Just in case anyone was wondering...... I have ordered 8 types of
Peets coffee beans, a load of Penzey blends, and will arrange it all
in a large, decorator box (reusable) with some new dishcloths as
'excelsior'. The day before I present the gift, I will make a batch of
chocolate, almond biscotti and, if they are decent, I'll add those
too.

Thanks for all your ideas.

On Thu, 17 Mar 2011 17:39:34 -0700 (PDT), Kalmia
wrote:

Just in case anyone was wondering...... I have ordered 8 types of
Peets coffee beans, a load of Penzey blends, and will arrange it all
in a large, decorator box (reusable) with some new dishcloths as
'excelsior'. The day before I present the gift, I will make a batch of
chocolate, almond biscotti and, if they are decent, I'll add those
too.

Thanks for all your ideas.

A Penzeys assortment is useful for anyone who cooks so long as it's
seasonings they like, but what if they don't drink coffee, and most
folks don't own a coffee bean grinder. I really don't see any
connection between spice blends and coffee beans unless they're
seperate gifts for a grab bag. Maybe I'm out of touch but I would
never give comestibles as a wedding gift, especially not for people I
barely know. Just last week aquaintences gifted me a two pound bag of
coffee beans from their native land, Colombia. The next day I put
some in my coffee grinder so they'd be reqdy for me to try. I gotta
say, I was very disappointed, they produced a pot of coffee that
tasted awful, after a few sips it went down the drain. I tried them
again the next morning, but still they produced the most scuzzy brew,
I dumped it. The beans are still in my grinder only because I'm still
trying to decide if I'll toss them in my composter or in the trash,
it's still too mucky outside to get to my composter. This was a gift
for no occasion, but I would never consider giving coffee as a wedding
gift... maybe you should have given a nice burr grinder, they are not
very pricy, certainly would have cost less than the discombobulated
assortment you bought. Maybe it's still not too late. I didn't reply
to be mean, you made the post so must have wanted opinions so I gave
my honest opinion, I'm sure most will give you their disingenuous atta
girl.

"Brooklyn1" Gravesend1 wrote in message
...
On Thu, 17 Mar 2011 17:39:34 -0700 (PDT), Kalmia
wrote:

Just in case anyone was wondering...... I have ordered 8 types of
Peets coffee beans, a load of Penzey blends, and will arrange it all
in a large, decorator box (reusable) with some new dishcloths as
'excelsior'. The day before I present the gift, I will make a batch of
chocolate, almond biscotti and, if they are decent, I'll add those
too.

Thanks for all your ideas.

A Penzeys assortment is useful for anyone who cooks so long as it's
seasonings they like, but what if they don't drink coffee, and most
folks don't own a coffee bean grinder. I really don't see any
connection between spice blends and coffee beans unless they're
seperate gifts for a grab bag. Maybe I'm out of touch but I would
never give comestibles as a wedding gift, especially not for people I
barely know. Just last week aquaintences gifted me a two pound bag of
coffee beans from their native land, Colombia. The next day I put
some in my coffee grinder so they'd be reqdy for me to try. I gotta
say, I was very disappointed, they produced a pot of coffee that
tasted awful, after a few sips it went down the drain. I tried them
again the next morning, but still they produced the most scuzzy brew,
I dumped it. The beans are still in my grinder only because I'm still
trying to decide if I'll toss them in my composter or in the trash,
it's still too mucky outside to get to my composter. This was a gift
for no occasion, but I would never consider giving coffee as a wedding
gift... maybe you should have given a nice burr grinder, they are not
very pricy, certainly would have cost less than the discombobulated
assortment you bought. Maybe it's still not too late. I didn't reply
to be mean, you made the post so must have wanted opinions so I gave
my honest opinion, I'm sure most will give you their disingenuous atta
girl.

I don't drink coffee at all. And I quit giving it as a gift because the
fancy stuff we drink here in the Seattle area is not the stuff people seem
to want elsewhere. Outside of this area, the people I know who drink
coffee, drink the stuff in a can from the grocery store. Here, people are
very picky. We have those little huts on almost every corner. Placing an
order can be quite an ordeal because of all the options available.

I would also most likely not use anything from Penzeys because they put
things in their spice mixes that I don't want in there. Like dairy in the
Taco seasoning.

On Mar 17, 6:32*pm, Brooklyn1 Gravesend1 wrote:
On Thu, 17 Mar 2011 17:39:34 -0700 (PDT), Kalmia

wrote:
Just in case anyone was wondering...... I have ordered 8 types of
Peets coffee beans, a load of Penzey blends, and will arrange it all
in a large, decorator box (reusable) with some new dishcloths as
'excelsior'. The day before I present the gift, I will make a batch of
chocolate, almond biscotti and, if they are decent, I'll add those
too.

Thanks for all your ideas.

A Penzeys assortment is useful for anyone who cooks so long as it's
seasonings they like, but what if they don't drink coffee, and most
folks don't own a coffee bean grinder. *I really don't see any
connection between spice blends and coffee beans unless they're
seperate gifts for a grab bag. *Maybe I'm out of touch but I would
never give comestibles as a wedding gift,

How many septuagenarian engaged couples do you know?

People combining two households seldom look around and say: "We need
more junk around here." But they do wake up and say, "I'll go put the
coffee on." And ground coffee would be stale by the time they opened
the second bag.

You just know brokelyn buys Chock Full O'Nuts or whatever dreck is on
sale.

On Mar 17, 6:50*pm, "Julie Bove" wrote:
"Brooklyn1" Gravesend1 wrote in message

...



On Thu, 17 Mar 2011 17:39:34 -0700 (PDT), Kalmia
wrote:

Just in case anyone was wondering...... I have ordered 8 types of
Peets coffee beans, a load of Penzey blends, and will arrange it all
in a large, decorator box (reusable) with some new dishcloths as
'excelsior'. The day before I present the gift, I will make a batch of
chocolate, almond biscotti and, if they are decent, I'll add those
too.

Thanks for all your ideas.

A Penzeys assortment is useful for anyone who cooks so long as it's
seasonings they like, but what if they don't drink coffee, and most
folks don't own a coffee bean grinder. *I really don't see any
connection between spice blends and coffee beans unless they're
seperate gifts for a grab bag. *Maybe I'm out of touch but I would
never give comestibles as a wedding gift, especially not for people I
barely know. *Just last week aquaintences gifted me a two pound bag of
coffee beans from their native land, Colombia. *The next day I put
some in my coffee grinder so they'd be reqdy for me to try. *I gotta
say, I was very disappointed, they produced a pot of coffee that
tasted awful, after a few sips it went down the drain. *I tried them
again the next morning, but still they produced the most scuzzy brew,
I dumped it. *The beans are still in my grinder only because I'm still
trying to decide if I'll toss them in my composter or in the trash,
it's still too mucky outside to get to my composter. *This was a gift
for no occasion, but I would never consider giving coffee as a wedding
gift... maybe you should have given a nice burr grinder, they are not
very pricy, certainly would have cost less than the discombobulated
assortment you bought. *Maybe it's still not too late. *I didn't reply
to be mean, you made the post so must have wanted opinions so I gave
my honest opinion, I'm sure most will give you their disingenuous atta
girl.

I don't drink coffee at all. *And I quit giving it as a gift because the
fancy stuff we drink here in the Seattle area is not the stuff people seem
to want elsewhere. *Outside of this area, the people I know who drink
coffee, drink the stuff in a can from the grocery store. *Here, people are
very picky. *We have those little huts on almost every corner. *Placing an
order can be quite an ordeal because of all the options available.

I would also most likely not use anything from Penzeys because they put
things in their spice mixes that I don't want in there. *Like dairy in the
Taco seasoning.

I have learned that not everyone wants the same wedding gifts.

"spamtrap1888" wrote in message
...
On Mar 17, 6:32 pm, Brooklyn1 Gravesend1 wrote:
On Thu, 17 Mar 2011 17:39:34 -0700 (PDT), Kalmia

wrote:
Just in case anyone was wondering...... I have ordered 8 types of
Peets coffee beans, a load of Penzey blends, and will arrange it all
in a large, decorator box (reusable) with some new dishcloths as
'excelsior'. The day before I present the gift, I will make a batch of
chocolate, almond biscotti and, if they are decent, I'll add those
too.

Thanks for all your ideas.

A Penzeys assortment is useful for anyone who cooks so long as it's
seasonings they like, but what if they don't drink coffee, and most
folks don't own a coffee bean grinder. I really don't see any
connection between spice blends and coffee beans unless they're
seperate gifts for a grab bag. Maybe I'm out of touch but I would
never give comestibles as a wedding gift,

How many septuagenarian engaged couples do you know?

People combining two households seldom look around and say: "We need
more junk around here." But they do wake up and say, "I'll go put the
coffee on." And ground coffee would be stale by the time they opened
the second bag.

You just know brokelyn buys Chock Full O'Nuts or whatever dreck is on
sale.

Not in this house. I don't drink coffee at all. My husband just gets his
at the drive through. And in this area there are those everywhere you look.
Daughter did buy him some instant packets of something or other. I don't
remember what. Some sort of flavored cappuccino (sp?) that we got a sample
of somewhere. She also bought some disposable cups with lids. She likes to
make the coffee for him.

"spamtrap1888" wrote in message
...
On Mar 17, 6:50 pm, "Julie Bove" wrote:
"Brooklyn1" Gravesend1 wrote in message

...



On Thu, 17 Mar 2011 17:39:34 -0700 (PDT), Kalmia
wrote:

Just in case anyone was wondering...... I have ordered 8 types of
Peets coffee beans, a load of Penzey blends, and will arrange it all
in a large, decorator box (reusable) with some new dishcloths as
'excelsior'. The day before I present the gift, I will make a batch of
chocolate, almond biscotti and, if they are decent, I'll add those
too.

Thanks for all your ideas.

A Penzeys assortment is useful for anyone who cooks so long as it's
seasonings they like, but what if they don't drink coffee, and most
folks don't own a coffee bean grinder. I really don't see any
connection between spice blends and coffee beans unless they're
seperate gifts for a grab bag. Maybe I'm out of touch but I would
never give comestibles as a wedding gift, especially not for people I
barely know. Just last week aquaintences gifted me a two pound bag of
coffee beans from their native land, Colombia. The next day I put
some in my coffee grinder so they'd be reqdy for me to try. I gotta
say, I was very disappointed, they produced a pot of coffee that
tasted awful, after a few sips it went down the drain. I tried them
again the next morning, but still they produced the most scuzzy brew,
I dumped it. The beans are still in my grinder only because I'm still
trying to decide if I'll toss them in my composter or in the trash,
it's still too mucky outside to get to my composter. This was a gift
for no occasion, but I would never consider giving coffee as a wedding
gift... maybe you should have given a nice burr grinder, they are not
very pricy, certainly would have cost less than the discombobulated
assortment you bought. Maybe it's still not too late. I didn't reply
to be mean, you made the post so must have wanted opinions so I gave
my honest opinion, I'm sure most will give you their disingenuous atta
girl.

I don't drink coffee at all. And I quit giving it as a gift because the
fancy stuff we drink here in the Seattle area is not the stuff people seem
to want elsewhere. Outside of this area, the people I know who drink
coffee, drink the stuff in a can from the grocery store. Here, people are
very picky. We have those little huts on almost every corner. Placing an
order can be quite an ordeal because of all the options available.

I would also most likely not use anything from Penzeys because they put
things in their spice mixes that I don't want in there. Like dairy in the
Taco seasoning.

I have learned that not everyone wants the same wedding gifts.

Yep. When I got married, I didn't register for anything. There really
wasn't anything I needed.

On Thu, 17 Mar 2011 17:39:34 -0700 (PDT), Kalmia
wrote:

Just in case anyone was wondering...... I have ordered 8 types of
Peets coffee beans, a load of Penzey blends, and will arrange it all
in a large, decorator box (reusable) with some new dishcloths as
'excelsior'. The day before I present the gift, I will make a batch of
chocolate, almond biscotti and, if they are decent, I'll add those
too.

Thanks for all your ideas.

Sounds like a very nice gift!

--

Today's mighty oak is just yesterday's nut that held its ground.

On Thu, 17 Mar 2011 19:38:24 -0700, sf wrote:

On Thu, 17 Mar 2011 17:39:34 -0700 (PDT), Kalmia
wrote:

Just in case anyone was wondering...... I have ordered 8 types of
Peets coffee beans, a load of Penzey blends, and will arrange it all
in a large, decorator box (reusable) with some new dishcloths as
'excelsior'. The day before I present the gift, I will make a batch of
chocolate, almond biscotti and, if they are decent, I'll add those
too.

Thanks for all your ideas.

Sounds like a very nice gift!

"Sounds like"... doesn't get more disingenuous.

On Mar 17, 9:50*pm, "Julie Bove" wrote:
"Brooklyn1" Gravesend1 wrote in message

...



On Thu, 17 Mar 2011 17:39:34 -0700 (PDT), Kalmia
wrote:

Just in case anyone was wondering...... I have ordered 8 types of
Peets coffee beans, a load of Penzey blends, and will arrange it all
in a large, decorator box (reusable) with some new dishcloths as
'excelsior'. The day before I present the gift, I will make a batch of
chocolate, almond biscotti and, if they are decent, I'll add those
too.

Thanks for all your ideas.

A Penzeys assortment is useful for anyone who cooks so long as it's
seasonings they like, but what if they don't drink coffee, and most
folks don't own a coffee bean grinder. *I really don't see any
connection between spice blends and coffee beans unless they're
seperate gifts for a grab bag. *Maybe I'm out of touch but I would
never give comestibles as a wedding gift, especially not for people I
barely know. *Just last week aquaintences gifted me a two pound bag of
coffee beans from their native land, Colombia. *The next day I put
some in my coffee grinder so they'd be reqdy for me to try. *I gotta
say, I was very disappointed, they produced a pot of coffee that
tasted awful, after a few sips it went down the drain. *I tried them
again the next morning, but still they produced the most scuzzy brew,
I dumped it. *The beans are still in my grinder only because I'm still
trying to decide if I'll toss them in my composter or in the trash,
it's still too mucky outside to get to my composter. *This was a gift
for no occasion, but I would never consider giving coffee as a wedding
gift... maybe you should have given a nice burr grinder, they are not
very pricy, certainly would have cost less than the discombobulated
assortment you bought. *Maybe it's still not too late. *I didn't reply
to be mean, you made the post so must have wanted opinions so I gave
my honest opinion, I'm sure most will give you their disingenuous atta
girl.

I don't drink coffee at all. *And I quit giving it as a gift because the
fancy stuff we drink here in the Seattle area is not the stuff people seem
to want elsewhere. *Outside of this area, the people I know who drink
coffee, drink the stuff in a can from the grocery store. *Here, people are
very picky. *We have those little huts on almost every corner. *Placing an
order can be quite an ordeal because of all the options available.

I would also most likely not use anything from Penzeys because they put
things in their spice mixes that I don't want in there. *Like dairy in the
Taco seasoning.

Just an observation, but you are really the epitome of "Mary Mary
Quite Contrary". No matter what anyone suggests to you, you don't
like it, you won't use it, someone is allergic to it, etc.
You and your family must be a joy to know in person.

On Mar 17, 9:09*pm, "Julie Bove" wrote:
"spamtrap1888" wrote in message

...
On Mar 17, 6:32 pm, Brooklyn1 Gravesend1 wrote:









On Thu, 17 Mar 2011 17:39:34 -0700 (PDT), Kalmia

wrote:
Just in case anyone was wondering...... I have ordered 8 types of
Peets coffee beans, a load of Penzey blends, and will arrange it all
in a large, decorator box (reusable) with some new dishcloths as
'excelsior'. The day before I present the gift, I will make a batch of
chocolate, almond biscotti and, if they are decent, I'll add those
too.

Thanks for all your ideas.

A Penzeys assortment is useful for anyone who cooks so long as it's
seasonings they like, but what if they don't drink coffee, and most
folks don't own a coffee bean grinder. I really don't see any
connection between spice blends and coffee beans unless they're
seperate gifts for a grab bag. Maybe I'm out of touch but I would
never give comestibles as a wedding gift,

How many septuagenarian engaged couples do you know?

People combining two households seldom look around and say: "We need
more junk around here." But they do wake up and say, "I'll go put the
coffee on." And ground coffee would be stale by the time they opened
the second bag.

You just know brokelyn buys Chock Full O'Nuts or whatever dreck is on
sale.

Not in this house. *I don't drink coffee at all. *My husband just gets his
at the drive through. *And in this area there are those everywhere you look.
Daughter did buy him some instant packets of something or other. *I don't
remember what. *Some sort of flavored cappuccino (sp?) that we got a sample
of somewhere. *She also bought some disposable cups with lids. *She likes to
make the coffee for him.

You don't know how to quote, and your daughter sounds like a wastecan
off the old dumpster, with her packets of nastiness. Does she stink
in public too?

--Bryan

"Catmandy (Sheryl)" wrote in message
...
Just an observation, but you are really the epitome of "Mary Mary
Quite Contrary". No matter what anyone suggests to you, you don't
like it, you won't use it, someone is allergic to it, etc.
You and your family must be a joy to know in person.

I don't believe anyone suggested anything to me here!

On Thu, 17 Mar 2011 17:39:34 -0700, Kalmia wrote:

Just in case anyone was wondering...... I have ordered 8 types of
Peets coffee beans,

Risky. FWIW, that's not something I'd buy for people I don't know very
well... Do you know if they possess a coffee grinder? IME, coffee is also
very much subject to personal taste (even if they drink it at all). They
might like one or two of the types you've chosen, but then again not.


a load of Penzey blends,

Also risky. If they don't do much cooking the blends will go stale before
they can use them up.

and will arrange it all
in a large, decorator box (reusable) with some new dishcloths as
'excelsior'. The day before I present the gift, I will make a batch of
chocolate, almond biscotti and, if they are decent, I'll add those too.

They may find the dishcloths useful and enjoy the biscotti (if you decide
to include some).

Oh well, can't say you didn't try hard to get them something 'nice'.


--
Cheers
Chatty Cathy

In article 2895045a-1f48-4f94-90d0-
, says...

On Mar 17, 6:32*pm, Brooklyn1 Gravesend1 wrote:
On Thu, 17 Mar 2011 17:39:34 -0700 (PDT), Kalmia

wrote:
Just in case anyone was wondering...... I have ordered 8 types of
Peets coffee beans, a load of Penzey blends, and will arrange it all
in a large, decorator box (reusable) with some new dishcloths as
'excelsior'. The day before I present the gift, I will make a batch of
chocolate, almond biscotti and, if they are decent, I'll add those
too.

Thanks for all your ideas.

A Penzeys assortment is useful for anyone who cooks so long as it's
seasonings they like, but what if they don't drink coffee, and most
folks don't own a coffee bean grinder. *I really don't see any
connection between spice blends and coffee beans unless they're
seperate gifts for a grab bag. *Maybe I'm out of touch but I would
never give comestibles as a wedding gift,

How many septuagenarian engaged couples do you know?

There's a high population of very active older people here, I can
instantly think of half a dozen (and some older) pairs who got together in
their 70s.

People combining two households seldom look around and say: "We need
more junk around here." But they do wake up and say, "I'll go put the
coffee on."

Only if they drink coffee; a fair number of people give up caffeine in
later life because the side effects become more noticeable/ inconvenient.


Janet.

Kalmia wrote:
Just in case anyone was wondering...... I have ordered 8 types of
Peets coffee beans, a load of Penzey blends, and will arrange it all
in a large, decorator box (reusable) with some new dishcloths as
'excelsior'. The day before I present the gift, I will make a batch of
chocolate, almond biscotti and, if they are decent, I'll add those
too.

Thanks for all your ideas.

Sounds great!