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Jean B.[_1_] Jean B.[_1_] is offline
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Default My favorite cookies?

Dave Smith wrote:
> Andy wrote:
>> Dee.Dee said...
>>
>>> I have bought gingersnaps at Ikea once or twice;

>> Something's wrong with that picture. Cookies from a furniture store?

>
> Ikea stores have restaurants and a small food section where they sell a
> number of Scandinavian specialities. My wife and I were stranded Toronto
> for a few hours last month after a brake line in the car blew. I was lucky
> to find a garage at 4 pm on a Friday night that would fix it for me so we
> could get back home that night. It was going to be a few hours. We walked
> about a half mile down the road to Ikea, looked around and decided to grab
> a bite to eat in the cafeteria style restaurant. I had heard that it was
> pretty cheap. I remembered seeing their advertisements for 75 cent hot
> dogs. The were selling (10) meatballs with potatoes, salad and a beverage
> for $3.99. They also had a nice selection of open faced sandwiches. I
> ended up with an open face smoked salmon with salad. There are free refills
> on coffee and soft drinks. It is hard to beat.
>
> If you are ever feeling hunger and spot an Ikea, check into the nearest
> Ikea. Just be careful not to start walking through the store because
> nobody ever follows the arrows to navigate an Ikea store without buying
> something.


I saw Almondy there!!! It is yummy! Believe it or not, I
first found this at a health food store. I later realized
that was because it is gluten-free.

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Jean B.