"Kswck" > wrote:
>"brooklyn1" > wrote:
>> "Michael "Dog3" wrote:
>>> Gloria P writes:
>>>>
>>>> Dear Daughter and I stopped in to the new Penzey's store that recently
>>>> opened in Littleton, south of Denver. It's a little closer to us than
>>>> the other (NW) Denver area shop in Arvada, but still not close enough.
>>>>
>>>> To celebrate their opening they had a $5 coupon in the local paper
>>>> which was a nice incentive.
>>>>
>>>> I bought cinnamon to replenish all that I've used the past few weeks
>>>> making zucchini bread. Also bought basil, arrowroot, more chicken and
>>>> beef bases, whole nutmegs, red pepper flakes (DH uses it on pizza) and
>>>> a couple of other things I can't remember offhand.
>>>>
>>>> Spent about $50 as did Daughter. She'd never been to a Penzey's and
>>>> was quite impressed.
>>>
>>> Nice If I could get out of the Penzey's in Maplewood for $50 I'd be
>>> a happy camper.
>>>
>>>
>>
>> I was one of their very first customers, No.56, I noticed an article of
>> their opening in the NYT and posted it here and the rest is history. But
>> I've never been to a Penzeys store... there were no stores in their early
>> years, no web site, and their catalog consisted of a few stapled
>> typewritten pages (typed on an old manual, with lots of typos), usually on
>> pastel paper; yellow, blue, and pink. Shortly after I moved Penzeys
>> opened a store in the NYC area... they have yet to open here in the NY
>> capitol region. I've always placed my order by telephone, I order once
>> sometimes twice a year, totaling like $100. I think their web site can
>> use a face lift, and have it include a searchable How-To section, and they
>> need a FAQ.
>>
>>
>>
>There are two stores in the NY Metro area. One is in Grand Central Station
>in NYC. It is rather limited, but you can get most of what you want, just
>not in any quantity. The other is in Huntington. That is a big store. They
>have everything, including their books and gift packs.
>


Yes, both stores opened shortly after I moved upstate... the
Huntington store would have been a 15 minute drive away.