Recession Busters

I'm sure noone was eagle-eyed enough to notice it, but last month had a day missing a post. I've been wating to fill it with a Guys With Their Shirts Off post but alas - can't find anyone for last month or this month (well, I could if I was OK with just googling 'half naked guys' and posting the results, but I like to have a reason for perving. It's a girl thing).

Thus, the feature is being replaced.

A guy with his shirt off may appear from time to time, but the new monthly feature I am introducing today: Recession Busters!

The first recession busting idea is actually the one that sparked this feature in the first place. In the movie Big Daddy, one scene that always stood out for me was when Adam Sandler and the kid were in the supermarket denting cans so they could get them at half price - in general the movie is... well, it stars Adam Sandler, that about says it all - but since that scene I'd always wondered what happened to dented cans in New Zealand supermarkets, but until Tuesday I'd never worked it out (despite working in two of them).

Next time you're in the supermarket (particuarly Foodtown), look up. On Tuesday I found so many dented cans, priced as low as $0.33, just sitting at the top of the shelf! Clearly, there's nothing much wrong with a dented can of food, and every single one was under half price.

I do have to urge anyone who finds a supermarket that does this to remember we all want to be able to use this awesome tip. Remember that the thing that got us into this recession in the first place was greed, so as tempted as you might be to take them all, please just take a few and let others get the same joy I felt when I found an 825g can of peaches for $0.88.

You'll find another recession busting hint at this back post: frozen food.