Posted by zxcvbob on July 31, 2009, 3:33 pm
You know those Styrofoam cups of ramen noodles -- Maruchan Instant Lunch
-- that they sell for about $1 in the vending machines at work, or you
can buy them for 25¢ at WalMart? You can save even more money (and
pretend you're saving the planet) by reusing the cup. Just put the
empty used cup in your desk drawer; it's not going to get nasty because
any residue is so full of salt. Rinse it out, if you must.
Buy some of those 10¢ cellophane packages of ramen noodles next time
you're at the store. You can break one up in the cup and fill with
boiling water -- it works great. And they take up less room in your
desk. If you eat ramen noodles for lunch just twice a week, over the
course of a year you can save... several dollars!
Helpfully,
Bob
Posted by George Shirley on July 31, 2009, 3:48 pm
zxcvbob wrote:
> You know those Styrofoam cups of ramen noodles -- Maruchan Instant Lunch
> -- that they sell for about $1 in the vending machines at work, or you
> can buy them for 25¢ at WalMart? You can save even more money (and
> pretend you're saving the planet) by reusing the cup. Just put the
> empty used cup in your desk drawer; it's not going to get nasty because
> any residue is so full of salt. Rinse it out, if you must.
>
> Buy some of those 10¢ cellophane packages of ramen noodles next time
> you're at the store. You can break one up in the cup and fill with
> boiling water -- it works great. And they take up less room in your
> desk. If you eat ramen noodles for lunch just twice a week, over the
> course of a year you can save... several dollars!
>
> Helpfully,
> Bob
Quite honestly I would rather go hungry than to eat those things. Never
could stomach anything that salty.
Posted by Mark Thorson on July 31, 2009, 4:04 pm
George Shirley wrote:
>
> Quite honestly I would rather go hungry than to eat those things. Never
> could stomach anything that salty.
Not to mention they've got a lot of fat in them.
They are essentially fried noodles. That makes
them nice to munch on, raw out of the package.
And it's also why they cook up so quickly in
hot water -- they're already cooked.
Posted by Mark Thorson on July 31, 2009, 3:53 pm
zxcvbob wrote:
>
> Buy some of those 10¢ cellophane packages of ramen noodles next time
> you're at the store. You can break one up in the cup and fill with
> boiling water -- it works great. And they take up less room in your
> desk. If you eat ramen noodles for lunch just twice a week, over the
> course of a year you can save... several dollars!
You only get one lifetime. I'd hate to spend
any more of it eating ramen noodles. I already
ate enough of them as a college student.
Posted by Ed Pawlowski on July 31, 2009, 7:22 pm
> You only get one lifetime. I'd hate to spend
> any more of it eating ramen noodles. I already
> ate enough of them as a college student.
My kids (and now grandkids) like them so we buy them by the case. I'm not
ashamed, however, to admit I've never had more than a spoonful to taste them
some years ago. Liquid salt.
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> -- that they sell for about $1 in the vending machines at work, or you
> can buy them for 25¢ at WalMart? You can save even more money (and
> pretend you're saving the planet) by reusing the cup. Just put the
> empty used cup in your desk drawer; it's not going to get nasty because
> any residue is so full of salt. Rinse it out, if you must.
>
> Buy some of those 10¢ cellophane packages of ramen noodles next time
> you're at the store. You can break one up in the cup and fill with
> boiling water -- it works great. And they take up less room in your
> desk. If you eat ramen noodles for lunch just twice a week, over the
> course of a year you can save... several dollars!
>
> Helpfully,
> Bob