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Walmart Substitutions
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> On Tue, 3 Nov 2020 21:20:54 -0800, "Julie Bove"
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>>> On Mon, 2 Nov 2020 20:13:01 -0800, "Julie Bove"
>>> > wrote:
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>>>>Each grocery delivery from Walmart has been different, so now I don't
>>>>know
>>>>what to count on! I selected delivery between 6-7 pm. I kept checking my
>>>>phone and computer for an update. The update didn't come until 6. Very
>>>>annoying because this time I didn't get essential things, so once again,
>>>>had
>>>>to place a small order at Safeway and hope they have what I need.
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>>>>They did not have the peppers, celery, cottage cheese, paper towels or
>>>>the
>>>>kind of ground beef that I wanted for the peppers. I had ordered some
>>>>other
>>>>ground beef so just used a package of that.
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>>>>They did sub yellow peppers for the same price. So I made out well $wise
>>>>there because yellow peppers cost considerably more. All but one were
>>>>fine.
>>>>One had a blemish at the top but I was going to cut the top off anyway.
>>>>It's
>>>>just... I really prefer green peppers for stuffed because of the firmer
>>>>texture. I had tried the other colors in the past as one of my friends
>>>>said
>>>>a Costco Employee told her not to use the green. The other colors tasted
>>>>better. This was the first time my friend ever made stuffed peppers so
>>>>she
>>>>had nothing to compare them to. I did try what she said but still prefer
>>>>the
>>>>green. Oh well! Looks like what they said on the radio is true for this
>>>>area. We are having food shortages again.
>>>>
>>>>The other strange thing is that I ordered a yellow onion for 38 cents.
>>>>What
>>>>I got was a very large sweet onion for 48 cents. I'm not complaining
>>>>about
>>>>that. I really wanted a sweet onion but the price was much higher than
>>>>the
>>>>yellow. Much higher than the 48 cents I paid.
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>>>>They are in the oven now. They look and smell good. There was a little
>>>>extra
>>>>filling, probably because the onion was bigger than I expected. I made
>>>>10.
>>>>Won't have to cook tomorrow! 
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>>> I have tried a whole foods delivery, food came exactly as ordered,
>>> although the pineapples were only about 2-3 pounds and but that was to
>>> be expected, as whole foods is known to have the tiny pineapples.
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>>They are my last choice. Prices too high.
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> The price at whole foods has come down quite a bit since amazon bought
> them out.
And the selection has lessened. I don't need them.
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