"Ed Pawlowski" > wrote in message
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> On Fri, 23 May 2014 00:35:16 -0700, "Julie Bove"
> > wrote:
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>>They have a lot more gluten free items than they used to. And weird
>>stuff.
>>Some odd brand of cake mix. It was blue! Who buys these things?!
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> Gluten Free is the buzz word right now even though most of us are not
> affected by it. Of course, I'd only use gluten free toilet tissue.

There is actually discussion of this on GF forums. Someone started a rumor
that the glue used in the cardboard rolls of some brands is not GF. Same
for paper towels. Nobody seems to know which brands these are though. But
some people will not use the paper products nearest the roll just in case.
And there is one feminine product that uses wheat inside. Not a mainstream
brand but a "green" one.
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>>They also seem to have a lot more prepared food than they used to. Now
>>they
>>sell prepared sandwiches. I scored big on sliced cheese. Last time I was
>>in, lunch meat was marked down. Apparently their customers want to buy
>>sandwiches. Not stuff to make them with.
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> Prepared food has been the biggest growing section of the supermarket
> for over 10 years now. It is cheaper than a restaurant and helps keep
> that expensive show kitchen pristine.

It would seem so. I do buy some of it but mostly I prepare it from scratch.

>>And their produce section? It has shrunk. No more fresh parsley. In
>>fact
>>the only fresh herb they had was cilantro.
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> Probably because produce needs constant care to keep only fresh on
> display.

That could be. They sell mostly packaged things and have no misters.