- Matt Small
----- Original Message -----
From: Larry C. Lyons
To: CF-Community
Sent: Tuesday, November 25, 2003 3:56 PM
Subject: Re: Conventions was: Re: pissed at grocers...
CF-Fun in June.
CFconf.com (run by the good folks at Tera Tech) has a listing of upcoming
conferences. Well worth checking out.
http://www.cfconf.com/
larry
At 03:38 PM 11/25/2003, you wrote:
>Speaking of MAX, any new conventions coming up anytime soon? I want to go
>somewhere on the company dime.
>
>- Matt Small
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Larry C. Lyons
> To: CF-Community
> Sent: Tuesday, November 25, 2003 1:45 PM
> Subject: Re: pissed at grocers...
>
> Outside of the last day at MAX you mean.
>
> larry
>
> At 12:44 PM 11/25/2003, you 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...
> >
> > > I just shop at the super el-cheapo grocery store. They don't take
> credit
> >or
> > > debit cards. They don't have advertising. Their "sales" usually run an
> > > entire season (holiday baking supplies have been "on sale" for a month
> >now).
> > > 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...
> > >
> > >
> > > > 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:
> > > >
> > > > >Jerks. I won't use those grocery cards either. I don't need people
> > > tracking
> > > > >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...
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >>ok i almost blew a gasket today...
> > > > >>didn't complain there, just went to there site & sent the message
> > > below...
> > > > >>
> > > > >>i hope it doesn't look like over reacting. this is my main grocery,
> > > every
> > > > >>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
> > > > >>away is a nice scam...
> > > > >>
> > > > >>i quickly got my free turkey coupon after spending the required
> >$300.00.
> > > > >>but when i went to purchase my stuff for thanks giving i didn't
> have
> >the
> > > > >>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
> > > > >>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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