I have been asked to look for Farman's brand Homestyle Dill pickles. The
large whole ones. I am thinking they are a discontinued item and that
perhaps even the company is no longer operating. They appear to have two
websites with two different contact numbers and they seem to have merged
with other companies such as Nalley. That particular item is not listed on
either website. I tried contacting them via email last Fri. No response.
Called both phone numbers. Got answering machine on one website and just a
fast busy signal on the other.

Decided to look at websites online that sell pickles to see if I can find
something similar. Seems that Barry Farms is down (although now selling on
Amazon) and so is Alice.com.

Does anyone know of a similar pickle that I might be able to purchase
online? Have not seen anything similar in the brick and mortar stores.

Thanks!

On Wednesday, September 18, 2013 4:43:04 AM UTC-5, Julie Bove wrote:
>
> I have been asked to look for Farman's brand Homestyle Dill pickles.
>
> Does anyone know of a similar pickle that I might be able to purchase
>
> online? Have not seen anything similar in the brick and mortar stores.
>
>
>
Never heard of that brand, must be a regional one.

> wrote in message
...
> On Wednesday, September 18, 2013 4:43:04 AM UTC-5, Julie Bove wrote:
>>
>> I have been asked to look for Farman's brand Homestyle Dill pickles.
>>
>> Does anyone know of a similar pickle that I might be able to purchase
>>
>> online? Have not seen anything similar in the brick and mortar stores.
>>
>>
>>
> Never heard of that brand, must be a regional one.

I think it is.

On 9/19/2013 1:15 AM, wrote:
> On Wednesday, September 18, 2013 4:43:04 AM UTC-5, Julie Bove wrote:
>>
>> I have been asked to look for Farman's brand Homestyle Dill pickles.
>>
>> Does anyone know of a similar pickle that I might be able to purchase
>>
>> online? Have not seen anything similar in the brick and mortar stores.
>>
>>
>>
> Never heard of that brand, must be a regional one.
>
I'd never heard of it, either. It looks like Costco sells that brand.
For online orders, they only ship to certain areas and expect you to be
a "business" customer, not an individual. Amazon Fresh also offers
these pickles but will only ship the product to Los Angeles and Seattle.

Jill

"jmcquown" > wrote in message
...
> On 9/19/2013 1:15 AM, wrote:
>> On Wednesday, September 18, 2013 4:43:04 AM UTC-5, Julie Bove wrote:
>>>
>>> I have been asked to look for Farman's brand Homestyle Dill pickles.
>>>
>>> Does anyone know of a similar pickle that I might be able to purchase
>>>
>>> online? Have not seen anything similar in the brick and mortar stores.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>> Never heard of that brand, must be a regional one.
>>
> I'd never heard of it, either. It looks like Costco sells that brand. For
> online orders, they only ship to certain areas and expect you to be a
> "business" customer, not an individual. Amazon Fresh also offers these
> pickles but will only ship the product to Los Angeles and Seattle.

Hmmm... I did not see them listed at Amazon. Will look again. Thanks!

On Thu, 19 Sep 2013 20:11:14 -0500, Sqwertz wrote:

> and most of them taste exactly the
> same - Nalley Pickles being one of them.

Like martyB?

"Sqwertz" > wrote in message
...
> On Wed, 18 Sep 2013 02:43:04 -0700, Julie Bove wrote:
>
>> I have been asked to look for Farman's brand Homestyle Dill pickles. The
>> large whole ones. I am thinking they are a discontinued item and that
>> perhaps even the company is no longer operating. They appear to have two
>> websites with two different contact numbers and they seem to have merged
>> with other companies such as Nalley.
>
> I don't understand why you're having a hard time with it. The first
> hit in Google clearly says that they are manufactured by Bay Valley
> Foods who co-pack their pickles for a bunch a regional name brands and
> grocery store/generic brands.
>
> In essence, there are probably at least 40 regional and store brands
> that are made by the same company and most of them taste exactly the
> same - Nalley Pickles being one of them.
>
> http://www.bayvalleyfoods.com/produc...l/pickles.html
>
> -sw

Well, I hadn't seen that one. That is not the first hit that I got. I got
these:

http://www.agrisource.com/farman's.html

and

http://masterfieldco.com/Farmans.htm

At any rate, the particular pickles I need are not listed. I did check
Amazon Fresh and Costco as well. Although they do carry that brand (as do
many stores), they do not carry the particular pickle I need.

On Thu, 19 Sep 2013 22:43:53 -0500, Sqwertz wrote:

> I'm probably going to regret asking this,

Oh you'll regret more than that, Mayo-breath.

"Sqwertz" > wrote in message
...
> On Thu, 19 Sep 2013 19:22:10 -0700, Julie Bove wrote:
>
>> "Sqwertz" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> On Wed, 18 Sep 2013 02:43:04 -0700, Julie Bove wrote:
>>>
>>>> I have been asked to look for Farman's brand Homestyle Dill pickles.
>>>> The
>>>> large whole ones. I am thinking they are a discontinued item and that
>>>> perhaps even the company is no longer operating. They appear to have
>>>> two
>>>> websites with two different contact numbers and they seem to have
>>>> merged
>>>> with other companies such as Nalley.
>>>
>>> I don't understand why you're having a hard time with it. The first
>>> hit in Google clearly says that they are manufactured by Bay Valley
>>> Foods who co-pack their pickles for a bunch a regional name brands and
>>> grocery store/generic brands.
>>>
>>> In essence, there are probably at least 40 regional and store brands
>>> that are made by the same company and most of them taste exactly the
>>> same - Nalley Pickles being one of them.
>>>
>>> http://www.bayvalleyfoods.com/produc...l/pickles.html
>>>
>>> -sw
>>
>> Well, I hadn't seen that one. That is not the first hit that I got. I
>> got
>> these:
>
> I'd be willing to bet that most everybody gets Bay Valley Foods as the
> first hit if they enter "Farman's Pickles" into Google.
>
> That is unless you have all sorts of browser hijackers installed, like
> swagbucks.
>
>> At any rate, the particular pickles I need are not listed. I did check
>> Amazon Fresh and Costco as well. Although they do carry that brand (as
>> do
>> many stores), they do not carry the particular pickle I need.
>
> I guess you missed the point of my post - that all those pickle brands
> are the same product just with different labels.
>
No. I didn't miss the point but you seem to have missed *my* point. I can
find no large homestyle pickles of any brand and that is what this person
wants. I'll even order a case online if that's what it takes. I just can't
find them.

> I'm probably going to regret asking this, but why do you HAVE to find
> that exact label on a pickle that you have never even tried?

It's not for me. It's for someone else. I asked the person to do me a
favor and they are. But they asked me to do them a favor and see if I can
find these pickles for another person because those are the only pickles
that other person likes. Yes, another person pickier than me! I will eat
most any pickles unless they have a lot of garlic or heat to them. Not that
I eat pickles often. I don't. I do like them. Just never think to eat
them. Except for the other night when I spent hours searching. Then I
really wanted some and ate the last of my dills. Had to buy more. Bought
Sweet Creek Farms.

On Thursday, September 19, 2013 10:43:53 PM UTC-5, Sqwertz wrote:
> On Thu, 19 Sep 2013 19:22:10 -0700, Julie Bove wrote:
>
>
>
> > "Sqwertz" > wrote in message
>
> > ...
>
> >> On Wed, 18 Sep 2013 02:43:04 -0700, Julie Bove wrote:
>
> >>
>
> >>> I have been asked to look for Farman's brand Homestyle Dill pickles. The
>
> >>> large whole ones. I am thinking they are a discontinued item and that
>
> >>> perhaps even the company is no longer operating. They appear to have two
>
> >>> websites with two different contact numbers and they seem to have merged
>
> >>> with other companies such as Nalley.
>
> >>
>
> >> I don't understand why you're having a hard time with it. The first
>
> >> hit in Google clearly says that they are manufactured by Bay Valley
>
> >> Foods who co-pack their pickles for a bunch a regional name brands and
>
> >> grocery store/generic brands.
>
> >>
>
> >> In essence, there are probably at least 40 regional and store brands
>
> >> that are made by the same company and most of them taste exactly the
>
> >> same - Nalley Pickles being one of them.
>
> >>
>
> >> http://www.bayvalleyfoods.com/produc...l/pickles.html
>
> >>
>
> >> -sw
>
> >
>
> > Well, I hadn't seen that one. That is not the first hit that I got. I got
>
> > these:
>
>
>
> I'd be willing to bet that most everybody gets Bay Valley Foods as the
>
> first hit if they enter "Farman's Pickles" into Google.
>
>
>
> That is unless you have all sorts of browser hijackers installed, like
>
> swagbucks.
>
>
>
> > At any rate, the particular pickles I need are not listed. I did check
>
> > Amazon Fresh and Costco as well. Although they do carry that brand (as do
>
> > many stores), they do not carry the particular pickle I need.
>
>
>
> I guess you missed the point of my post - that all those pickle brands
>
> are the same product just with different labels.
>
>
>
> I'm probably going to regret asking this, but why do you HAVE to find
>
> that exact label on a pickle that you have never even tried?
>
This is The Bovine. You are judging her as if she's a regular person.

Anyone who gets excited about a brand of shelf stable pickles...
>
> -sw

--Bryan O|O

On Thu, 19 Sep 2013 20:11:14 -0500, Sqwertz >
wrote:

>On Wed, 18 Sep 2013 02:43:04 -0700, Julie Bove wrote:
>
>> I have been asked to look for Farman's brand Homestyle Dill pickles. The
>> large whole ones. I am thinking they are a discontinued item and that
>> perhaps even the company is no longer operating. They appear to have two
>> websites with two different contact numbers and they seem to have merged
>> with other companies such as Nalley.
>
>I don't understand why you're having a hard time with it. The first
>hit in Google clearly says that they are manufactured by Bay Valley
>Foods who co-pack their pickles for a bunch a regional name brands and
>grocery store/generic brands.
>
>In essence, there are probably at least 40 regional and store brands
>that are made by the same company and most of them taste exactly the
>same - Nalley Pickles being one of them.
>
>http://www.bayvalleyfoods.com/produc...l/pickles.html
>
>-sw
they may pack for others, but they don't taste the same. Ever since
Costco dropped Farman I have be trying all the others listed on that
site. The closest was the Nalley sandwich slicers.
Janet US

On 9/19/2013 11:43 PM, Sqwertz wrote:
> I'm probably going to regret asking this, but why do you HAVE to find
> that exact label on a pickle that you have never even tried?
>
> -sw

Because Julie's husband asked her to?

Jill

On Fri, 20 Sep 2013 14:38:01 -0400, jmcquown >
wrote:

> On 9/19/2013 11:43 PM, Sqwertz wrote:
> > I'm probably going to regret asking this, but why do you HAVE to find
> > that exact label on a pickle that you have never even tried?
> >
> > -sw
>
> Because Julie's husband asked her to?
>
I thought it was a friend who is doing a favor for her in return, but
no matter what - she's trying to find it for someone else.

--
Food is an important part of a balanced diet.

On 9/20/2013 6:10 PM, sf wrote:
> On Fri, 20 Sep 2013 14:38:01 -0400, jmcquown >
> wrote:
>
>> On 9/19/2013 11:43 PM, Sqwertz wrote:
>>> I'm probably going to regret asking this, but why do you HAVE to find
>>> that exact label on a pickle that you have never even tried?
>>>
>>> -sw
>>
>> Because Julie's husband asked her to?
>>
> I thought it was a friend who is doing a favor for her in return, but
> no matter what - she's trying to find it for someone else.
>
I don't know. All I read was she was "asked" to find the brand. I
merely looked it up she didn't google for herself.

Jill

On Fri, 20 Sep 2013 18:34:58 -0400, jmcquown >
wrote:

> On 9/20/2013 6:10 PM, sf wrote:
> > On Fri, 20 Sep 2013 14:38:01 -0400, jmcquown >
> > wrote:
> >
> >> On 9/19/2013 11:43 PM, Sqwertz wrote:
> >>> I'm probably going to regret asking this, but why do you HAVE to find
> >>> that exact label on a pickle that you have never even tried?
> >>>
> >>> -sw
> >>
> >> Because Julie's husband asked her to?
> >>
> > I thought it was a friend who is doing a favor for her in return, but
> > no matter what - she's trying to find it for someone else.
> >
> I don't know. All I read was she was "asked" to find the brand. I
> merely looked it up she didn't google for herself.
>
I thought she said she did and couldn't find it. I'm not surprised,
because Google gives different answers depending on where you are
located and previous Googling.

--
Food is an important part of a balanced diet.

On Friday, September 20, 2013 7:17:02 PM UTC-4, sf wrote:
> On Fri, 20 Sep 2013 18:34:58 -0400, jmcquown >
>
> wrote:
>
>
>
> > On 9/20/2013 6:10 PM, sf wrote:
>
> > > On Fri, 20 Sep 2013 14:38:01 -0400, jmcquown >
>
> > > wrote:
>
> > >
>
> > >> On 9/19/2013 11:43 PM, Sqwertz wrote:
>
> > >>> I'm probably going to regret asking this, but why do you HAVE to find
>
> > >>> that exact label on a pickle that you have never even tried?
>
> > >>>
>
> > >>> -sw
>
> > >>
>
> > >> Because Julie's husband asked her to?
>
> > >>
>
> > > I thought it was a friend who is doing a favor for her in return, but
>
> > > no matter what - she's trying to find it for someone else.
>
> > >
>
> > I don't know. All I read was she was "asked" to find the brand. I
>
> > merely looked it up she didn't google for herself.
>
> >
>
> I thought she said she did and couldn't find it. I'm not surprised,
>
> because Google gives different answers depending on where you are
>
> located and previous Googling.

Yeah, for HER, it's looking in outer space.

"Bryan-TGWWW" > wrote in message
...
> On Thursday, September 19, 2013 10:43:53 PM UTC-5, Sqwertz wrote:
>> On Thu, 19 Sep 2013 19:22:10 -0700, Julie Bove wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>> > "Sqwertz" > wrote in message
>>
>> > ...
>>
>> >> On Wed, 18 Sep 2013 02:43:04 -0700, Julie Bove wrote:
>>
>> >>
>>
>> >>> I have been asked to look for Farman's brand Homestyle Dill pickles.
>> >>> The
>>
>> >>> large whole ones. I am thinking they are a discontinued item and
>> >>> that
>>
>> >>> perhaps even the company is no longer operating. They appear to have
>> >>> two
>>
>> >>> websites with two different contact numbers and they seem to have
>> >>> merged
>>
>> >>> with other companies such as Nalley.
>>
>> >>
>>
>> >> I don't understand why you're having a hard time with it. The first
>>
>> >> hit in Google clearly says that they are manufactured by Bay Valley
>>
>> >> Foods who co-pack their pickles for a bunch a regional name brands and
>>
>> >> grocery store/generic brands.
>>
>> >>
>>
>> >> In essence, there are probably at least 40 regional and store brands
>>
>> >> that are made by the same company and most of them taste exactly the
>>
>> >> same - Nalley Pickles being one of them.
>>
>> >>
>>
>> >> http://www.bayvalleyfoods.com/produc...l/pickles.html
>>
>> >>
>>
>> >> -sw
>>
>> >
>>
>> > Well, I hadn't seen that one. That is not the first hit that I got. I
>> > got
>>
>> > these:
>>
>>
>>
>> I'd be willing to bet that most everybody gets Bay Valley Foods as the
>>
>> first hit if they enter "Farman's Pickles" into Google.
>>
>>
>>
>> That is unless you have all sorts of browser hijackers installed, like
>>
>> swagbucks.
>>
>>
>>
>> > At any rate, the particular pickles I need are not listed. I did check
>>
>> > Amazon Fresh and Costco as well. Although they do carry that brand (as
>> > do
>>
>> > many stores), they do not carry the particular pickle I need.
>>
>>
>>
>> I guess you missed the point of my post - that all those pickle brands
>>
>> are the same product just with different labels.
>>
>>
>>
>> I'm probably going to regret asking this, but why do you HAVE to find
>>
>> that exact label on a pickle that you have never even tried?
>>
> This is The Bovine. You are judging her as if she's a regular person.
>
> Anyone who gets excited about a brand of shelf stable pickles...
>>

I am not the one who wants the pickles. I was asked to look for them for
another person.

"Janet Bostwick" > wrote in message
...

> they may pack for others, but they don't taste the same. Ever since
> Costco dropped Farman I have be trying all the others listed on that
> site. The closest was the Nalley sandwich slicers.
> Janet US

Hmmm... I don't usually pay much mind to the brand of pickles I buy but
last night I tried the Nalley sweet pickles and didn't care for them so
much. Would probably be okay chopped in a salad but they had a very biting
quality to them as though they went heavy on some sort of spice. And it may
well have been cloves which I shouldn't be eating. I did get very itchy not
long after I ate them. So... I won't be finishing that jar!

"jmcquown" > wrote in message
...
> On 9/19/2013 11:43 PM, Sqwertz wrote:
>> I'm probably going to regret asking this, but why do you HAVE to find
>> that exact label on a pickle that you have never even tried?
>>
>> -sw
>
> Because Julie's husband asked her to?
>
> Jill

It wasn't my husband but another family member who wanted them. They live
in another area and couldn't find them there so asked me to look out here.
Not a problem since I go to several stores a week. Just annoyed me that I
couldn't even find them online because I can usually always find stuff
online, although I might not like the price.

"sf" > wrote in message
...
> On Fri, 20 Sep 2013 14:38:01 -0400, jmcquown >
> wrote:
>
>> On 9/19/2013 11:43 PM, Sqwertz wrote:
>> > I'm probably going to regret asking this, but why do you HAVE to find
>> > that exact label on a pickle that you have never even tried?
>> >
>> > -sw
>>
>> Because Julie's husband asked her to?
>>
> I thought it was a friend who is doing a favor for her in return, but
> no matter what - she's trying to find it for someone else.

Not a friend but other family member. But really it doesn't matter who it
is.

"jmcquown" > wrote in message
...
> On 9/20/2013 6:10 PM, sf wrote:
>> On Fri, 20 Sep 2013 14:38:01 -0400, jmcquown >
>> wrote:
>>
>>> On 9/19/2013 11:43 PM, Sqwertz wrote:
>>>> I'm probably going to regret asking this, but why do you HAVE to find
>>>> that exact label on a pickle that you have never even tried?
>>>>
>>>> -sw
>>>
>>> Because Julie's husband asked her to?
>>>
>> I thought it was a friend who is doing a favor for her in return, but
>> no matter what - she's trying to find it for someone else.
>>
> I don't know. All I read was she was "asked" to find the brand. I merely
> looked it up she didn't google for herself.

I use Swagbucks as my search engine. I generally get the same results as
Google would give. But in this case, it gave me two different
manufacturers. It would seem that there are three different places that
make this brand of pickles among other things. Or perhaps two used to make
them and now only one does. I do know that Mr. Farman died in 2004 and I
think someone bought the company. And I could be wrong here but I think
someone also bought Nalley who is another brand that is connected to
Farmans. We have an area here that used to be referred to as the Nalley
Valley and it no longer is. But perhaps Nalley just moved somewhere else.
Not sure.

"sf" > wrote in message
...
> On Fri, 20 Sep 2013 18:34:58 -0400, jmcquown >
> wrote:
>
>> On 9/20/2013 6:10 PM, sf wrote:
>> > On Fri, 20 Sep 2013 14:38:01 -0400, jmcquown >
>> > wrote:
>> >
>> >> On 9/19/2013 11:43 PM, Sqwertz wrote:
>> >>> I'm probably going to regret asking this, but why do you HAVE to find
>> >>> that exact label on a pickle that you have never even tried?
>> >>>
>> >>> -sw
>> >>
>> >> Because Julie's husband asked her to?
>> >>
>> > I thought it was a friend who is doing a favor for her in return, but
>> > no matter what - she's trying to find it for someone else.
>> >
>> I don't know. All I read was she was "asked" to find the brand. I
>> merely looked it up she didn't google for herself.
>>
> I thought she said she did and couldn't find it. I'm not surprised,
> because Google gives different answers depending on where you are
> located and previous Googling.

I did not know that but that would explain a lot! I know that I will get
different results on my Ipad than my computer and even someone else in this
same house will get different results on their computer. But... I used
Swagbucks and not Google.

"Sqwertz" > wrote in message
...
> On Fri, 20 Sep 2013 15:10:47 -0700, sf wrote:
>
>> On Fri, 20 Sep 2013 14:38:01 -0400, jmcquown >
>> wrote:
>>
>>> On 9/19/2013 11:43 PM, Sqwertz wrote:
>>>> I'm probably going to regret asking this, but why do you HAVE to find
>>>> that exact label on a pickle that you have never even tried?
>>>>
>>>> -sw
>>>
>>> Because Julie's husband asked her to?
>>>
>> I thought it was a friend who is doing a favor for her in return, but
>> no matter what - she's trying to find it for someone else.
>
> Sounds like she's trying to find it for somebody who is trying to find
> it for somebody else.
>
> And now she's trying to ask us to find it.
>
> No further comment.

And you did and I thanked you. Now let's all let it be over. K?

"Sqwertz" > wrote in message
...
> On Fri, 20 Sep 2013 17:36:08 -0700, Julie Bove wrote:
>
>> I use Swagbucks as my search engine. I generally get the same results as
>> Google would give. But in this case, it gave me two different
>> manufacturers.
>
> Those were distributors.
>
>> It would seem that there are three different places that
>> make this brand of pickles among other things.
>
> I don't know where you got that idea. You're making this harder than
> it really is. But your thread is getting longer, if that's any
> consolation.

Well then I misunderstood. At any rate, I did thank you and passed on the
info to the pickle wish they hadder and now they know what to do to get
them.

I am looking for the same pickles and not having any luck. It's the only brand I like and am getting desperate.thereis every kind except the large 46oz dill pickles

On Friday, April 27, 2018 at 5:09:41 PM UTC-7, wrote:
> I am looking for the same pickles and not having any luck. It's the only brand I like and am getting desperate.thereis every kind except the large 46oz dill pickles

Fred Meyer and Walmart have Farmans.

https://www.instacart.com/fred-meyer...ckles-46-fl-oz

On Friday, April 27, 2018 at 6:09:41 PM UTC-6, wrote:
> I am looking for the same pickles and not having any luck. It's the only brand I like and am getting desperate.thereis every kind except the large 46oz dill pickles

THE QUESTION WAS ASKED 5 YEARS AGO.
Perhaps it was answered 5 YEARS AGO.

Roy wrote:

> On Friday, April 27, 2018 at 6:09:41 PM UTC-6, wrote:
> > I am looking for the same pickles and not having any luck. It's the only brand I like and am getting desperate.thereis every kind except the large 46oz dill pickles
>
> THE QUESTION WAS ASKED 5 YEARS AGO.
> Perhaps it was answered 5 YEARS AGO.

LOL...


--
Best
Greg