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blueclown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-13-11 09:41 PM Original message |
Campbell adds salt to spur soup sales |
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no_hypocrisy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-13-11 09:45 PM Response to Original message |
1. Mmmm, Mmmmm, sodium! |
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democratinnashville (63 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-13-11 10:30 PM Response to Reply #1 |
15. LOL!!! n/t |
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Frank Cannon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-14-11 04:34 AM Response to Reply #1 |
45. If these soups had any more sodium in them... |
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Manifestor_of_Light (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-13-11 09:47 PM Response to Original message |
2. OH HELL!! |
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shraby (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-13-11 09:47 PM Response to Original message |
3. As far as I'm concerned, Campbells soup sales are down |
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emilyg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-13-11 10:59 PM Response to Reply #3 |
21. Correct. I found |
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awoke_in_2003 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-14-11 12:13 AM Response to Reply #3 |
31. I used to love... |
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freshwest (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-14-11 12:36 AM Response to Reply #3 |
37. It's tastes like it's been kept in the refrigerator for a month and boiled to death. Dead X 3. |
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joshcryer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-14-11 12:39 AM Response to Reply #3 |
38. Because they took out the salt? |
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ChairmanAgnostic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-14-11 12:42 PM Response to Reply #38 |
56. No, because they use cheaper ingredients. |
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wordpix (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-13-11 09:50 PM Response to Original message |
4. it's crummy food and so easy to make your own delicious soup |
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femmocrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-13-11 09:52 PM Response to Original message |
5. IMO, the sodium isn't the problem, it's the price. |
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ElboRuum (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-13-11 10:04 PM Response to Reply #5 |
8. The modern corporation... |
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Mojorabbit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-13-11 11:52 PM Response to Reply #5 |
28. I agree |
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joshcryer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-14-11 12:40 AM Response to Reply #5 |
39. Yep, there's Campbell soup sitting right next to Great Value which is 20 cents or more less. |
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Dont_Bogart_the_Pretzel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-14-11 09:37 AM Response to Reply #39 |
52. San to say, but some people will always go with name-brand... know matter if the price is a little |
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Xithras (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-14-11 11:03 AM Response to Reply #5 |
53. Absolutely. |
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Odin2005 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-13-11 09:56 PM Response to Original message |
6. Fuck, I'm trying to reduce my salt intake to control the edema in my legs. |
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awoke_in_2003 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-14-11 12:16 AM Response to Reply #6 |
32. Hey Odin... |
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Odin2005 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-14-11 07:56 AM Response to Reply #32 |
49. Thanks for the advice! |
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Metta (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-13-11 10:01 PM Response to Original message |
7. Their soups already had a half day's worth or more per serving. |
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htuttle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-13-11 10:06 PM Response to Original message |
9. They're probably getting undercut by store brands and generics |
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robinlynne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-13-11 11:15 PM Response to Reply #9 |
25. And people making their own soup. |
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joshcryer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-14-11 12:41 AM Response to Reply #9 |
40. Agreed, the taste is negligible, I couldn't past a blind test anyhow. |
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Chipper Chat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-13-11 10:08 PM Response to Original message |
10. About 10 years ago they had a great soup called "Tomato Garden." |
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Ter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-13-11 10:53 PM Response to Reply #10 |
19. Is this it: |
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Chipper Chat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-13-11 10:59 PM Response to Reply #19 |
22. Yes. Can label is different tho. |
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Ter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-14-11 12:48 PM Response to Reply #22 |
57. So they still make it? |
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Drale (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-13-11 10:16 PM Response to Original message |
11. Canned soup is terrible |
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Retrograde (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-14-11 12:07 AM Response to Reply #11 |
30. It's my emergency supply |
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DBoon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-13-11 10:24 PM Response to Original message |
12. Why not add heroin instead? |
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Drale (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-13-11 10:26 PM Response to Reply #12 |
13. Don't give them any freaking ideas. /nt |
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DBoon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-13-11 10:45 PM Response to Reply #13 |
17. hey, all they care about is more sales |
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arikara (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-13-11 10:26 PM Response to Original message |
14. I don't trust any prepared products anymore |
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awoke_in_2003 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-14-11 12:18 AM Response to Reply #14 |
33. like sodium benzoate... |
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bhikkhu (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-13-11 10:34 PM Response to Original message |
16. Good lord - I already can't eat the brine they put in their soup... |
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LetTimmySmoke (970 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-13-11 10:47 PM Response to Original message |
18. Wrong direction for me. |
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TorchTheWitch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-14-11 12:23 AM Response to Reply #18 |
35. I can do without a can of soup flavored salt |
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TlalocW (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-13-11 10:59 PM Response to Original message |
20. I only eat soup when I'm sick |
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Tempest (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-13-11 11:02 PM Response to Original message |
23. Are they really still calling that slop soup? |
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corpseratemedia (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-13-11 11:13 PM Response to Original message |
24. I notice a trend also with other packaged food being made more salty |
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MilesColtrane (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-13-11 11:19 PM Response to Original message |
26. Has Campbell Soup Inc. diversified into Big Pharma? |
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Akoto (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-13-11 11:31 PM Response to Original message |
27. I feel like the only guy here who really likes salty soup. n/t |
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appleannie1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-14-11 01:22 AM Response to Reply #27 |
43. Make you own with real ingrediants and use ACCENT instead of salt. |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-14-11 06:34 AM Response to Reply #27 |
48. Much easier to add salt to canned soup than to remove salt from canned soup. |
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Urban Prairie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-14-11 12:06 AM Response to Original message |
29. Campbell's "chunky" soups are a total ripoff nowadays, IMO. |
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awoke_in_2003 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-14-11 12:20 AM Response to Reply #29 |
34. and I used to love... |
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Odin2005 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-14-11 08:00 AM Response to Reply #34 |
50. Ditto here, I used to inhale that when I was a kid. |
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cstanleytech (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-14-11 12:32 AM Response to Original message |
36. I remember when their soup was actually condensed soup rather than the watery mess it is now. |
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JoeyT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-14-11 01:11 AM Response to Original message |
41. As long as it's clearly labeled, it isn't really a problem. |
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appleannie1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-14-11 01:20 AM Response to Original message |
42. Their soup is not worth what they charge, salt or no salt. They cheapened their recipes years back |
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cstanleytech (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-14-11 07:27 PM Response to Reply #42 |
58. Exactly |
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Abq_Sarah (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-14-11 01:50 AM Response to Original message |
44. I'm not real crazy about the added sugar |
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eilen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-14-11 05:12 AM Response to Original message |
46. Ugh, their soup does not taste good anymore |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-14-11 06:31 AM Response to Original message |
47. Tastes bad, overpriced and enough salt to skyrocket your blood pressure. |
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WatsonT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-14-11 08:43 AM Response to Original message |
51. As long as they leave the tomato soup alone |
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Dappleganger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-14-11 11:23 AM Response to Original message |
54. If I'm gonna pay that much for soup, may as well spend a little extra and get |
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CaliforniaHiker (44 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-14-11 12:18 PM Response to Original message |
55. Typical problem with commercially produced food |
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