On Sunday, October 25, 2015 at 7:37:32 PM UTC-10, wrote:
> On Sunday, October 25, 2015 at 3:10:24 PM UTC-7, dsi1 wrote:
> > On Sunday, October 25, 2015 at 8:37:18 AM UTC-10, graham wrote:
> > > Discovered "Bulk Barn" yesterday.
> > > http://www.bulkbarn.ca/en-ca/index.html
> > > It appears to be a Canadian company but I'm sure there must be US
> > > equivalents.
> > > It is a veritable Aladdin's Cave and the temptation to buy things you
> > > might need is enormous. I stuck to what I will soon use: white choc
> > > chips, gluten flour, sprouted whole-wheat flour (for recipes in
> > > Reinhart's latest book) and pink peppercorns (for sprinkling in salads
> > > and also making "honey-pink peppercorn madeleines).
> > > However, I did give in and bought some Liquorice Allsorts!
> > > Graham
> > > --
> > > November is "Sarcasm Month"!
> > > Yeah, right!
> >
> > Is this a great country or what? Of course, we don't have Bulk Barn on this rock. We need one of these!!!
>
> My SIL used to shop at "Mr. Bulky," until it closed in her area. Google
> says there were as many as 22, in the Midwest. But now they're down to
> one in Akron (or Cuyahoga Falls) Ohio. Check out the picture and you
> will see the emphasis on candy.
>
> http://www.yelp.com/biz/mr-bulkys-foods-akron-2

Mr. Bulky is a great name although it sounds like a guy's big and tall store. Times are tough for candy stores in the US these days. Being in a room with wall to wall candies isn't so exciting as it was 50 years ago - even for kids.