"l not -l" > wrote in message
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> On 22-Sep-2015, "Julie Bove" > wrote:
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>> But the best thing? They had not just one but two brands of pears in the
>> little cans. The Del Monte were $1.69 per can which is insane. But the
>> Every Day Essentials were cheap. We bought all that they had! I also
>> cleaned up the shelf for them. Someone had stocked the peaches where the
>> pears go.
>
> I hope you have better luck with the Everyday Essentials than I had with
> Target's house brand of pears. I usually buy the Del Monte and find the
> texture and flavor to be top-notch. The Target brand, on the shelf
> adjacent
> to the Del Monte, were so much cheaper, about 40% less, I had to try them.
> They had weak flavor and mushy texture - no where near as good as the Del
> Monte. I am not normally a China basher; but, the Target brand was
> "Product of China", Del Monte is a product of the US, proudly proclaiming
> them to be grown in the "Pacific Northwest".
>
> I'll not be tempted again to stray from the known quality of Del Monte
> pears. In this case, a penny saved was a waste of several pennies.
> YMMV

I have bought that brand many times and it is fine. I have had issues with
the Target brand foods. So much so that I will no longer buy anything of
that brand. Main problem there has been weird flavors. I tried some sort
of tomato product. Can't remember what now but it smelled like mold.