On Oct 17, 3:31*am, Alan Holbrook > wrote:
> > Nobody make anyone buy from Penzy's. the fact the you go to Wally
> > world pretty much describes you to a tee, you fat old slob.
>
> Hate to be caught defending Sheldon in public, but he's right on with his
> spice buying philosophy. *Marketers want to try to convince us that spices
> still need to be packed across the desert from the orient on camel back and
> be defended from marauding bandits, and are thus worth the exorbitant
> prices they set. *But places like WalMart and Dollar Stores and Christmas
> Tree Shoppe offer good quality in a lot of the more common spices at very
> good prices.

WalMart is known for high quality. Several years ago I was in one,
and I noticed that their steaks were "enhanced with up to a 12%
solution..." Now that's quality. Why settle for a conventional cut
of beef, when you can have one that is "enhanced"!!!!

--Bryan