My supermarket experiences in the US

"sf" wrote

Cost Plus, Inc. (NASDAQ: CPWM) is the owner and operator of the chain of
Cost Plus World Market specialty/import retail stores. The name originated
from the initial concept, since abandoned, of selling items for "cost plus
10%".

In the 1990s, "Cost Plus" shifted the branding of its stores to either Cost
Plus World Market or simply World Market in developing markets. In 1996,
Cost Plus went public and began trading on the NASDAQ stock market.

In February 2006, Cost Plus reported quarterly earnings of $125 million with
$367 million in revenue for the 4th fiscal quarter of 2006. Their annual
earnings were $280 million with over $800 million in revenue.
 
On 2011-03-28, Doug Freyburger wrote:


Beer, in this country (US), gets no respect. It's handled like canned
dog food. IOW, poorly. Beer should not be exposed to sunshine or
fluorescent lighting. While many beers are OK if not constantly
refrigerated, no beer should be warm/cold/warm/cold abused. Places
like Pier One, TJs, and other we-got-better-things-to-do retailers
turn good beer into crap. I've even run across reputable liquor
stores that have so abused their stock, I've had to return beers that
were intentionally brewed to be almost indestructible (IPAs).

I wouldn't drink beer from Cost+ or Pier One if they gave it to me for
free.

nb
 
On Mon, 28 Mar 2011 11:29:18 -0700, sf wrote:


And that is not a problem with what I cooked.


No necessarily. Such intolerance only hits a certain percentage of the
population, regardless of age.


This is pot roast, not meat loaf.

I'd say that last sentence is the most meaningful you typed.

Boron
 
On Mon, 28 Mar 2011 18:46:34 +0000 (UTC), Doug Freyburger
wrote:


Someone told me recently that she likes Pier One better, but Pier One
is a Johnny Come Lately and has never interested me as much as
Cost+... even today, I can still find something I like at Cost+ but I
rarely find anything I like at Pier One.

--

Today's mighty oak is just yesterday's nut that held its ground.
 
"Melba's Jammin'" ha scritto nel messaggio

I dont know about that, but I recall hilling them over in winter and going
out to scrape snow and dirt off when I needed them, so really like onions
they are all year round.
They grow here though and although it feels cold it doesn't get that bad in
the winter here. Broccoli and radicchio and greens grow all winter. You
can't even buy turnips or broccoli in summer here.
 
"Melba's Jammin'" ha scritto nel messaggio

You know, I did. I wasn't so sure but then I was forced to go because of
family illnesses. I learned a lot, cooked a lot and plan to do it every
winter. I told all those girls to get well so I can really work next year.
This year was too up in the air to make firm plans so I did more nursing
care and less professional stuff. I was very happy that I got to do it,
because generally when they need someone I'm not there.
 
"cshenk" ha scritto nel messaggio


Reality check: I had no car. I had to walk or take a bus or subway
everywhere except when I was with friends on the weekend. We did go to a
huge Asian market but there were no leeks there. I bought Chinese broccoli
to use for a dish of broccoli rabe and it was not $4.95 like TJ, but it was
a 30 minute ride in a car from where I stayed. A bargain is no bargain if
you have to take a taxi!

I just didn't understand how ANYONE ANYWHERE could get $4.95 a pound for
broccoli in high season.
 
"spamtrap1888" ha scritto nel messaggio
"Giusi" > wrote:


The only produce I buy regularly at Trader Joe's is their bagged greens. Few
other stores carry arugula, much less give you a choice
between wild and organic. Mache is hard to find regularly, as well,although
my grandmother grew it at least 50 years ago. TJ's has high
quality dairy products at low prices. We also buy raisins, bananas when we
want only one or two, Two Buck Chuck for cooking (sometimes
other wines).
^^^^^^^^^^^^
My kid shops weekly at TJ, so when I shopped for her I had to go there to
get "her" cereal etc. Otherwise I didn't like it and thought it a waste of
time but I could get there on foot which made it a contender.

I never figured out how to know if milk was hormone free. Is there no way
to tell?
 
On 2011-03-29, Melba's Jammin' wrote:


DOH!!

I always knew you had a bit o' curmudgeon hidden beneath that
sweet geezeress verneer. Bwahahahaha.....! ;)

nb
 
I was given a taste of a chocolate on chocolate cake that was just
terrific.
I certainly have never bought a supermarket cake that delicious, and
many
bakeries don't deliver that flavor.

All the rest of my shopping over the two months was done at specialty
shops.
That was partly because of where I was staying.I'm glad
we have what we have with all the choices we have that go with it.
It's not like you can find top quality at every shop on every bend
over there either. I'd go crazy trying to live with all the
limitations of being in one region or another in Europe. It's a nice
place to visit,




--
M.afaqanjum
 
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