On 2015-07-20 12:22 AM, Paul M. Cook wrote:
> "taxed and spent" > wrote in message
> ...
>>
>> "Paul M. Cook" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>>
>>> "Ed Pawlowski" > wrote in message
>>> ...
>>>> On 7/19/2015 3:58 PM, Paul M. Cook wrote:
>>>>> "Ed Pawlowski" > wrote in message
>>>>> ...
>>>>>> On 7/18/2015 2:11 PM, Paul M. Cook wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> A deli would sell by the piece. They also sell cold cuts by the
>>>>>>> slice.
>>>>>>> You
>>>>>>> probably cost that poor kid her job. Congrats.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> By the slice? Never saw such a thing. You mean like ham is 12 cents a
>>>>>> slice, turkey is 10 cents?
>>>>>
>>>>> Never heard of a of a scale, did you, Einstein?
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> You said they sell it by the slice. If they use a scale, they are
>>>> selling it by the pound. Learn the difference before you make snide
>>>> remarks.
>>>
>>> me: I will have 4 slices of the mortadella.
>>>
>>> worker: Slices 4 cuts. Places it on the scale, dials the number for
>>> mortadella. That will be 1.23 cents.
>>>
>>> me: Thank you
>>
>> did you let her keep the rest of the two cents?
>
> 1.23 cents is a perfectly acceptable way to say 1 dollar and 23 cents
> because it is understood we are talking currency. In this case US curency
> and not the pound, yen, baht or dong. Most school children know this.


LOL at the irony of your string of comments on obvious typos. 1.23 cents
is not a perfectly acceptable way to say $1.23. That would be 123
cents. You know what they warn about in glass houses.

On Mon, 20 Jul 2015 06:12:04 -0400, Ed Pawlowski > wrote:

> What I found amazing is how many people sided with the clerk yet have
> never been to the store and never saw how they were priced. I can see
> selling by the piece at a lunch counter, but I've never seen it that
> way in a grocery store.

Someone has already mentioned Trader Joe's. Certainly stores like
7-11 would and I'd venture to say that any store with an active
sandwich counter sells them by the each for their lunch crowd. It
wouldn't be unheard of to have two sets of pricing: by the piece and
by the lb.

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sf

On Sun, 19 Jul 2015 22:50:52 -0600, Troll Disposal Service
> wrote:

> On 7/19/2015 9:47 PM, Sqwertz wrote:
> > I'd like 4 1" thick slices of roast beef at $.20/slice, please!
> >
> > -sw
>
>
> I'd like to see you cooked off on a flat top, you woman-stalking rodent:
>

He knows perfectly well that he wouldn't be able to specify thickness
and he'd have to take what's already sliced up in the case.

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sf

On 7/20/2015 11:29 AM, sf wrote:

>> On 7/19/2015 9:47 PM, Sqwertz wrote:
>>> I'd like 4 1" thick slices of roast beef at $.20/slice, please!

> He knows perfectly well that he wouldn't be able to specify thickness
> and he'd have to take what's already sliced up in the case.

They have slices all ready in the deli there? I'd think they'd
just dry up.

I've seen already sliced amounts of cold cuts for people who
don't feel like waiting to get fresh sliced, but if you just
want a couple of slices of whatever, they'll do it for you,
not break open a package of already weighed food.

I bought slices of ham and salami years ago, for something I
was making. I didn't have the money to just order a quarter
pound of each like I would do today.

nancy

On Monday, July 20, 2015 at 12:21:03 PM UTC-4, Nancy Young wrote:
> On 7/20/2015 11:29 AM, sf wrote:
>
> >> On 7/19/2015 9:47 PM, Sqwertz wrote:
> >>> I'd like 4 1" thick slices of roast beef at $.20/slice, please!
>
> > He knows perfectly well that he wouldn't be able to specify thickness
> > and he'd have to take what's already sliced up in the case.
>
> They have slices all ready in the deli there? I'd think they'd
> just dry up.

We've got grocery stores that pre-slice their cold cuts, and
lay them out in the deli case. You specify how much you want,
and they grab, weigh, and bag that amount. I don't buy cold
cuts at those places, so I don't know whether they're dried up.

We've got better grocery stores that slice everything to order;
they typically stock higher quality meats. There you can specify
the thickness. Everything from paper-thin prosciutto to a chunk
of muenster three inches wide. (Of course, they use a knife for
the latter.)

Cindy Hamilton

"Nancy Young" > wrote in message
...
> On 7/20/2015 11:29 AM, sf wrote:
>
>>> On 7/19/2015 9:47 PM, Sqwertz wrote:
>>>> I'd like 4 1" thick slices of roast beef at $.20/slice, please!
>
>> He knows perfectly well that he wouldn't be able to specify thickness
>> and he'd have to take what's already sliced up in the case.
>
> They have slices all ready in the deli there? I'd think they'd
> just dry up.
>
> I've seen already sliced amounts of cold cuts for people who
> don't feel like waiting to get fresh sliced, but if you just
> want a couple of slices of whatever, they'll do it for you,
> not break open a package of already weighed food.
>
> I bought slices of ham and salami years ago, for something I
> was making. I didn't have the money to just order a quarter
> pound of each like I would do today.
>
> nancy

I specify thickness on things like bologna, and how many slices I want all
the time.

Cheri

On 7/20/2015 5:06 AM, Dave Smith wrote:
> On 2015-07-20 6:12 AM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
>
>>> Actually, she apologized to me. When I told her the bananas are sold by
>>> the pound there, she checked again and then weighed them. They are sold
>>> by the pound there.
>>>
>>> There are places were bananas as sold by the piece, and any I have seen
>>> sell them singly, not in bunches.
>>
>>
>> What I found amazing is how many people sided with the clerk yet have
>> never been to the store and never saw how they were priced. I can see
>> selling by the piece at a lunch counter, but I've never seen it that
>> way in a grocery store.
>>
> That should not be too surprising here. The only only exercise some of
> these fools get is jumping to conclusions and stabbing people in the back.


Says the ex-cop bully biotch!

Drop dead, you canuckleheaded vermin.

On 7/20/2015 9:29 AM, sf wrote:
> On Sun, 19 Jul 2015 22:50:52 -0600, Troll Disposal Service
> > wrote:
>
>> On 7/19/2015 9:47 PM, Sqwertz wrote:
>>> I'd like 4 1" thick slices of roast beef at $.20/slice, please!
>>>
>>> -sw
>>
>>
>> I'd like to see you cooked off on a flat top, you woman-stalking rodent:
>>
>
> He knows perfectly well that he wouldn't be able to specify thickness
> and he'd have to take what's already sliced up in the case.
>
LOL!!!!!

On 2015-07-20 11:26 AM, sf wrote:
> On Mon, 20 Jul 2015 06:12:04 -0400, Ed Pawlowski > wrote:
>
>> What I found amazing is how many people sided with the clerk yet have
>> never been to the store and never saw how they were priced. I can see
>> selling by the piece at a lunch counter, but I've never seen it that
>> way in a grocery store.
>
> Someone has already mentioned Trader Joe's. Certainly stores like
> 7-11 would and I'd venture to say that any store with an active
> sandwich counter sells them by the each for their lunch crowd.

The place where this happened does NOT sell them by the piece. I stop
there for things once or twice a week and often by bananas. They always
have a cart full of them right in front of the check out and they are
sold by the pound.




> It
> wouldn't be unheard of to have two sets of pricing: by the piece and
> by the lb.

It wouldn't. That would be one of the craziest ideas I can imagine in a
store, selling bananas by the piece then they might be cheaper by the
pound or vice versa?

On 2015-07-20 12:20 PM, Nancy Young wrote:

>> He knows perfectly well that he wouldn't be able to specify thickness
>> and he'd have to take what's already sliced up in the case.
>
> They have slices all ready in the deli there? I'd think they'd
> just dry up.
>

The butcher/deli where the banana thing happened regularly has several
varieties of cold cuts on sale and has one pound lots pre-cut. You ask
for a pound, the counter person reaches into the pile at the back and
pulls out bunch separated with paper and it is roughly one pound.



> I've seen already sliced amounts of cold cuts for people who
> don't feel like waiting to get fresh sliced, but if you just
> want a couple of slices of whatever, they'll do it for you,
> not break open a package of already weighed food.
>
> I bought slices of ham and salami years ago, for something I
> was making. I didn't have the money to just order a quarter
> pound of each like I would do today.
>
> nancy
>

On Mon, 20 Jul 2015 14:26:02 -0400, Dave Smith
> wrote:

> On 2015-07-20 11:26 AM, sf wrote:
>
> > It
> > wouldn't be unheard of to have two sets of pricing: by the piece and
> > by the lb.
>
> It wouldn't. That would be one of the craziest ideas I can imagine in a
> store, selling bananas by the piece then they might be cheaper by the
> pound or vice versa?
>

It's done. Buy one, pay the singles price (high). Buy more than one,
pay by the pound. Either way, the store is not losing any money.

--

sf

On 2015-07-20 2:35 PM, sf wrote:

>>> It
>>> wouldn't be unheard of to have two sets of pricing: by the piece and
>>> by the lb.
>>
>> It wouldn't. That would be one of the craziest ideas I can imagine in a
>> store, selling bananas by the piece then they might be cheaper by the
>> pound or vice versa?
>>
>
> It's done. Buy one, pay the singles price (high). Buy more than one,
> pay by the pound. Either way, the store is not losing any money.
>

No? Any place I have seen bananas sold by the piece they were a lot more
expensive than buying them by the pound. If I were a customer faced
with having to buy by the piece instead of by the pound and paying more
for the same banana I would be ticked off.

On Mon, 20 Jul 2015 15:03:03 -0400, Dave Smith
> wrote:

> On 2015-07-20 2:35 PM, sf wrote:
>
> >>> It
> >>> wouldn't be unheard of to have two sets of pricing: by the piece and
> >>> by the lb.
> >>
> >> It wouldn't. That would be one of the craziest ideas I can imagine in a
> >> store, selling bananas by the piece then they might be cheaper by the
> >> pound or vice versa?
> >>
> >
> > It's done. Buy one, pay the singles price (high). Buy more than one,
> > pay by the pound. Either way, the store is not losing any money.
> >
>
> No? Any place I have seen bananas sold by the piece they were a lot more
> expensive than buying them by the pound. If I were a customer faced
> with having to buy by the piece instead of by the pound and paying more
> for the same banana I would be ticked off.
>

That's what I said. Your choice is to buy two of them if you want to
pay by the pound and if you make that choice, you'll be shelling out
more cash than the single price for one is. If you don't like it,
then take your banana business elsewhere.

--

sf

On 7/20/2015 1:03 PM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> On Monday, July 20, 2015 at 12:21:03 PM UTC-4, Nancy Young wrote:

>> They have slices all ready in the deli there? I'd think they'd
>> just dry up.
>
> We've got grocery stores that pre-slice their cold cuts, and
> lay them out in the deli case. You specify how much you want,
> and they grab, weigh, and bag that amount.

I've never seen that and I wouldn't buy it like that.

Of course, some people don't buy that kind of thing no matter
how it's sliced (harr), but I like ham and roast beef like
that.

> I don't buy cold
> cuts at those places, so I don't know whether they're dried up.
>
> We've got better grocery stores that slice everything to order;
> they typically stock higher quality meats. There you can specify
> the thickness. Everything from paper-thin prosciutto to a chunk
> of muenster three inches wide. (Of course, they use a knife for
> the latter.)

If I get swiss cheese at the deli, I like it sliced thin. I don't
think this especially pleases the staff at my local supermarket.
Hee. The other closest supermarket, they make a slice and show
you, and ask if that's how you want it. Much more customer service
oriented staff.

nancy

On 7/20/2015 1:06 PM, Cheri wrote:
>
> "Nancy Young" > wrote

>> I bought slices of ham and salami years ago, for something I
>> was making. I didn't have the money to just order a quarter
>> pound of each like I would do today.

> I specify thickness on things like bologna, and how many slices I want
> all the time.

Nothing wrong with that, of course, but it isn't something I'd
think to do unless I was using it in a recipe. That doesn't
come up, and even so, I'd just order whatever weight and find
something to do with the leftovers.

nancy

On Mon, 20 Jul 2015 15:35:59 -0400, Nancy Young
> wrote:

> If I get swiss cheese at the deli, I like it sliced thin. I don't
> think this especially pleases the staff at my local supermarket.
> Hee. The other closest supermarket, they make a slice and show
> you, and ask if that's how you want it. Much more customer service
> oriented staff.

There are lots of people who don't want to wait. The deli counters at
my stores are busy enough that nobody needs to worry about how fresh
the top slice is. If it looks fresh, it is fresh and they take from
the stack if it's cut the thickness they want. Of course, if a
customer wants to suck up time from someone else in line and have them
custom cut an item exactly like what's in the case, they'll do it.
Counter staff is paid by the hour no matter how many or few people
they serve.

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"Sqwertz" > wrote in message
...
> On Sun, 19 Jul 2015 21:22:27 -0700, Paul M. Cook wrote:
>
>> "taxed and spent" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>>
>>> "Paul M. Cook" > wrote in message
>>> ...
>>>
>>>> worker: Slices 4 cuts. Places it on the scale, dials the number for
>>>> mortadella. That will be 1.23 cents.
>>>>
>>>> me: Thank you
>>>
>>> did you let her keep the rest of the two cents?
>>
>> 1.23 cents is a perfectly acceptable way to say 1 dollar and 23 cents
>
> You have to admire Paul's diligence when it comes to covering up his
> mistakes. No matter how absurd it is.
>
> So if gas is selling for 3.499/gallon, is that 3,499 cents?

Speaking of the dong ......



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On Monday, July 20, 2015 at 12:22:31 AM UTC-4, Paul M. Cook wrote:
> "taxed and spent" > wrote in message
> ...
> >
> > "Paul M. Cook" > wrote in message
> > ...
> >>
> >> "Ed Pawlowski" > wrote in message
> >> ...
> >>> On 7/19/2015 3:58 PM, Paul M. Cook wrote:
> >>>> "Ed Pawlowski" > wrote in message
> >>>> ...
> >>>>> On 7/18/2015 2:11 PM, Paul M. Cook wrote:
> >>>>>
> >>>>>> A deli would sell by the piece. They also sell cold cuts by the
> >>>>>> slice.
> >>>>>> You
> >>>>>> probably cost that poor kid her job. Congrats.
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>> By the slice? Never saw such a thing. You mean like ham is 12 cents a
> >>>>> slice, turkey is 10 cents?
> >>>>
> >>>> Never heard of a of a scale, did you, Einstein?
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>
> >>> You said they sell it by the slice. If they use a scale, they are
> >>> selling it by the pound. Learn the difference before you make snide
> >>> remarks.
> >>
> >> me: I will have 4 slices of the mortadella.
> >>
> >> worker: Slices 4 cuts. Places it on the scale, dials the number for
> >> mortadella. That will be 1.23 cents.
> >>
> >> me: Thank you
> >
> > did you let her keep the rest of the two cents?
>
> 1.23 cents is a perfectly acceptable way to say 1 dollar and 23 cents
> because it is understood we are talking currency. In this case US curency
> and not the pound, yen, baht or dong. Most school children know this.
>
>
>
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Anybody notice who's stopped replying to this thread? That's right - Kook has again made such an ass of himself (actually in two ways this time) he had to run and hide.

"Dave Smith" > wrote in message
...
> On 2015-07-20 12:22 AM, Paul M. Cook wrote:
>> "taxed and spent" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>>
>>> "Paul M. Cook" > wrote in message
>>> ...
>>>>
>>>> "Ed Pawlowski" > wrote in message
>>>> ...
>>>>> On 7/19/2015 3:58 PM, Paul M. Cook wrote:
>>>>>> "Ed Pawlowski" > wrote in message
>>>>>> ...
>>>>>>> On 7/18/2015 2:11 PM, Paul M. Cook wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> A deli would sell by the piece. They also sell cold cuts by the
>>>>>>>> slice.
>>>>>>>> You
>>>>>>>> probably cost that poor kid her job. Congrats.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> By the slice? Never saw such a thing. You mean like ham is 12 cents
>>>>>>> a
>>>>>>> slice, turkey is 10 cents?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Never heard of a of a scale, did you, Einstein?
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> You said they sell it by the slice. If they use a scale, they are
>>>>> selling it by the pound. Learn the difference before you make snide
>>>>> remarks.
>>>>
>>>> me: I will have 4 slices of the mortadella.
>>>>
>>>> worker: Slices 4 cuts. Places it on the scale, dials the number for
>>>> mortadella. That will be 1.23 cents.
>>>>
>>>> me: Thank you
>>>
>>> did you let her keep the rest of the two cents?
>>
>> 1.23 cents is a perfectly acceptable way to say 1 dollar and 23 cents
>> because it is understood we are talking currency. In this case US
>> curency
>> and not the pound, yen, baht or dong. Most school children know this.
>
>
> LOL at the irony of your string of comments on obvious typos. 1.23 cents
> is not a perfectly acceptable way to say $1.23. That would be 123 cents.
> You know what they warn about in glass houses.

Don't dance naked on a piano wearing a gorilla mask in your living room.
Ask squishie.



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"sf" > wrote in message
...
> On Sun, 19 Jul 2015 22:50:52 -0600, Troll Disposal Service
> > wrote:
>
>> On 7/19/2015 9:47 PM, Sqwertz wrote:
>> > I'd like 4 1" thick slices of roast beef at $.20/slice, please!
>> >
>> > -sw
>>
>>
>> I'd like to see you cooked off on a flat top, you woman-stalking rodent:
>>
>
> He knows perfectly well that he wouldn't be able to specify thickness
> and he'd have to take what's already sliced up in the case.

I've never been to a deli yet that won't cut to your desired thickness.
Even my grocery stores will cut for you if you ask. Just hand them the
packed product at the butcher section and tell them how thick you want it.



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On Mon, 20 Jul 2015 13:11:06 -0700, "Paul M. Cook" >
wrote:

>
> "sf" > wrote in message
> ...
> > On Sun, 19 Jul 2015 22:50:52 -0600, Troll Disposal Service
> > > wrote:
> >
> >> On 7/19/2015 9:47 PM, Sqwertz wrote:
> >> > I'd like 4 1" thick slices of roast beef at $.20/slice, please!
> >> >
> >> > -sw
> >>
> >>
> >> I'd like to see you cooked off on a flat top, you woman-stalking rodent:
> >>
> >
> > He knows perfectly well that he wouldn't be able to specify thickness
> > and he'd have to take what's already sliced up in the case.
>
> I've never been to a deli yet that won't cut to your desired thickness.
> Even my grocery stores will cut for you if you ask. Just hand them the
> packed product at the butcher section and tell them how thick you want it.
>
Did you bother reading anything before you hit send?

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"sf" > wrote in message
...
> On Mon, 20 Jul 2015 13:11:06 -0700, "Paul M. Cook" >
> wrote:
>
>>
>> "sf" > wrote in message
>> ...
>> > On Sun, 19 Jul 2015 22:50:52 -0600, Troll Disposal Service
>> > > wrote:
>> >
>> >> On 7/19/2015 9:47 PM, Sqwertz wrote:
>> >> > I'd like 4 1" thick slices of roast beef at $.20/slice, please!
>> >> >
>> >> > -sw
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> I'd like to see you cooked off on a flat top, you woman-stalking
>> >> rodent:
>> >>
>> >
>> > He knows perfectly well that he wouldn't be able to specify thickness
>> > and he'd have to take what's already sliced up in the case.
>>
>> I've never been to a deli yet that won't cut to your desired thickness.
>> Even my grocery stores will cut for you if you ask. Just hand them the
>> packed product at the butcher section and tell them how thick you want
>> it.
>>
> Did you bother reading anything before you hit send?
>

They'll cut prime rib for you too if you like to cook it that way. Me, I
cook the whole roast then slice it.



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On 2015-07-20 3:35 PM, Nancy Young wrote:

> If I get swiss cheese at the deli, I like it sliced thin. I don't
> think this especially pleases the staff at my local supermarket.
> Hee. The other closest supermarket, they make a slice and show
> you, and ask if that's how you want it. Much more customer service
> oriented staff.

They do the same at the butcher/deli I go to. The will slice it to the
thickness you want and then they lay a piece of paper between the slices
so they don't stick together. Even better, they are always a lot
cheaper than the grocery store. I once paid close to $4 for enough
smoked ham to make two sandwiches. The next week the butcher had higher
quality smoked ham for $3.50 per pound.

On 7/20/2015 3:51 PM, Sqwertz wrote:
> You're out of your mind more often than not.
>
> -sw
NO ONE HERE CARES!!!!!


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On 7/20/2015 3:55 PM, Sqwertz wrote:
> I haven't seen pre-sliced meats since I lived in Ohio
NO ONE HERE CARES!!!!!


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> I think we all read
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On Mon, 20 Jul 2015 16:44:24 -0600, Troll Disposal Service
> wrote:

> On 7/20/2015 3:51 PM, Sqwertz wrote:
> > You're out of your mind more often than not.
> >
> > -sw
> NO ONE HERE CARES!!!!!
>

Remember, his world is based on the bus routes in Austin.

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On 7/20/2015 5:55 PM, Sqwertz wrote:
> On Mon, 20 Jul 2015 15:35:59 -0400, Nancy Young wrote:
>
>> If I get swiss cheese at the deli, I like it sliced thin. I don't
>> think this especially pleases the staff at my local supermarket.
>> Hee. The other closest supermarket, they make a slice and show
>> you, and ask if that's how you want it. Much more customer service
>> oriented staff.
>
> I haven't seen pre-sliced meats since I lived in Ohio 20 years ago
> (Big Bear grocery store). Everything is cut to order here, even in
> Walmart. And that sample slice is always offered to you to sample
> right there (plus they cut off one slice before that and pitch it).

That's really nice, can't say as I've ever seen the first slice
tossed.

The place where i normally shop (hey, it's a mile up the road, if
that), they aren't rude but they don't go out of their way to
make you happy, either. It's all Can I help you? Anything else?
Have a nice day next.

A couple of weeks ago, an order for a half pound of ham was sliced
and bagged, here you go ... .7 pounds. No Oh, I went over, is that
okay? I know, everyone would scream bloody murder, take off the
offending extra slices. I don't care but I thought that's almost
3/4 of a pound, not a half. That's a big over.

No, I have never seen slices just piled there waiting for them
to grab however much to weigh it. They slice to order onto a
scale till the proper amount is reached.

This same store has taken to putting out packaged amounts of
presliced stuff (I guess I said that already) but it's always
a pound. I never get a pound of cold cuts, never mind I don't
want to wonder when, exactly, it was sliced. Yesterday? This
morning? That's how I feel about piles of sliced cold cuts at
the counter, too.

nancy

On 7/20/2015 5:18 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
> On 2015-07-20 3:35 PM, Nancy Young wrote:
>
>> If I get swiss cheese at the deli, I like it sliced thin. I don't
>> think this especially pleases the staff at my local supermarket.
>> Hee. The other closest supermarket, they make a slice and show
>> you, and ask if that's how you want it. Much more customer service
>> oriented staff.
>
> They do the same at the butcher/deli I go to. The will slice it to the
> thickness you want and then they lay a piece of paper between the slices
> so they don't stick together.

That paper business I've only seen with prosciutto and that
was at Whole Foods.

> Even better, they are always a lot
> cheaper than the grocery store. I once paid close to $4 for enough
> smoked ham to make two sandwiches. The next week the butcher had higher
> quality smoked ham for $3.50 per pound.

I don't know if my butcher sells cold cuts, not that you mention
it. I should stop in there one day to do some shopping and
check it out.

nancy

On 7/20/2015 5:11 PM, sf wrote:
> On Mon, 20 Jul 2015 16:44:24 -0600, Troll Disposal Service
> > wrote:
>
>> On 7/20/2015 3:51 PM, Sqwertz wrote:
>>> You're out of your mind more often than not.
>>>
>>> -sw
>> NO ONE HERE CARES!!!!!
>>
>
> Remember, his world is based on the bus routes in Austin.
>

And where the closest place is to score some smokes...

On 7/20/2015 7:21 PM, Sqwertz wrote:
> Ours just started putting

NO ONE HERE CARES!!!!!


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On 7/20/2015 7:29 PM, Sqwertz wrote:
> On Mon, 20 Jul 2015 16:11:17 -0700, sf wrote:
>
>> On Mon, 20 Jul 2015 16:44:24 -0600, Troll Disposal Service
>> > wrote:
>>
>>> On 7/20/2015 3:51 PM, Sqwertz wrote:
>>>> You're out of your mind more often than not.
>>>>
>>> NO ONE HERE CARES!!!!!
>>
>> Remember, his world is based on the bus routes in Austin.
>
> <laugh - rolling eyes - yawn>
>
> -sw
>
NO ONE HERE CARES!!!!!


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Shell Gas Station
Shell Gas Station
$ Gas & Service Stations, Convenience Stores
2238 S Lamar Blvd
Austin, TX 78704
1.0 star rating 12/17/2012
First to Review
I went in to buy cigarettes as I do twice a week for the last 6 months
and was given "short" cigarettes instead of the longer 100's style. I
was halfway out the door when I realized the mistake. The door hadn't
even had time to close behind me when I went back in to get the right
cigarettes. Had to wait behind a few other people at the cash register
but when I got there he said they have a policy that once you leave the
store you cannot return or exchange anything. I told him the door never
even closed behind me so technically I never left the store. And more
importantly you gave me the wrong cigarettes. It was a simple exchange.

He said "No, you asked for 'Short' cigarettes", which was total BS as I
told him, "I do this twice a week, and you give me the correct
cigarettes every other time. The word "shorts" is not even in my
vocabulary." He still insisted those are what I asked for. Rather than
providing the simplest customer service he chose to argue with me and
insist I said something that I didn't. He refused to exchange the
cigarettes for the ones I originally asked for.

This is the same Shell station where a woman accused the store clerk
(Amirali Noorji Maknojia, age 44) of sexually assaulting her in the
bathroom back on March 4th, 2008 (story available in Statesmen.com
archives, author Tony Plohetski). While I didn't exactly get raped in
the sexual sense, I'm still amazed at the treatment. It's clear that
their pig-headed customer service still has a quite a ways to go if they
can't even provide the most basic customer service for regular customers.

On 7/20/2015 5:55 PM, Sqwertz wrote:
> On Mon, 20 Jul 2015 15:35:59 -0400, Nancy Young wrote:
>


> I haven't seen pre-sliced meats since I lived in Ohio 20 years ago
> (Big Bear grocery store). Everything is cut to order here, even in
> Walmart. And that sample slice is always offered to you to sample
> right there (plus they cut off one slice before that and pitch it).
>
> -sw
>

Common at some of the supermarket delis here. Market Basket and Stop &
Shop have some of the popular items freshly sliced and packed.

On Mon, 20 Jul 2015 18:07:48 -0600, Troll Disposal Service
> wrote:

> On 7/20/2015 5:11 PM, sf wrote:
> > On Mon, 20 Jul 2015 16:44:24 -0600, Troll Disposal Service
> > > wrote:
> >
> >> On 7/20/2015 3:51 PM, Sqwertz wrote:
> >>> You're out of your mind more often than not.
> >>>
> >>> -sw
> >> NO ONE HERE CARES!!!!!
> >>
> >
> > Remember, his world is based on the bus routes in Austin.
> >
>
> And where the closest place is to score some smokes...

It IS a college town and I know he was an addict, so good point.

--

sf

On Mon, 20 Jul 2015 19:56:29 -0600, Troll Disposal Service
> wrote:

> On 7/20/2015 7:29 PM, Sqwertz wrote:
> > On Mon, 20 Jul 2015 16:11:17 -0700, sf wrote:
> >
> >> On Mon, 20 Jul 2015 16:44:24 -0600, Troll Disposal Service
> >> > wrote:
> >>
> >>> On 7/20/2015 3:51 PM, Sqwertz wrote:
> >>>> You're out of your mind more often than not.
> >>>>
> >>> NO ONE HERE CARES!!!!!
> >>
> >> Remember, his world is based on the bus routes in Austin.
> >
> > <laugh - rolling eyes - yawn>
> >
> > -sw
> >
> NO ONE HERE CARES!!!!!
>

Seriously. Crack addict, alcoholic... who knows what he's doing now
besides being into denial.

--

sf

On 7/20/2015 11:59 PM, Sqwertz wrote:
> On Mon, 20 Jul 2015 23:02:00 -0400, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
>
>> On 7/20/2015 5:55 PM, Sqwertz wrote:
>>> On Mon, 20 Jul 2015 15:35:59 -0400, Nancy Young wrote:
>>>
>>
>>> I haven't seen pre-sliced meats since I lived in Ohio 20 years ago
>>> (Big Bear grocery store). Everything is cut to order here, even in
>>> Walmart. And that sample slice is always offered to you to sample
>>> right there (plus they cut off one slice before that and pitch it).
>>>
>>> -sw
>>>
>>
>> Common at some of the supermarket delis here. Market Basket and Stop &
>> Shop have some of the popular items freshly sliced and packed.
>
> Yes, there are some quick to-go packages of about 1/3rd lb. But not
> sitting in a tray waiting to be ordered and weighed as Barbara was
> talking about.
>
> -sw
>

I've seen it in the past year or so. Don't remember where as it has been
a while now. They had ham, roast beef, turkey,cheese, maybe one or two
others of the big movers.

On 7/20/2015 11:59 PM, Sqwertz wrote:
> On Mon, 20 Jul 2015 23:02:00 -0400, Ed Pawlowski wrote:

>> Common at some of the supermarket delis here. Market Basket and Stop &
>> Shop have some of the popular items freshly sliced and packed.
>
> Yes, there are some quick to-go packages of about 1/3rd lb. But not
> sitting in a tray waiting to be ordered and weighed as Barbara was
> talking about.

Ditto with the packaged pre-sliced stuff my store has started
doing. It's over in the self serve olive bar/prepared food cool
case.

I never see anyone pick it up, but they must because it's
still going on. If it was by the 1/3 or 1/2 pound, it would
make more sense. You could take as many or as few as you like,
but no, it's pound size packages.

I still wonder when it was sliced. I'll just wait my turn
and have it sliced fresh.

nancy

On 7/21/2015 10:36 AM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
> On 7/20/2015 11:59 PM, Sqwertz wrote:
>> On Mon, 20 Jul 2015 23:02:00 -0400, Ed Pawlowski wrote:

>>> Common at some of the supermarket delis here. Market Basket and Stop &
>>> Shop have some of the popular items freshly sliced and packed.
>>
>> Yes, there are some quick to-go packages of about 1/3rd lb. But not
>> sitting in a tray waiting to be ordered and weighed as Barbara was
>> talking about.

> I've seen it in the past year or so. Don't remember where as it has been
> a while now. They had ham, roast beef, turkey,cheese, maybe one or two
> others of the big movers.

Unpackaged pre-sliced stuff?

Not that it matters, it's just curious. Wonder if they toss it
at the end of the day or just let it sit there with plastic wrap
on top or something. Either way, doesn't appeal.

nancy

On Tue, 21 Jul 2015 10:36:53 -0400, Ed Pawlowski > wrote:

>On 7/20/2015 11:59 PM, Sqwertz wrote:
>> On Mon, 20 Jul 2015 23:02:00 -0400, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
>>
>>> On 7/20/2015 5:55 PM, Sqwertz wrote:
>>>> On Mon, 20 Jul 2015 15:35:59 -0400, Nancy Young wrote:
>>>>
>>>
>>>> I haven't seen pre-sliced meats since I lived in Ohio 20 years ago
>>>> (Big Bear grocery store). Everything is cut to order here, even in
>>>> Walmart. And that sample slice is always offered to you to sample
>>>> right there (plus they cut off one slice before that and pitch it).
>>>>
>>>> -sw
>>>>
>>>
>>> Common at some of the supermarket delis here. Market Basket and Stop &
>>> Shop have some of the popular items freshly sliced and packed.
>>
>> Yes, there are some quick to-go packages of about 1/3rd lb. But not
>> sitting in a tray waiting to be ordered and weighed as Barbara was
>> talking about.
>>
>> -sw
>>
>
>I've seen it in the past year or so. Don't remember where as it has been
>a while now. They had ham, roast beef, turkey,cheese, maybe one or two
>others of the big movers.

When I visited Canada the big markets in the big cities sold pre
sliced cold cuts of all kinds by the gram... they were in the meat
department display case but were set on trays like at a buffet, people
ordered how many slices and the attendant weighed it. They didn't
slice to order, you could either buy pre sliced or whole sausages,
they didn't even sell large chunks like a pound of liverwurst.

On Tue, 21 Jul 2015 11:09:57 -0400, Nancy Young
> wrote:

>On 7/21/2015 10:36 AM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
>> On 7/20/2015 11:59 PM, Sqwertz wrote:
>>> On Mon, 20 Jul 2015 23:02:00 -0400, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
>
>>>> Common at some of the supermarket delis here. Market Basket and Stop &
>>>> Shop have some of the popular items freshly sliced and packed.
>>>
>>> Yes, there are some quick to-go packages of about 1/3rd lb. But not
>>> sitting in a tray waiting to be ordered and weighed as Barbara was
>>> talking about.
>
>> I've seen it in the past year or so. Don't remember where as it has been
>> a while now. They had ham, roast beef, turkey,cheese, maybe one or two
>> others of the big movers.
>
>Unpackaged pre-sliced stuff?

That's how they sell cold cuts in Canada.

>Not that it matters, it's just curious. Wonder if they toss it
>at the end of the day or just let it sit there with plastic wrap
>on top or something. Either way, doesn't appeal.

I've no idea what's done with the left overs at closing, but I'd guess
used for the deli department's premade sandwiches.