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Default Jumbo Shrimp - so called

On May 11, 8:44Â*am, Sheldon > wrote:
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> > On May 9, 8:57Â*am, Sheldon > wrote:

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> > > On May 9, 12:51�am, Alexm > wrote:

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> > > > On Apr 17, 10:40�am, Lou Decruss > wrote:

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> > > > > On Wed, 16 Apr 2008 13:33:54 -0700 (PDT), Alexm >
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> > > > > >Today I purchased a package (9 oz.) of frozen SeaPak(R) "Jumbo Breaded
> > > > > >Butterfly Shrimp". �Well, the shrimp were noways near jumbo in size.
> > > > > >The breading is spread out to make them look large but, when the
> > > > > >breading comes off, the shrimp look very much less than medium in
> > > > > >size. �What the heck is going on in this world? �Is nothing any good
> > > > > >any more? �I would suggest that anyone who buys such products take
> > > > > >them back to the store and get a full refund - which is what I am
> > > > > >going to do.

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> > > > > >Alexm

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> > > > > Anyone who purchases such a product deserves any disappointment they
> > > > > get. �Did you think there were going to be 2 dozen 12 count shrimp in
> > > > > that tiny little 9 oz. box? �Taking it back proves you're either a
> > > > > total idiot, or a troll. �Maybe both.

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> > > > > Lou

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> > > > You don't get it. �It has nothing to do with the number of shrimp. �It
> > > > has everything to do with the size of the shrimp in each breaded
> > > > shrimp (i.e., the amount of shrimp compared to the amount of breading

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> > > You don't get it... when you buy "Jumbo Breaded Shrimp" you are buying
> > > shrimp with jumbo breading. Â*If you want breaded jumbo shrimp then buy
> > > "Breaded Jumbo Shrimp", Â*You did not get ripped off, you got exactly
> > > what you paid for. Â*If you feel ripped off that's entirely your own
> > > fault... because you can't read... advertising agents pander to
> > > functionally illiterate dumb douchebags like you.- Hide quoted text -

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> > The company that produced this product is, in my opinion, a ripper-
> > offer.

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> The only reason to bread any food is as a way to sell stale bread
> (that otherwise would go in the compost heap) and to make it appear
> larger... KFC got rich selling small chickens with enough breading to
> make them appear like you're getting a bargain when in fact it's all
> an illusion... when you buy KFC you are mostly getting a bucketful of
> greasy crumbs and a bucket. Â*Breaded shimp is an illusion... and that
> you are a fool is a fact... next time you buy KFC save that bucket,
> put it over your head so no one can see your imbecile headed point.- Hide quoted text -
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You are probably fairly young and have no idea what quality used to
mean. Apparently you know quite a lot about KFC so I presume you are
a customer with, as you put it, an upper anatomical feature which has
an "imbecile headed point" into which you stuff the chicken. Do you
prefer the crispy?

Alexm