BubbaT wrote:
> Sorry about crossposting to so many groups just trying to cast a wide net
> to catch the info I want. So I'll try to be brief and get to the point.
> ( I said I will *try*. )
>
> hate the local tap water. Even filter it tastes bad. Bottled water
> ( Hinkley-Schmidt ) is too expensive. The solution I had was to not drink
> water. I kept searching for sugar free coffee syrups every so often but
> couldn't find any appropriate ones for a while. Now I find Cost Plus/
> World Market carries Torani. The one problem the Cost Plus I went to was
> hard to get to. I had to go to the UIC library with ehm my laptop and
> scanner. After words I walked ( with cane and laptop ) to Taylor and
> Canal, bought a couple bottles, then walked to the Blue line station.
>
> The main problem for me is two fold. The first is finding good syrups.
> The second is finding a place with a good location. Let me deal with the
> first.
>
> I hate Aspartame so I want Splenda ( and possibly Ace-K ) flavored
> syrups. I think that this is the case for many of the large brand makers
> nowadays. Calling some local coffee ships/grocery stores, they may stock
> some flavors, but they are things I don't think taste well with water
> ( maybe as accents in coffee/tea/cocoa/drinks, but not as the main
> flavor ): french vanilla/caramel/hazelnut ( most don't stock raspberry
> which surprises me ). So I'm looking for places that sell a wide range of
> flavors watermelon/amaretto/cherry/pineapple/cookie-dough/lime.
>
> Now for location. I live near the Blue line but need a cane. I can only
> take two bottles at once ( especially if they are glass bottles ). So I
> don't want to spend more then $4.00 which means a transfer-free ride and
> a short walk. Other then that places that are good are places that I
> might pass by when I go out. These would be the Loop, Harlem-Irving Mall,
> Golf Mill mall, Cicero/Irving-six corners.
>
> Aside from that are places my sister can get to. She drives and lives in
> Desplaines near the Target with a target on top, and works in Northbrook
> near the mall. Logistics here are a bit hard though.
>
> Well. it's shorter then I thought but not as short as I would like it to
> be.
> Thanks.
>
> PS: Maybe in the future I will buy over the net but not right now.
>
Back when I was more actively low carbing, I used to buy a lot of SF
coffee syrups. There was one that I can't find anymore that was splenda
& ace-k, and came in plastic bottles. Alas I can't remember it's name,
but it might be worth searching for those terms.

I used to buy online for the same reasons - couldn't find much besides
vanilla and hazelnut in regular stores. One thing that did work
occasionally was to figure out which stores sold lots of coffee syrups
(in my case the local Barnes and Noble plus a local bagel shop), and
then ask if they could buy a bottle or two of whichever SF flavor I
wanted from them. Both of them would add those bottles to their regular
large order, and then sell it to me. Otherwise, I think your best bet is
getting it online. I know you don't want to, and believe me it took a
lot before I finally gave in and did that, but it was the only way I
could easily get the variety I wanted. I just checked and on the davinci
site, shipping for 1-3 items is $4.95, so really not much more than what
you're willing to spend on transportation...

You may also want to search for SF snowball syrup which would give you a
bigger variety of flavors. Maybe you can work out a deal with a local
snowball stand.