On Wed, 15 Oct 2014 13:55:08 -0500, Sky >
wrote:

>For dinner tonight, I plan to make some good, old fashioned shrimp and
>grits I scored a good buy on frozen shrimp a couple weeks ago
>($6.99/lb for ~20-25 ct) at The Fresh Market. For the heck of it, I may
>even make some 'shrimp cocktail' with my homemade cocktail sauce. There
>are some frozen dinner roll dough balls that will get thawed and baked
>(in the toaster oven), too. At least, those are my intentions for this
>evening's meal!
>
>Sky

We are in the same neck of the woods. I am in State Road NC and shop
in Winston frequently. I like The Fresh Market but it is not as
convenient as some of the other stores.
--
Susan N.

"Moral indignation is in most cases two percent moral,
48 percent indignation, and 50 percent envy."
Vittorio De Sica, Italian movie director (1901-1974)

On 10/15/2014 2:40 PM, The Cook wrote:
> On Wed, 15 Oct 2014 13:55:08 -0500, Sky >
> wrote:
>
>> For dinner tonight, I plan to make some good, old fashioned shrimp and
>> grits I scored a good buy on frozen shrimp a couple weeks ago
>> ($6.99/lb for ~20-25 ct) at The Fresh Market. For the heck of it, I may
>> even make some 'shrimp cocktail' with my homemade cocktail sauce. There
>> are some frozen dinner roll dough balls that will get thawed and baked
>> (in the toaster oven), too. At least, those are my intentions for this
>> evening's meal!
>
> We are in the same neck of the woods. I am in State Road NC and shop
> in Winston frequently. I like The Fresh Market but it is not as
> convenient as some of the other stores.

I absolutely 'adore' <vbg> The Fresh Market (TFM)! I just wish one of
their stores was close enough to my home to make it convenient to shop
there. As it is, the nearest TFM is about 50 miles away, darn it - oh
well. At least I'm in that area on rare occasions, so I can splurge on
products I'd not normally buy because they're not available at the
'usual' local grocery stores in my area. Er, I can get frozen shrimp
locally, but the prices can vary greatly.

In addition, customer service at TFM is very-much-more-than excellent
and then some!! Since I get their email notices about sales items, I
knew they had shrimp on sale for $6.99/lb last month on Saturdays. I
happened to be in the vicinity of that TFM on a Wednesday or a Thursday
a few weeks ago, so I spoke with the manager. He authorized the
Saturday's sales price (instead of ~$11.99/lb, IIRC) after I explained
that I lived 50+ miles away and just happened to be in town for the day;
I purchased 4 pounds Sweet!

Sky