On Oct 8, 1:42*pm, Dave Smith > wrote:
> On 08/10/2012 1:31 PM, Janet Bostwick wrote:
> snip
>
> > * You will have a hard time convincing me that a less
> >> than fresh spice in a bulk store is going to be any worse for wear when
> >> you finally use it five years later. And FWIW.. oregano is usually used
> >> dried, rarely fresh.
>
> > Have you ever watched the turnover in the bulk section? *In my Winco,
> > there are 2 times of the day that you will darn near be run over by
> > staff refilling all the bulk stuff -- including herbs and spices. *At
> > other times it is difficult to elbow space enough at the bins to get
> > what you want. *Maybe in your stores, but not in mine.
>
> * I don't think the stuff in bulk stores is stale. That has been
> suggested here before.... left out in sunlight for long periods yada
> yada. I don't usually get bulk stuff at the grocery store. I go to the
> Bulk Barn, which sells almost everything bulk... in two ways.... *You
> can get just about anything in bulk; cereals, grains, flours, sugars,
> dried fruits, snack foods, coffee, tea, spices herbs, cake sprinkles,
> peanut butter, dog biscuits...... *They also carry some packaged products.
>
> They are constantly refilling the bins.
>
> Curious thing about Bulk Barn customers. There are a lot of great deals
> on baking supplies and many other things. A fair percentage of the
> customers are buying food products. A lot of them are just buying
> candy.... bags and bags and bags of candy.

Wish there was a place like that around here, but our local Fred Meyer
has quite a bit of bulk stuff.