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Default Walmart Presents Even Lower Standards

On Fri, 04 Jun 2010 16:28:27 -0400, brooklyn1 wrote:

> On Fri, 4 Jun 2010 09:11:09 -0500, Sqwertz >
> wrote:
>
>>On Fri, 04 Jun 2010 07:46:42 -0500, Melba's Jammin' wrote:
>>
>>> In article >,
>>> Sqwertz > wrote:
>>>
>>>> Cooks brand ham: "A water and ham product": 25% of weight is
>>>> added water. Still more expensive than the Smithfiled wet-cured
>>>> hams ("Ham in natural juices" - the best quality).
>>>
>>>> -sw
>>>
>>> Man, you just stomped on my heart and smashed that sucker flat. Cook's
>>> have been my favorite ham for a very long time. And I, who screams
>>> about Hormel's added "flavor solution" all the time, absolutely missed
>>> (wasn't even looking for it) that "23% of weight is added ingredients"
>>> statement. I weep for sad. After reading your post I thought maybe
>>> they don't do that to all their hams -- maybe just the ones that go to
>>> Walmart--and I didn't get mine there. No such luck. :-( :-( <8*(

>>
>>They could very well be hams made specifically for Walmart. Most
>>manufacturers who supply Walmart have two lines of products - One
>>they sell to Walmart (and now Target), and another they sell to
>>everybody else to try and maintain their reputation.

>
> Bullshit.


No, it's not. Look it up. Or better yet, get out an experience
it yourself.

Dude, I have never known anybody who is more out of tune than you.
Well, that has an IQ above 90.

-sw