"Doug Kanter" > wrote in message
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> Time for a show of hands. Who likes their deli meat sliced so thin, you can
> read text through it, but it takes 10 minutes to separate enough of it to make
> a sandwich? Unless you're buying prosciutto to wrap around something, this
> seems ridiculous, but it seems to be what I get most of the time unless I tell
> the deli clerk otherwise. And, this is in 5 different locations of the same
> supermarket chain.
>
> What's with these people?

What's with you?

All you need to do is tell the deli clerk you do not want it shaved and you want
it "thicker" than normal where its appropriate. When you get the thickness you
like ask the clerk "What is the setting on the slicer?", he/she will give you
the dialed number like "almost 2" from then on in its a no brainer The next time
you say "I'd like a pound of the turkey Pastrami sliced at almost 2" Shaved
is great for some very strong or salty cured meats but not for everything.

Dimitri