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“Would you like the giant size for only 25 cents more?”  She said when I ordered a plain seltzer, which they didn’t carry.  I told her “no, that would be way too much.”<\/div>\n
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When I ordered a sandwich, half-size, six inches, she said, “how about the special foot-long for only $5.00 ?”  I was again shocked, replying, “no, that would be overeating!”<\/div>\n
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The sweet young girl behind the counter was visibly annoyed with me.  Had I spoiled her record of upsells?  Had I denied her credit, or a raise in pay because I don’t want to overeat?  I don’t know.  I wished her a great day anyway.<\/div>\n
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It was pretty amazing how corporations train their staff to encourage customers to overeat and over-consume.  Are they making more money selling twice as much food and drink, for pennies?  No, obviously they are not.  Why does this happen?  Do YOU have any ideas?<\/div>\n
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What is it in our civilized culture that we believe that more is more?  That eating as much as possible, and drinking sugar laden sodas is a good idea?  44 ounces is their giant size, that’s close to HALF A GALLON of soda!  (A U.S. gallon is 128 fluid ounces.)  And I see people going back for more, repeatedly.  It’s tragic.<\/div>\n
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This mass consumption is making us FAT.  We must stop this self abuse, and food corporations must stop encouraging us to become fat, or stay fat.<\/div>\n
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Please let me know your thoughts on this giant-sized problem!  Post a comment below.<\/div>\n
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