s fancy is because of some dumb commercials made in the 80s.

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  • [–] 46 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (4 children)

    Those weren't from the '90s? Am I so old that I'm now conflating these decades?

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  • [–] 22 points 10 months ago (2 children)

    They were referenced in Wayne's World in 1992 and I'm guessing that they were at least a couple of years old by then.

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  • [–] 18 points 10 months ago (1 child)

    Yup, you're right. I was actually pulling up to people in traffic and asking them this in '92. Because I thought it was hilarious.

    It still is, but it used to be, too

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  • [–] 6 points 10 months ago (2 children)

    They existed in the 90s too. They really milked that shit

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  • [–] 5 points 10 months ago (2 children)

    Also some ad campaigns just lasted forever hell some just updated the commercials on occasion. You can now hear the Empire Carpet jingle.

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  • [–] 52 points 10 months ago (1 child)

    That is some perspective.

    It reminds me of another conversation starter about wealth inequality. Where do poor people buy their bed sheets? The answers are usually Walmart or Salvation Army. Where do middle class people buy sheets? Nordstroms or some other department store. Where do rich people buy sheets? They don’t. They have people for that.

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  • [–] 38 points 10 months ago (3 children)

    The rich use people for bed sheets?

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  • [–] 2 points 10 months ago* (1 child)

    One of the best things you can do to fix a tight budget is to stop buying fast food.

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  • [–] 1 point 9 months ago

    Very true! I still eat out every so often, once a month, maybe three if I forget my lunch for work. When I do, I stock up on condiment packets. Chick-Fil-A will even give me handfuls of behind the counter sauces when I ask nicely. 😊

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