On Sat, 27 Nov 2010 22:20:03 -0800 (PST), spamtrap1888
> wrote:

> On Nov 27, 6:25*pm, Sqwertz > wrote:
> > On Sat, 27 Nov 2010 18:11:57 -0800, sf wrote:
> > > I went into a tiny grocery store a couple of blocks away from San
> > > Francisco State U today. *It had an interesting assortment of goods...
> > > what I noticed in particular was that it had 24 *different* brands of
> > > Extra Virgin Olive Oil displayed on two shelves. *I counted twice.
> > > Bought a California EVOO on sale 12 oz *for $2.99 (in a stand alone
> > > display)... which brings the total to 25. *I've never seen that many
> > > different brands of EVOO together before!
> >
> > What - You don't have an olive oil store in the San Francisco? *
> >
> > http://www.conolios.com/
>
> There's one like it in Campbell, but it's effing expensive.

The one in Campbell is the only "local" one I've heard of too.
>
> > Even our Central Markets carry at least 25 different brands.
>
> Rainbow Grocery stands out in my mind for their selection.

The market doesn't attract many people outside of Park Merced, so I
was surprised by the variety... especially since the customers are
mainly students.

Another thing that struck my funny bone.... they only had one brand of
chili sauce - Homade (my favorite too).

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Never trust a dog to watch your food.