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Boxed Meal Kits?
On Wed, 7 Nov 2018 22:06:14 -0800, "Cheri" >
wrote: >"Julie Bove" > wrote in message >news  >>I took my friend shopping yesterday to a Fred Meyer that was just >>remodeled. For those not familiar with Fred Meyer, they are one of those >>stores that sells most everything. They recently began selling some items >>online. This particular store said the remodel was so they could sell a >>greater variety of of food but they had to cut back on other things. >> >> The new layout makes no sense. The entire back of the grocery section >> zigzags around with things like meat and dairy products but there are odd, >> free standing coolers of things like ham. Makes it super hard to find >> stuff. Even the produce section has a weird layout. >> >> But the weirdest thing was the sign overhead telling us that the boxed >> meal kits were there. Say what? I had to peek because it clearly wasn't >> stuff like Blue Apron as it wasn't a refrigerated aisle. What they meant >> was boxed mac and cheese, Hamburger Helper and things of that ilk. >> >> My friend doesn't cook. She can make a few things like pot roast but would >> be totally lost without things like seasoning packets and she thinks stuff >> like Hamburger Helper are the way to go. I don't get it. If you want >> something *like* Hamburger Helper, it's easy enough to do from scratch. I >> just can't see the need for such things. > > >Obviously some people do because they seem to be popular. I dont' care for >them much myself. What I found odd today was buying Gold Medal Flour which I >don't usually have on hand but will need for holiday baking, when I opened >it to transfer to a container, it said on the top of the bag to resist >eating it until it's cooked, duh, does anyone really need that instruction? >Is anyone hitting a bag of flour with a big spoon to eat mouthfuls of it? >LOL Could be a cokehead? |
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