- Jim
Kevin Graeme wrote:
>Yeah, I'm wacky for wanting to buy food from someplace clean. I'm also
>scared of the employees. I've never seen a more motley collection of
>toothless, wandering eyed, unwashed, mumbling, surly people.
>
>-Kevin
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Deanna Schneider" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Sent: Tuesday, November 25, 2003 11:28 AM
>Subject: Re: pissed at grocers...
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>>I just shop at the super el-cheapo grocery store. They don't take credit
>>
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>or
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>>debit cards. They don't have advertising. Their "sales" usually run an
>>entire season (holiday baking supplies have been "on sale" for a month
>>
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>now).
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>>And, they don't offer a frequent shopper card. They do generally have
>>several carts worth of discontinued or nearly expired food, if you want to
>>fish through that. And, they have the broadest selection of ethnic and
>>natural foods outside an ethnic or natural food store.
>>
>>But, Kevin won't shop there cause he thinks it's too grungy. ;)
>>
>>-d
>>
>>----- Original Message -----
>>From: "Jim Campbell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>>To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>>Sent: Tuesday, November 25, 2003 10:12 AM
>>Subject: Re: pissed at grocers...
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>>>I use mine. Every winter, I make (a hell of a lot of) gumbo, and it's
>>>like they know I'm coming. Well, not really classical gumbo, more like
>>>an etoufee with more wild rice, but there's lots more vegetables and
>>>okra than an etoufee, so I call it gumbo.
>>>
>>>Anyway, my recipe calls for about 2.5 pounds of shrimp, and while that
>>>usually runs about $40, my handy "club" card cuts the price down to
>>>$17. Of course, the price is marked up obscenely to get customers to
>>>use their card, but it's too much of a hassle to drive 40 minutes to the
>>>nearest Whole Foods/Trader Joe's for considerably better seafood and
>>>other ingredients, so I go along with it. I don't particularly care if
>>>some database is keeping tabs on my supermarket purchases.
>>>
>>>- Jim
>>>
>>>Kevin Graeme wrote:
>>>
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>>>
>>>>Jerks. I won't use those grocery cards either. I don't need people
>>>>
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>>tracking
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>>>>my purchases, thank you very much.
>>>>
>>>>-Kevin
>>>>
>>>>----- Original Message -----
>>>>From: "Paul Ihrig" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>>>>To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>>>>Sent: Tuesday, November 25, 2003 9:45 AM
>>>>Subject: pissed at grocers...
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>>>>>ok i almost blew a gasket today...
>>>>>didn't complain there, just went to there site & sent the message
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>below...
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>>>>>i hope it doesn't look like over reacting. this is my main grocery,
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>every
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>>>>>one there recognizes me.
>>>>>i spend bookoo bucks there every week...
>>>>>
>>>>>like i would steal a 12 dollar turkey...
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>_________________________________________________
>>>>>
>>>>>after shopping at big bear for 12 years i am done. that little turkey
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>give
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>>
>>>>>away is a nice scam...
>>>>>
>>>>>i quickly got my free turkey coupon after spending the required
>>>>>
>>>>>
>$300.00.
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>>>>>but when i went to purchase my stuff for thanks giving i didn't have
>>>>>
>>>>>
>the
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>>>>>coupon. they said i needed it.
>>>>>
>>>>>though i didn't know where it was & didn't use it.
>>>>>i told them you keep track of every thing else on my crappy card, why
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>not
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>>>>>the coupon...
>>>>>
>>>>>so screw you guys... i going to go with Kroger, & and going to tell my
>>>>>family & friends to do the same...
>>>>>
>>>>>-paul
>>>>>
>>>>>"Whatever you can do, or dream you can, begin it.
>>>>>Boldness has genius, power, and magic in it." - Goethe
>>>>>
>>>>>web developer, that is looking for work
>>>>>http://www.PaulIhrig.com
>>>>>
>>>>>[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>>>>>614 449-1681
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
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>>>>>
>>>>>
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