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On 17 Nov 2004 11:22:05 -0800,
(Christopher Green) wrote:

> sf > wrote in message >. ..
> > On Wed, 17 Nov 2004 03:23:12 GMT, "L" >
> > wrote:
> >
> > > 8 O'clock 100% Columbian
> >
> > That's a new one to me. Does it come in a can?
>
> It's an Eastern brand, headquarters in Maryland, distribution mainly
> east of the Mississippi. Biggest mass marketer of coffee in the US. It
> was the house brand of A&P since 1859; with the demise of A&P, it is
> now independent. Occupies pretty much the same market in the East that
> Folger's does in the West. "Bokar" (for Bogota-Cartagena) is a famous
> characteristic blend of theirs.
>
> All the 8 O'Clock connoisseurs I know who have come West have
> converted quickly and willingly to Folger's, not that Folger's is much
> of an improvement.

Thanks for the information.... geeze, IMO Folgers is a step
down when it comes to coffee. Not sure why they'd convert
so easily.

sf
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