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ImStillMags > wrote:

> On Apr 7, 9:21*am, Melba's Jammin' > wrote:
> > In article
> > >,
> >
> > *ImStillMags > wrote:
> > > I had never heard of Penzey's until I joined this group. * There is no
> > > Penzey's store anywhere around
> > > the Pacific Northwest and I haven't really shopped their online store
> > > yet.
> >
> > > Are they really that good???
> >
> > I can buy less expensively at my food co-op, in bulk, purchasing only
> > what I need, supplying my own container. *As soon as you're buying jars
> > of stuff at Penzeys, you're paying for the packaging. * Where Penzeys
> > excels, in my opinion, is with their blends. *
> >
> > People will scoff and scowl at that, but they do a fine job and, while I
> > might or might not have the components of any particular blend in my own
> > drawer, they've done the work of calculating and combining the
> > ingredients. *
> >
> > Right now they've a coupon for $5 off a $10 purchase; I don't know if
> > it's good online, too, but I have three stores in the area that I can
> > shop at and buy at the shops.
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> > Barb, Mother Superior, HOSSSPoJhttp://web.me.com/barbschaller
> > Updated 4-2-2010
>
> We have a local shop that sells spices and teas and they are really
> quite nice. I have a tea blend that I came up with that
> they made for me but I will admit that I haven't bought spices there
> as of yet.
>
> http://www.thespicehut.com/

I think the Spice Hut has been favorably mentioned here before.


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Updated 4-2-2010