On 5/13/2013 1:38 AM, Julie Bove wrote:
> "sf" > wrote in message
> ...
>> On Sun, 12 May 2013 16:24:43 -0700, "Julie Bove"
>> > wrote:
>>
>>> I've been buying the Tellicherry black peppercorns at Costco.
>>
>> What is the BFD about "Tellicherry" peppercorns? I've bought unnamed
>> black peppercorns and I've bought "Tellicherry"... not because I
>> wanted to buy them, but because that's what Costco sells. I don't
>> understand why people feel the need to name it. It's pepper. Period.
>
> Dunno. I only bought them because they were at Costco and it was the
> cheapest peppercorns I could find. I just don't understand why these seem
> so much different than the ones I bought prior.
>
>
From what I can tell from reading RFC (no Costco near me) a lot of
items at Costco are hit or miss (or seasonal). They probably bought
this batch from a different supplier. That's what I'd expect from a
club/warehouse store.

Jill