Melba's Jammin' wrote:
> "Bob (this one)" > wrote:
>
>>Melba's Jammin' wrote:
>>
>>>"Bob (this one)" > wrote:
>>>
>>>>>Melba's Jammin' wrote:
>>>
>>>>The Joneses wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>>Trust me on this one the dohinkies are far more superiour than the
>>>>>>watchamacollits. They cook up so much nicer and no sticking on the
>>>>>>grill either
>>>>>
>>>>>Is that the imported dohickys or domestic?
>>>>
>>>>Fresh or frozen?
>>>
>>>Organic or usual production?
>>
>>Whole or cleaned?
>
>Generic or brand name?

Processed or integral?

Pastorio

"Ranee Mueller" > wrote in message
...
> In article >,
> "Dee Randall" > wrote:
>
>> "JimLane" > wrote in message
>> ...
>
>> > Buy them at a competitor, if you can, then drop in and tell the manager
>> > that you have enjoyed doing your business with them for the past xxx
>> > years, but you are now shopping at xyz, because they cared.
>> >
>> >
>> > jim
>>
>> Cliche: Don't burn your bridges!
>
> How is that burning bridges? This isn't a friend or a family member,
> it's a store. If they want to work to prove themselves and regain a
> customer, so much the better. If not, they they lose a customer.
> Capitalism and free trade at work.
>
> Regards,
> Ranee

They would lose me as a customer, but I want to keep the door open if
there's some goody I would like to purchase that they have and it would
inconvenience me to go elsewhere. Usually I don't ever go back. When a
place goes out of business, it enters my mind that there were probably a lot
of people like me who didn't tell them that there merchandising stunk, but
I'm not in the business myself of informing others how they should conduct
their business so they won't go belly-up, nor do I care to hear anything
they might have to say to me; it only wastes my time - just as it does to
shop in their store and run the aisles looking for something they probably
don't have.
Walmart is a good example of running the aisles looking. I usually go there
when I have a list of about 5-10 items. I'm lucky if I get 2-3. Even those
2 or 3 items are inferior to what I really want and would may more for an
adequate product.
It's also nice to have a store pharmacy say that they will order something
for you, but Walmart even though they stock many, many items will do this
for you; but my thought is -- if you stock so many widgets, why can't you
stock my kind of widget.
Well, you can tell that I've been to the hospital in D.C. for a procedure
for my DH, and shopping in Fairfax and doing the driving in the raging
traffic. I guess I'm in a mood! Whew -- guess I'm over it now.
Dee Dee

Dee Dee

Dee Randall wrote:
> "JimLane" > wrote in message
> ...
>
>><RJ> wrote:
>>
>>>When one of my favorite products was all sold out AGAIN,
>>>I went and complained to the grocerry manager.
>>>
>>>"Why don't you stock more widgets" ?
>>>
>>>He tapped a few keys on the computer,
>>>and with an all-knowing smile replied;
>>>"We don't stock them because no one buys them"
>>>
>>>I repeated;
>>>"No one can buy them, because they're not on the shelf"
>>>
>>>He nodded, and repeated..... "But no one buys them"
>>>
>>>I suggested; "Try putting more on the shelf"
>>>"If you stock them, they will sell"
>>>
>>>He nodded, and smiled, and promised.....
>>>but I think it was just to make me go away.
>>>
>>>I went back to the store a few weeks later....
>>>still no widgets on the shelf.
>>>
>>>sigh...... <rj>
>>
>>
>>Buy them at a competitor, if you can, then drop in and tell the manager
>>that you have enjoyed doing your business with them for the past xxx
>>years, but you are now shopping at xyz, because they cared.
>>
>>
>>jim
>
>
> Cliche: Don't burn your bridges!
>
> Dee Dee
>
>

I always say, "bring marshmallows!"


jim

In article >, "Bob (this one)"
> wrote:

> Melba's Jammin' wrote:
> > "Bob (this one)" > wrote:
> >
> >>Melba's Jammin' wrote:
> >>
> >>>"Bob (this one)" > wrote:
> >>>
> >>>>>Melba's Jammin' wrote:
> >>>
> >>>>The Joneses wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>>>>Trust me on this one the dohinkies are far more superiour than the
> >>>>>>watchamacollits. They cook up so much nicer and no sticking on the
> >>>>>>grill either
> >>>>>
> >>>>>Is that the imported dohickys or domestic?
> >>>>
> >>>>Fresh or frozen?
> >>>
> >>>Organic or usual production?
> >>
> >>Whole or cleaned?
> >
> >Generic or brand name?
>
> Processed or integral?
>
> Pastorio

Integral??? Where in hell'd you come up with THAT!?

Jarred or canned?
--
-Barb, <http://www.jamlady.eboard.com> Several notes since 8/18/05

On Wed 24 Aug 2005 09:08:56p, Melba's Jammin' wrote in rec.food.cooking:

> In article >, "Bob (this one)"
> > wrote:
>
>> Melba's Jammin' wrote:
>> > "Bob (this one)" > wrote:
>> >
>> >>Melba's Jammin' wrote:
>> >>
>> >>>"Bob (this one)" > wrote:
>> >>>
>> >>>>>Melba's Jammin' wrote:
>> >>>
>> >>>>The Joneses wrote:
>> >>>>
>> >>>>>>Trust me on this one the dohinkies are far more superiour than
>> >>>>>>the watchamacollits. They cook up so much nicer and no sticking
>> >>>>>>on the grill either
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>>Is that the imported dohickys or domestic?
>> >>>>
>> >>>>Fresh or frozen?
>> >>>
>> >>>Organic or usual production?
>> >>
>> >>Whole or cleaned?
>> >
>> >Generic or brand name?
>>
>> Processed or integral?
>>
>> Pastorio
>
> Integral??? Where in hell'd you come up with THAT!?
>
> Jarred or canned?

Hey, Barb, why don't that call it jarring instead of canning? Most people
use jars. :-)

--
Wayne Boatwright *¿*
____________________________________________

My doctor told me to stop having intimate dinners for four,
unless there are three other people.

kevin wrote:
> Ranee Mueller wrote on 8/24:
>
> <snip>
>
> > We are very fortunate. The Fred Meyer near us stocks most of what we
> > need to buy, and they are good about finding things for customers.
>
> <snip>
>
> Agreed. In my experience, Fred Meyer (a Kroger chain, I believe) has
> typically been pretty good about that sort of thing. It's also good on
> price,
> beating Safeway and Albertson's - often by quite a bit.

Not here (PDX burb). They are the highest of the bunch on almost every
product. But we live very close to an upscale burb, so I think that
affects our pricing.

The Freddy's here is crap - they don't follow up on any requests, the
produce is high-priced and looks like seconds and often there are
rotten fruits and veggies on the piles. The service is poor - always
lines and the employees act as if they don't care. I avoid them at all
cost. The one on the other side of town is better, although it is next
to a Winco, so why bother?

-L.

Dee Randall wrote:
> "Ranee Mueller" > wrote in message
> ...
>> In article >,
>> "Dee Randall" > wrote:
>>
>>> "JimLane" > wrote in message
>>> ...
>>
>>>> Buy them at a competitor, if you can, then drop in and tell the
>>>> manager that you have enjoyed doing your business with them for
>>>> the past xxx years, but you are now shopping at xyz, because they
>>>> cared.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> jim
>>>
>>> Cliche: Don't burn your bridges!
>>
>> How is that burning bridges? This isn't a friend or a family
>> member, it's a store. If they want to work to prove themselves and
>> regain a customer, so much the better. If not, they they lose a
>> customer. Capitalism and free trade at work.
>>
>> Regards,
>> Ranee
>
> They would lose me as a customer, but I want to keep the door open if
> there's some goody I would like to purchase that they have and it
> would inconvenience me to go elsewhere. Usually I don't ever go
> back.

But it's not like they'd turn you away at the door if you ran in for an item
or two. Burning bridges isn't something a customer can do, it's (as Renee
said) family, "friends" or even a former work environment. I'd have
absolutely no problem informing a store manager (and in fact, have recently
done so) of why I won't go back. Either offer the customer a reasonable
answer as to why you can't or won't comply with their request or, lose a
customer and let the chips fall where they may.

Jill

Melba's Jammin' wrote:
> In article >, "Bob (this one)"
> > wrote:
>
>
>>Melba's Jammin' wrote:
>>
>>>"Bob (this one)" > wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>>Melba's Jammin' wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>"Bob (this one)" > wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>>Melba's Jammin' wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>>The Joneses wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>Trust me on this one the dohinkies are far more superiour than the
>>>>>>>>watchamacollits. They cook up so much nicer and no sticking on the
>>>>>>>>grill either
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>Is that the imported dohickys or domestic?
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Fresh or frozen?
>>>>>
>>>>>Organic or usual production?
>>>>
>>>>Whole or cleaned?
>>>
>>>Generic or brand name?
>>
>>Processed or integral?
>
> Integral??? Where in hell'd you come up with THAT!?

Trade buzzword. "Integral" foods haven't had anything done to them. They
hand you a dead fish or a whole durian and the rest is up to you. If
they handed you *half* a durian, you'd gag, of course.

There's a huge difference between "whole or cleaned" and "integral or
processed" and I'll think of it very soon.

> Jarred or canned?

BZZZZZZZZT. This assumes that it's processed. Repeat the exercise,
please, if you want credit towards the semester grade.

Pastorio

Wayne Boatwright wrote:
> On Wed 24 Aug 2005 09:08:56p, Melba's Jammin' wrote in rec.food.cooking:
>
>
>>In article >, "Bob (this one)"
> wrote:
>>
>>
>>>Melba's Jammin' wrote:
>>>
>>>>"Bob (this one)" > wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>Melba's Jammin' wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>"Bob (this one)" > wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>Melba's Jammin' wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>The Joneses wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>Trust me on this one the dohinkies are far more superiour than
>>>>>>>>>the watchamacollits. They cook up so much nicer and no sticking
>>>>>>>>>on the grill either
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>Is that the imported dohickys or domestic?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>Fresh or frozen?
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Organic or usual production?
>>>>>
>>>>>Whole or cleaned?
>>>>
>>>>Generic or brand name?
>>>
>>>Processed or integral?
>>>
>>>Pastorio
>>
>>Integral??? Where in hell'd you come up with THAT!?
>>
>>Jarred or canned?
>
> Hey, Barb, why don't that call it jarring instead of canning? Most people
> use jars. :-)

WAYNE! I'm shocked that you consider Barb "jarring." Ok, now and again
a little, um, emphatic. But jarring? I mean, sure, she can be startling
on occasion, but - wow- jarring. Jeez. After all these years...

Pastorio

It goes into the Whatnot drawer.

In article >, "Bob (this one)"
> wrote:

> Melba's Jammin' wrote:
> > In article >, "Bob (this one)"
> > > wrote:
> >
> >
> >>Melba's Jammin' wrote:
> >>
> >>>"Bob (this one)" > wrote:
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>>Melba's Jammin' wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>>"Bob (this one)" > wrote:
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>>>Melba's Jammin' wrote:
> >>>>>
> >>>>>>The Joneses wrote:
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>Trust me on this one the dohinkies are far more superiour than
> >>>>>>>>the
> >>>>>>>>watchamacollits. They cook up so much nicer and no sticking on
> >>>>>>>>the
> >>>>>>>>grill either
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>Is that the imported dohickys or domestic?
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>Fresh or frozen?
> >>>>>
> >>>>>Organic or usual production?
> >>>>
> >>>>Whole or cleaned?
> >>>
> >>>Generic or brand name?
> >>
> >>Processed or integral?
> >
> > Integral??? Where in hell'd you come up with THAT!?
>
> Trade buzzword. "Integral" foods haven't had anything done to them. They
> hand you a dead fish or a whole durian and the rest is up to you. If
> they handed you *half* a durian, you'd gag, of course.
>
> There's a huge difference between "whole or cleaned" and "integral or
> processed" and I'll think of it very soon.
>
> > Jarred or canned?
>
> BZZZZZZZZT. This assumes that it's processed. Repeat the exercise,
> please, if you want credit towards the semester grade.
>
> Pastorio

BZZZZZZZZT! Screw the Prof! Let me rephrase: Glass or metal?
--
-Barb, <http://www.jamlady.eboard.com> Several notes since 8/18/05

Melba's Jammin' wrote:
> In article >, "Bob (this one)"
> > wrote:
>
>
>>Melba's Jammin' wrote:
>>
>>>"Bob (this one)" > wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>>Melba's Jammin' wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>"Bob (this one)" > wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>>Melba's Jammin' wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>>The Joneses wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>Trust me on this one the dohinkies are far more superiour than the
>>>>>>>>watchamacollits. They cook up so much nicer and no sticking on the
>>>>>>>>grill either
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>Is that the imported dohickys or domestic?
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Fresh or frozen?
>>>>>
>>>>>Organic or usual production?
>>>>
>>>>Whole or cleaned?
>>>
>>>Generic or brand name?
>>
>>Processed or integral?
>>
>>Pastorio
>
>
> Integral??? Where in hell'd you come up with THAT!?
>
> Jarred or canned?


Served hot or cold?

gloria p