Posted on 05/08/2015 9:46:56 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
Aldi’s.
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I think this is an experiment that would require controlled conditions :-)
Texas resident but I have never ever seen a Whole Foods store. Never seen a Trader Joe or Central Market either. I looked up WF and it seems. that only 15 of their 400 locations are in Texas.
Meet the Upscale Groceries That are Eating Whole Foods’ Lunch
http://www.forbes.com/sites/caroltice/2012/08/30/meet-the-upscale-grocerie-that-are-eating-whole-foods-lunch/
Top 50 Retailers
http://www.gourmetretailer.com/article-top_50_retailers-1274.html
Well, I see that HEB owns Central Market. Not very many of them.
We don’t have an HEB within reasonable driving distance or we’d probably go there.
Let me just relate, as perhaps relevant in some way, my own experiment with PIPERINE, the active ingredient of black pepper, as guided by information obtained from the internet.
I read that piperine is soluble in alcohol, but hardly at all in water, so I tried the experiment of soaking several turns from a pepper grinder in a shot glass then filled with beer.
Letting it soak for an hour or so, I sipped it, and found it to give an extraordinary sensation, seeming to transcend the ordinary sensation of taste.
Fascinated, I took a number of sips before discarding the solution, but I found in the days and weeks following that my sensation of taste had been semi-permanently affected. I hoped and trusted that this effect would subside, and it seems to have done so, but only at a lapse of several months.
I only mention this to suggest that “De gustibus non disputandum”.
One reason that I finally got around to checking out the salts, is because my poor man’s diet is boring me to tears, so for me the answer is to start finessing my peasant foods.
While I’m living on the cheapest foods, I am trying to learn how to make them sing.
If I serve someone pinto beans, corn tortillas and sliced tomatoes, I want to figure out ways to have them be pleasantly surprised and see the little meal as having delivered far more than what they thought it could.
I wonder if you would like my bacon vodka Bloody Mary.
First cook the bacon strips and add to vodka, let age for at least a day.
That sounds interesting ... Definitely worth a try!
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We have all those here in the Dallas area. I usually shop at WalMart.
It works, people won’t know what it is, but they will feel that your Bloody Mary has that something special that we all seek in Bloody Marys, that depth and subtle complexity that makes people stand up and notice that you have a creation, that your Bloody Marys are the best they have tasted.
Aside from celery salt, salted rims, another thing that I like is using the pickled green beans from Trader Joes, in place of celery sticks.
...”My little sister has started shopping at the Dollar stores...I’m thinking of doing that also.”....
You’re going to love it! I never thought I would...but here I am tooting you’ll love it.
I also go to Aldi’s and was pleasantly surprised....and in fact many of their products are better then what you get in the MS markets....I was astounded!
There was a time where I would not have even considered these stores.....but “word” got to me of the savings and I’m all about saving!
You might want to strain the vodka through a paper towel, cheese cloth or coffee filter or handkerchief or something, if you need it to be crystal clear.
Millennials aren’t broke as long as they can get easy credit. Nosiree, it’s called living beyond your means, and has become an addictive lifestyle that traps many into financial slavery and poverty.
To millennials living a lifestyle like their parents is becoming impossible for many because of today’s declining job opportunities, fewer hours worked, low pay rates, and overall socialist influences upon our economy.
As long as they can get credit they can continue a pretentious lifestyle. But as available credit declines and outstanding debt accrues, they must “economize” by cutting luxuries or replacing them with cheaper or fewer alternatives. This downward spiral continues until they can no longer survive financially at their current lifestyles.
Marketing people should know a lot of the millennials are broke or fixing to go broke in the near future. At the least they should know consumerism is declining. But they are making decisions expecting the economy and employment to improve. In their political correctness and social experimentation they refuse to acknowledge the real factors that must change before our economy starts to improve.
In my opinion, things will get worse before they get better. Most will have nothing left to pass to their children except debt if things continue as they are. Millennials will be the first post-WW2 generation to achieve less than their parents and they will blame it on their parents.
I left the Army at 23 and didn’t get my degree until I was 44. Somehow I was able to support myself and a family, buy a home, purchase cars, pay utilities & taxes and all the other things. There were times where I had to work three jobs so that my spouse could be at home with the children. Life is tough.
Whole Paycheck is where I used to buy stuff in that category (couldn't find it elsewhere).
Then Wegman's came to town. They have all the interesting stuff WFM has, but at sane prices. Along with all the stuff you'd find at a normal supermarket, but at rock bottom prices (which is to say, at sane prices). And with no silly paper bag fetish!
The big losers post Wegman's (as far as my buying): WFM and Market Basket. Hi end and low-end. I do still buy a significant amount of stuff at Trader Joe's. They've staked out a sticky spot in the middle. Their stores are tiny, but they have a unique talent for identifying good values for the lazy grocery buyer (that would be me).
Oh. I almost forgot. Wegman's has a booze license (unusual for a grocer in Taxachusetts). When you combine that with their low prices, it's a significant win: my booze bill at Wegman's is lower to begin with than from the local packies (for those of you in Rio Linda, those are package stores, i.e. stores that sell packaged adult beverages). And, since my credit card refunds 6% on grocery purchases, but only 1% on package store buys, that puts the incumbent booze suppliers at an even deeper disadvantage.
Ain't capitalism great?
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