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Box Of Trader Joe's Chicken Shu Mai Ties Previous Record !!!
Mark Thorson wrote:
> Some of you may remember my technique for buying > Jeno's Pizza Rolls. I'd hold the box horizontally > and gently rock it from side-to-side to measure > the amount of free space inside. The more free > space there is, the fewer pizza rolls. > > I haven't eaten those in a long time, in fact, > they're no longer made. But I do eat lots of > Trader Joe's Chicken Shu Mai, and I use the same > technique on them. > > A confounding factor is the frozen shu mai are > in a plastic bag inside the box, which restricts > their movement. (Jeno's Pizza Rolls had no bag > inside the box.) Nevertheless, the technique is > useful. > > Today, I got a box that when I picked it up, > I could hardly sense any movement inside, so > right away I knew this one was a keeper, but > I've had boxes like that before which only > had 18 shu mai inside. Most boxes contain 17 > or 18. A few have 19, and a very few have 20. > This one had 20! Only the second time I've > found a box with 20 shu mai inside! It must > be the harbinger of something good! I must be > living right, and the gods are smiling on me! Hmmm. One needs a little scale, I think. <g> -- Jean B. |
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