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packr...@gmail.com
Jul 23, 2014, 4:43:08 PM7/23/14
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As someone with special dietary needs, Uncle Bens Instant Long Grain Rice has been a staple of my diet for years - until now. Last month I discovered it was out of stock at my nearest grocery store and they were "having a problem getting more in stock". Attempts to find it at other grocery stores in the province were to no avail. I finally called Uncle Bens consumer affairs hotline, were I was informed that their instant rice (as well as Long Grain Perfection, which I also bought) had been discontinued. I asked why this was so, and was given what sounded like a scripted answer basically saying that "Our customers wanted a healthier alternative". I also asked why these products were still on their website, and was told the site would "soon be updated".
That was a month ago, their site hasn't changed nor can I find this instant rice anywhere in stores. I ordered the last box of it from Walmart's online grocery shopping, but that was the last I could find of it. I believe their Instant Brown Rice has also been discontinued as it too has disappeared.
There are two things about this that have me puzzled: why Uncle Bens would discontinue one of their best-selling and oldest products (if it's sold out in all across Canada and the USA, it MUST have been popular), and why they did not announce it nor inform any of their retailers, most of which still have empty slots on their shelves waiting for new stock which will apparently never arrive. I suspect there's something more to this but I can't figure out what - can anyone shed some light on this?
I strongly encourage all who are affected by this product change to write to Uncle Bens via the comment form on their site, and politely express their frustration at no longer being able to buy these products.
There are lots of other brands of instant rice out there, but Uncle Bens was always the best - hopefully there will be enough outcry over this to make them come to their senses.
I should also note that the Long Grain Perfection Rice has been replaced with a very similar product, the cooking time has been shortened from 10 minutes to 8 but in my opinion it is not as good as its predecessor.
That was a month ago, their site hasn't changed nor can I find this instant rice anywhere in stores. I ordered the last box of it from Walmart's online grocery shopping, but that was the last I could find of it. I believe their Instant Brown Rice has also been discontinued as it too has disappeared.
There are two things about this that have me puzzled: why Uncle Bens would discontinue one of their best-selling and oldest products (if it's sold out in all across Canada and the USA, it MUST have been popular), and why they did not announce it nor inform any of their retailers, most of which still have empty slots on their shelves waiting for new stock which will apparently never arrive. I suspect there's something more to this but I can't figure out what - can anyone shed some light on this?
I strongly encourage all who are affected by this product change to write to Uncle Bens via the comment form on their site, and politely express their frustration at no longer being able to buy these products.
There are lots of other brands of instant rice out there, but Uncle Bens was always the best - hopefully there will be enough outcry over this to make them come to their senses.
I should also note that the Long Grain Perfection Rice has been replaced with a very similar product, the cooking time has been shortened from 10 minutes to 8 but in my opinion it is not as good as its predecessor.
Nancy2
Jul 23, 2014, 5:03:37 PM7/23/14
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Sorry to hear that;I used it too, not being a rice aficionado....maybe people wanted those extra two minutes! ;-)
N.
N.
Julie Bove
Jul 23, 2014, 5:46:03 PM7/23/14
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I hardly think that instant rice is a best seller.
spamtr...@gmail.com
Jul 23, 2014, 6:06:22 PM7/23/14
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On Wednesday, July 23, 2014 1:43:08 PM UTC-7, packr...@gmail.com wrote:
> There are two things about this that have me puzzled: why Uncle Bens would discontinue one of their best-selling and oldest products (if it's sold out in all across Canada and the USA, it MUST have been popular), and why they did not announce it nor inform any of their retailers, most of which still have empty slots on their shelves waiting for new stock which will apparently never arrive. I suspect there's something more to this but I can't figure out what - can anyone shed some light on this?
>
They probably got tired of competing with Minute Rice, which owns the instant
> There are two things about this that have me puzzled: why Uncle Bens would discontinue one of their best-selling and oldest products (if it's sold out in all across Canada and the USA, it MUST have been popular), and why they did not announce it nor inform any of their retailers, most of which still have empty slots on their shelves waiting for new stock which will apparently never arrive. I suspect there's something more to this but I can't figure out what - can anyone shed some light on this?
>
rice sector.
But Uncle Ben is not known for instant rice but for this joke:
What's brown and crawls up your leges?
Uncle Ben's Perverted Rice.
Nunya Bidnits
Jul 23, 2014, 6:57:50 PM7/23/14
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Pete C.
Jul 23, 2014, 7:24:30 PM7/23/14
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rice. Indeed rice isn't particularly healthy even though it is a staple
in so much of the world.
sf
Jul 23, 2014, 7:31:25 PM7/23/14
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On Wed, 23 Jul 2014 13:43:08 -0700 (PDT), packr...@gmail.com wrote:
> As someone with special dietary needs, Uncle Bens Instant Long Grain Rice has been a staple of my diet for years - until now. Last month I discovered it was out of stock at my nearest grocery store and they were "having a problem getting more in stock". Attempts to find it at other grocery stores in the province were to no avail. I finally called Uncle Bens consumer affairs hotline, were I was informed that their instant rice (as well as Long Grain Perfection, which I also bought) had been discontinued. I asked why this was so, and was given what sounded like a scripted answer basically saying that "Our customers wanted a healthier alternative". I also asked why these products were still on their website, and was told the site would "soon be updated".
Switch to converted rice, which is low on the glycemic index too.
> As someone with special dietary needs, Uncle Bens Instant Long Grain Rice has been a staple of my diet for years - until now. Last month I discovered it was out of stock at my nearest grocery store and they were "having a problem getting more in stock". Attempts to find it at other grocery stores in the province were to no avail. I finally called Uncle Bens consumer affairs hotline, were I was informed that their instant rice (as well as Long Grain Perfection, which I also bought) had been discontinued. I asked why this was so, and was given what sounded like a scripted answer basically saying that "Our customers wanted a healthier alternative". I also asked why these products were still on their website, and was told the site would "soon be updated".
http://www.health.harvard.edu/newsweek/Glycemic_index_and_glycemic_load_for_100_foods.htm
White rice, average 89
Brown rice, average 50
Converted, white rice (Uncle Ben's�) 38
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Brooklyn1
Jul 23, 2014, 8:26:32 PM7/23/14
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packrat1979 wrote:
>
>As someone with special dietary needs, Uncle Bens Instant Long Grain Rice
>has been a staple of my diet for years - until now. Last month I discovered
>it was out of stock at my nearest grocery store.
>
>As someone with special dietary needs, Uncle Bens Instant Long Grain Rice
>has been a staple of my diet for years - until now. Last month I discovered
You're shopping at the wrong store.
http://www.walmart.com/search/search-ng.do?ic=16_0&Find=Find&search_query=Uncle+Bens+Instant+Long+Grain+Rice+&Find=Find&search_constraint=0
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Janet Wilder
Jul 23, 2014, 9:33:24 PM7/23/14
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On 7/23/2014 7:31 PM, Sqwertz wrote:
> Now Uncle Ben's has a dozen or so other products that require no
> cooking at all - just a microwave.
>
> -sw
>
I could always cook regular rice perfectly, but I always ruined Minute
Rice. Go figure?
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> On Wed, 23 Jul 2014 14:46:03 -0700, Julie Bove wrote:
>
>> I hardly think that instant rice is a best seller.
>
> The generation that cook(ed) instant rice is probably dead or dying.
>
>> I hardly think that instant rice is a best seller.
>
> Now Uncle Ben's has a dozen or so other products that require no
> cooking at all - just a microwave.
>
> -sw
>
I could always cook regular rice perfectly, but I always ruined Minute
Rice. Go figure?
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pltrgyst
Jul 23, 2014, 10:04:04 PM7/23/14
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On 7/23/14, 4:43 PM, packr...@gmail.com wrote:
> As someone with special dietary needs, Uncle Bens Instant Long Grain Rice has been a staple of my diet for years....
Pardon my ignorance and curiosity, but what sort of special dietary need
does instant rice fulfill?
-- Larry
> As someone with special dietary needs, Uncle Bens Instant Long Grain Rice has been a staple of my diet for years....
Pardon my ignorance and curiosity, but what sort of special dietary need
does instant rice fulfill?
-- Larry
packr...@gmail.com
Jul 23, 2014, 10:13:03 PM7/23/14
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>
> > As someone with special dietary needs, Uncle Bens Instant Long Grain Rice has been a staple of my diet for years....
>
>
>
> Pardon my ignorance and curiosity, but what sort of special dietary need
>
> does instant rice fulfill?
>
>
>
> -- Larry
pltrgyst
Jul 23, 2014, 10:20:42 PM7/23/14
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On 7/23/14, 10:13 PM, packr...@gmail.com wrote:
>
>>
>>> As someone with special dietary needs, Uncle Bens Instant Long Grain Rice has been a staple of my diet for years....
>>
>> Pardon my ignorance and curiosity, but what sort of special dietary need
>>
>> does instant rice fulfill?
>
>
>>
>>> As someone with special dietary needs, Uncle Bens Instant Long Grain Rice has been a staple of my diet for years....
>>
>> Pardon my ignorance and curiosity, but what sort of special dietary need
>>
>> does instant rice fulfill?
>
> One that requires a very bland diet.
And instant rice is more bland than any non-wild or converted rice?
Tnx -- Larry
Dave Smith
Jul 23, 2014, 10:34:50 PM7/23/14
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needs involving instant rice.
Bryan-TGWWW
Jul 23, 2014, 10:58:15 PM7/23/14
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in.
>
> Tnx -- Larry
--Bryan
Cheryl
Jul 24, 2014, 12:08:19 AM7/24/14
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On 7/23/2014 4:43 PM, packr...@gmail.com wrote:
> I strongly encourage all who are affected by this product change to
> write to Uncle Bens via the comment form on their site, and politely
> express their frustration at no longer being able to buy these
> products.
I'm not sure how well your suggestion will work. While I haven't had
> I strongly encourage all who are affected by this product change to
> write to Uncle Bens via the comment form on their site, and politely
> express their frustration at no longer being able to buy these
> products.
this problem with people food, I have had the problem with pet food
being suddenly discontinued, and when it was all your pet would eat,
it's a huge problem.
Good luck.
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Julie Bove
Jul 24, 2014, 12:19:24 AM7/24/14
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>> ---
>>
>> I hardly think that instant rice is a best seller.
>
> Nor is par-cooked rice any more or less healthy than other variations of
> rice. Indeed rice isn't particularly healthy even though it is a staple
> in so much of the world.
We eat rice in this house for one of two reasons. It's cheap and we need to
>>
>> I hardly think that instant rice is a best seller.
>
> Nor is par-cooked rice any more or less healthy than other variations of
> rice. Indeed rice isn't particularly healthy even though it is a staple
> in so much of the world.
eat cheap that day/week, or... We're sick. Rice is easily digested.
Today was an exception. I made vegetable soup and chicken breast for
dinner. I had leftover steak and also some baked (better than fries)
potatoes. I gave daughter a choice of those potatoes or something else.
She chose rice.
I tried doing the instant rice thing after daughter insisted that she loved
it. Some years ago I bought her some Minute rice cups that could be heated
in the microwave. She was able to easily make those at the dance studio
using the microwave. I think the appeal was that it was something she could
do for herself.
When I bought a box of Minute rice using a coupon and made it into some soup
with broth when she was sick, she protested and said that the rice was
weird. And I agree. I'd have to be sick to the point of only being able to
eat two bites and not being able to taste anything to be able to eat that.
I don't care how you doctor it up. Bleh.
Rice is easy to make and white rice is ready in only 20 minutes. I can't
see a need for the instant.
I actually picked up some sort of cooking magazine at the store yesterday
and the first recipe I saw in it (at random) called for instant rice. I put
it right back. I think it was a Weight Watcher's magazine but not sure.
Julie Bove
Jul 24, 2014, 12:20:28 AM7/24/14
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else, it changes the glycemic load.
Julie Bove
Jul 24, 2014, 12:21:33 AM7/24/14
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>> There are two things about this that have me puzzled: why Uncle Bens
>> would discontinue one of their best-selling and oldest products (if
>> it's sold out in all across Canada and the USA, it MUST have been
>> popular), and why they did not announce it nor inform any of their
>> retailers, most of which still have empty slots on their shelves
>> waiting for new stock which will apparently never arrive. I suspect
>> there's something more to this but I can't figure out what - can
>> anyone shed some light on this?
>
> Just a hunch, but it may be that UB's can make more money selling
>> would discontinue one of their best-selling and oldest products (if
>> it's sold out in all across Canada and the USA, it MUST have been
>> popular), and why they did not announce it nor inform any of their
>> retailers, most of which still have empty slots on their shelves
>> waiting for new stock which will apparently never arrive. I suspect
>> there's something more to this but I can't figure out what - can
>> anyone shed some light on this?
>
> their converted instant rice to the USDA for distribution to food
> banks, and they can concentrate on the myriad of other convenience
> foods. Our local food bank regularly gets 1,000-pound totes of
> instant rice from the USDA (that needs to be weighed out into 1-pound
> packages for distribution).
>
> Another thought it that their patents have expired (or are expiring)
> and they can't afford to compete in the market.
>
> <clickety click> Such as this one:
>
> http://www.google.com/patents/US6416802
>
> And this one:
>
> http://www.google.com/patents/US5316783
>
> And probably a bunch of others.
>
>> I strongly encourage all who are affected by this product change...
>
> I don't think you'll get much support for instant rice around here.
My thoughts too.
Cheri
Jul 24, 2014, 1:05:02 AM7/24/14
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> On 7/23/2014 7:31 PM, Sqwertz wrote:
>> On Wed, 23 Jul 2014 14:46:03 -0700, Julie Bove wrote:
>>
>>> I hardly think that instant rice is a best seller.
>>
>> The generation that cook(ed) instant rice is probably dead or dying.
>> Now Uncle Ben's has a dozen or so other products that require no
>> cooking at all - just a microwave.
>>
>> -sw
>>
>
> I could always cook regular rice perfectly, but I always ruined Minute
> Rice. Go figure?
I never cared for the texture of Minute Rice or any of the instant rices.
>> On Wed, 23 Jul 2014 14:46:03 -0700, Julie Bove wrote:
>>
>>> I hardly think that instant rice is a best seller.
>>
>> The generation that cook(ed) instant rice is probably dead or dying.
>> Now Uncle Ben's has a dozen or so other products that require no
>> cooking at all - just a microwave.
>>
>> -sw
>>
>
> I could always cook regular rice perfectly, but I always ruined Minute
> Rice. Go figure?
Cheri
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Cheri
Jul 24, 2014, 1:24:40 AM7/24/14
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> On Wed, 23 Jul 2014 22:05:02 -0700, Cheri wrote:
>
>> "Janet Wilder" <not...@notreal.com> wrote in message
>> news:53d06271$0$58732$c3e8da3$12bc...@news.astraweb.com...
>>
>
>> "Janet Wilder" <not...@notreal.com> wrote in message
>> news:53d06271$0$58732$c3e8da3$12bc...@news.astraweb.com...
>>
>>> I could always cook regular rice perfectly, but I always ruined Minute
>>> Rice. Go figure?
>>
>> I never cared for the texture of Minute Rice or any of the instant rices.
>
> Maybe my mom fed it to me as a kid, but I can't recall ever having it.
>>> Rice. Go figure?
>>
>> I never cared for the texture of Minute Rice or any of the instant rices.
>
> Now I'm curious. Maybe I'll buy a sample size bag/box of it.
>
> -sw
It has a lightness about it, no texture to speak of and not much taste, at
least to me.
Cheri
Julie Bove
Jul 24, 2014, 1:40:11 AM7/24/14
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"Sqwertz" <swe...@cluemail.compost> wrote in message
> On Wed, 23 Jul 2014 14:46:03 -0700, Julie Bove wrote:
>
>
>> I hardly think that instant rice is a best seller.
>
>
> The generation that cook(ed) instant rice is probably dead or dying.
> Now Uncle Ben's has a dozen or so other products that require no
> cooking at all - just a microwave.
I didn't know there was such a generation!
> Now Uncle Ben's has a dozen or so other products that require no
> cooking at all - just a microwave.
Julie Bove
Jul 24, 2014, 1:41:09 AM7/24/14
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I used to buy the cooked ones in pouches. Until I got the moldy one. Never
again. That texture isn't quite right either but they made for a super
quick meal.
Julie Bove
Jul 24, 2014, 1:42:43 AM7/24/14
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> On Wed, 23 Jul 2014 22:05:02 -0700, Cheri wrote:
>
> On Wed, 23 Jul 2014 22:05:02 -0700, Cheri wrote:
>
>> "Janet Wilder" <not...@notreal.com> wrote in message
>> news:53d06271$0$58732$c3e8da3$12bc...@news.astraweb.com...
>>
>> news:53d06271$0$58732$c3e8da3$12bc...@news.astraweb.com...
>>
>>> I could always cook regular rice perfectly, but I always ruined Minute
>>> Rice. Go figure?
>>
>> I never cared for the texture of Minute Rice or any of the instant rices.
>
>>> Rice. Go figure?
>>
>> I never cared for the texture of Minute Rice or any of the instant rices.
>
> Maybe my mom fed it to me as a kid, but I can't recall ever having it.
> Now I'm curious. Maybe I'll buy a sample size bag/box of it.
I think my mom might have used some sort of instant brown rice now and then
> Now I'm curious. Maybe I'll buy a sample size bag/box of it.
but usually not. We actually didn't eat a lot of rice when I was a kid. My
mom made chicken amandine that I thought had brown rice in it but it didn't.
It was write rice with some sort of condensed soup mixed in. That led to
the brown color.
Julie Bove
Jul 24, 2014, 1:43:14 AM7/24/14
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Like eating itty bitty packing peanuts.
Julie Bove
Jul 24, 2014, 1:43:41 AM7/24/14
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Moe DeLoughan
Jul 24, 2014, 7:57:11 AM7/24/14
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any of their stores actually have it in stock. Just last night I made
a 35-mile drive to a Walmart that, according to walmart.com, carried a
certain brand of saltine cracker. Since the no. 2 grocery store chain
in my area just got sold, nobody here carries that brand anymore.
Walmart.com showed that this one store had them in stock. I phoned the
store to confirm it. They confirmed, but suggested I special order the
quantity I needed (24 lbs.), so I did, with a scheduled pickup of
Wednesday night.
Last night I drove to that store to pick up my crackers. Nobody had
any idea. After the third handoff, thankfully to the grocery manager,
he went back into their stockroom to humor me - and then he showed me
their inventory/order form. In short: their store never carried this
brand of cracker. Didn't matter what the corporate website said. As
for whoever I spoke to on the phone, he wished I had their name,
because they had no order for me. They couldn't have it, because they
never stocked it.
A pointless 70 mile round trip based on misrepresentation and lies.
Then again - that's Walmart!
Nancy Young
Jul 24, 2014, 8:20:57 AM7/24/14
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On 7/24/2014 7:57 AM, Moe DeLoughan wrote:
> Last night I drove to that store to pick up my crackers. Nobody had any
> idea. After the third handoff, thankfully to the grocery manager, he
> went back into their stockroom to humor me - and then he showed me their
> inventory/order form. In short: their store never carried this brand of
> cracker. Didn't matter what the corporate website said. As for whoever I
> spoke to on the phone, he wished I had their name, because they had no
> order for me. They couldn't have it, because they never stocked it.
>
> A pointless 70 mile round trip based on misrepresentation and lies. Then
> again - that's Walmart!
Those must be some crackers! What's the brand, if you don't mind,
> Last night I drove to that store to pick up my crackers. Nobody had any
> idea. After the third handoff, thankfully to the grocery manager, he
> went back into their stockroom to humor me - and then he showed me their
> inventory/order form. In short: their store never carried this brand of
> cracker. Didn't matter what the corporate website said. As for whoever I
> spoke to on the phone, he wished I had their name, because they had no
> order for me. They couldn't have it, because they never stocked it.
>
> A pointless 70 mile round trip based on misrepresentation and lies. Then
> again - that's Walmart!
I'm curious.
I had the same experience with the WalMart website, I didn't drive that
far but I really wanted to buy this product and it said they had some.
Wasted my time and gas going over there for nothing.
nancy
Gary
Jul 24, 2014, 8:30:17 AM7/24/14
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Moe DeLoughan wrote:
>
> Doesn't matter what the website says, it is no indicator as to whether
> any of their stores actually have it in stock. Just last night I made
> a 35-mile drive to a Walmart that, according to walmart.com, carried a
> certain brand of saltine cracker. Since the no. 2 grocery store chain
> in my area just got sold, nobody here carries that brand anymore.
> Walmart.com showed that this one store had them in stock. I phoned the
> store to confirm it. They confirmed, but suggested I special order the
> quantity I needed (24 lbs.),
Just curious...why did you need 24 lbs of saltines? That's one hell
>
> Doesn't matter what the website says, it is no indicator as to whether
> any of their stores actually have it in stock. Just last night I made
> a 35-mile drive to a Walmart that, according to walmart.com, carried a
> certain brand of saltine cracker. Since the no. 2 grocery store chain
> in my area just got sold, nobody here carries that brand anymore.
> Walmart.com showed that this one store had them in stock. I phoned the
> store to confirm it. They confirmed, but suggested I special order the
> quantity I needed (24 lbs.),
of a lot of saltines.
G.
sf
Jul 24, 2014, 9:57:11 AM7/24/14
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so why is minute rice preferable over regular that's cooked with a
little more water than usual? Is salt okay or is that a no-no on a
bland diet?
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Jul 24, 2014, 9:59:53 AM7/24/14
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items imaginable...
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Jul 24, 2014, 10:03:12 AM7/24/14
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On Wednesday, July 23, 2014 9:23:22 PM UTC-4, Sqwertz wrote:
>
> no.
>
>
>
> -sw
Another swing - another miss. He's like clockwork.
> On Wed, 23 Jul 2014 20:26:32 -0400, Brooklyn1 wrote:
>
>
>
> > packrat1979 wrote:
>
> >>
>
> >>As someone with special dietary needs, Uncle Bens Instant Long Grain Rice
>
> >>has been a staple of my diet for years - until now. Last month I discovered
>
> >>it was out of stock at my nearest grocery store.
>
> >
>
> > You're shopping at the wrong store.
>
> > http://www.walmart.com/search/search-ng.do?ic=16_0&Find=Find&search_query=Uncle+Bens+Instant+Long+Grain+Rice+&Find=Find&search_constraint=0
>
>
>
> Instant rice is not on that list, dumbass. Converted? Yes. Instant,
>
>
>
> > packrat1979 wrote:
>
> >>
>
> >>As someone with special dietary needs, Uncle Bens Instant Long Grain Rice
>
> >>has been a staple of my diet for years - until now. Last month I discovered
>
> >>it was out of stock at my nearest grocery store.
>
> >
>
> > You're shopping at the wrong store.
>
> > http://www.walmart.com/search/search-ng.do?ic=16_0&Find=Find&search_query=Uncle+Bens+Instant+Long+Grain+Rice+&Find=Find&search_constraint=0
>
>
>
>
> no.
>
>
>
> -sw
Another swing - another miss. He's like clockwork.
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Gary
Jul 24, 2014, 10:24:47 AM7/24/14
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barbie gee wrote:
> Flavorless, textureless.
> Might as well eat little shreds of styrofoam.
Rice cakes are a culinary joke to me. Styrofoam for sure! ;)
G.
>
> On Wed, 23 Jul 2014, pltrgyst wrote:
> > And instant rice is more bland than any non-wild or converted rice?
>
> oh yes.
> On Wed, 23 Jul 2014, pltrgyst wrote:
> > And instant rice is more bland than any non-wild or converted rice?
>
> Flavorless, textureless.
> Might as well eat little shreds of styrofoam.
Rice cakes are a culinary joke to me. Styrofoam for sure! ;)
G.
Brooklyn1
Jul 24, 2014, 10:25:56 AM7/24/14
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And you actually believe that saltine FAIRYtail.
Moe DeLoughan
Jul 24, 2014, 10:33:27 AM7/24/14
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On 7/24/2014 7:20 AM, Nancy Young wrote:
> On 7/24/2014 7:57 AM, Moe DeLoughan wrote:
>
>> Last night I drove to that store to pick up my crackers. Nobody had any
>> idea. After the third handoff, thankfully to the grocery manager, he
>> went back into their stockroom to humor me - and then he showed me
>> their
>> inventory/order form. In short: their store never carried this brand of
>> cracker. Didn't matter what the corporate website said. As for
>> whoever I
>> spoke to on the phone, he wished I had their name, because they had no
>> order for me. They couldn't have it, because they never stocked it.
>>
>> A pointless 70 mile round trip based on misrepresentation and lies.
>> Then
>> again - that's Walmart!
>
> Those must be some crackers! What's the brand, if you don't mind,
> I'm curious.
Sunshine Krispy Original Saltine Crackers. I can recite it by heart by
> On 7/24/2014 7:57 AM, Moe DeLoughan wrote:
>
>> Last night I drove to that store to pick up my crackers. Nobody had any
>> idea. After the third handoff, thankfully to the grocery manager, he
>> went back into their stockroom to humor me - and then he showed me
>> their
>> inventory/order form. In short: their store never carried this brand of
>> cracker. Didn't matter what the corporate website said. As for
>> whoever I
>> spoke to on the phone, he wished I had their name, because they had no
>> order for me. They couldn't have it, because they never stocked it.
>>
>> A pointless 70 mile round trip based on misrepresentation and lies.
>> Then
>> again - that's Walmart!
>
> Those must be some crackers! What's the brand, if you don't mind,
> I'm curious.
now. Most of the grocery stores in this metropolitan area are now
serviced by the same grocery wholesaler, who does not carry that
brand. Which is why I was willing to drive so far to get it.
As for *why* that brand: it's the brand my family grew up with. It was
always around, and always the less expensive brand, also. When they
disappeared from the shelves, we simply switched brands, because hey -
a saltine is a saltine, right? No, they're not. There are vast
differences in texture, and we couldn't find a satisfactory substitute.
I discovered after returning from my fruitless trip to Walmart last
night that our local high-end grocery chain carries them, for about
fifty cents a box more. I never thought to check there, because
saltines seem just too plebian for that place. But since they have
them, I'll swing by and stock up for myself and the siblings.
> I had the same experience with the WalMart website, I didn't drive
> that far but I really wanted to buy this product and it said they had
> some.
> Wasted my time and gas going over there for nothing.
>
real time, so I phoned that particular Walmart to confirm. I got
confirmation - in fact, the fellow I was transferred to told me they
sell about a case a day there, and suggested I place a special order
with him to make sure they'd have them for me when I showed up. So I
ordered two cases, set Wednesday as the pickup day, and showed up to
claim my crackers. Turned out he was feeding me a line of bullshit.
Hope he got his giggle out of it.
Bryan-TGWWW
Jul 24, 2014, 10:41:39 AM7/24/14
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--Bryan
Moe DeLoughan
Jul 24, 2014, 10:42:08 AM7/24/14
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Yeah, the crackers they never stocked.
I'm phoning back and asking for the store manager to confirm. I won't
be fooled twice.
Dave Smith
Jul 24, 2014, 11:32:26 AM7/24/14
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On 2014-07-24 10:16 AM, barbie gee wrote:
>> And instant rice is more bland than any non-wild or converted rice?
>
> oh yes.
> Flavorless, textureless.
> Might as well eat little shreds of styrofoam.
>
Anyone who is really on a bland food diet would know that regular boiled
>> And instant rice is more bland than any non-wild or converted rice?
>
> oh yes.
> Flavorless, textureless.
> Might as well eat little shreds of styrofoam.
>
rice is acceptable. I am surprised the troll came back to clarify.
sf
Jul 24, 2014, 12:06:46 PM7/24/14
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On Thu, 24 Jul 2014 09:16:36 -0500, barbie gee <boo...@nosespam.com>
fun.
wrote:
>
>
> On Wed, 23 Jul 2014, pltrgyst wrote:
>
>
>
> On Wed, 23 Jul 2014, pltrgyst wrote:
>
> > On 7/23/14, 10:13 PM, packr...@gmail.com wrote:
> >>
> >>>
> >>>> As someone with special dietary needs, Uncle Bens Instant Long Grain
> >>
> >>>
> >>>> As someone with special dietary needs, Uncle Bens Instant Long Grain
> >>>> Rice has been a staple of my diet for years....
> >>>
> >>> Pardon my ignorance and curiosity, but what sort of special dietary need
> >>>
> >>> does instant rice fulfill?
> >>
> >> One that requires a very bland diet.
> >
> >>>
> >>> Pardon my ignorance and curiosity, but what sort of special dietary need
> >>>
> >>> does instant rice fulfill?
> >>
> >> One that requires a very bland diet.
> >
> > And instant rice is more bland than any non-wild or converted rice?
>
> oh yes.
> Flavorless, textureless.
> Might as well eat little shreds of styrofoam.
I have no idea why he's on a bland diet, but I hear that ulcers are no
>
> oh yes.
> Flavorless, textureless.
> Might as well eat little shreds of styrofoam.
fun.
sf
Jul 24, 2014, 12:13:45 PM7/24/14
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On Thu, 24 Jul 2014 09:33:27 -0500, Moe DeLoughan <m...@notmine.null>
wrote:
> I discovered after returning from my fruitless trip to Walmart last
> night that our local high-end grocery chain carries them, for about
> fifty cents a box more. I never thought to check there, because
> saltines seem just too plebian for that place. But since they have
> them, I'll swing by and stock up for myself and the siblings.
Glad you found them! Amazon has them by the dozen, but it works out
to approx $3.25 a box. Not sure if that's a good deal or not.
Haven't bought saltines in quite a while, but other types of crackers
aren't cheap - so the price doesn't seem out of line to me.
wrote:
> I discovered after returning from my fruitless trip to Walmart last
> night that our local high-end grocery chain carries them, for about
> fifty cents a box more. I never thought to check there, because
> saltines seem just too plebian for that place. But since they have
> them, I'll swing by and stock up for myself and the siblings.
to approx $3.25 a box. Not sure if that's a good deal or not.
Haven't bought saltines in quite a while, but other types of crackers
aren't cheap - so the price doesn't seem out of line to me.
sf
Jul 24, 2014, 12:14:47 PM7/24/14
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On Thu, 24 Jul 2014 06:59:53 -0700 (PDT), Bryan-TGWWW
<bryang...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Anyone who would drive 70 miles round trip for one of the most worthless
> items imaginable...
Nostalgia is a great motivator.
<bryang...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Anyone who would drive 70 miles round trip for one of the most worthless
> items imaginable...
Moe DeLoughan
Jul 24, 2014, 1:34:04 PM7/24/14
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apology when one is due.
Moe DeLoughan
Jul 24, 2014, 1:44:56 PM7/24/14
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On 7/24/2014 11:14 AM, sf wrote:
> On Thu, 24 Jul 2014 06:59:53 -0700 (PDT), Bryan-TGWWW
> <bryang...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Anyone who would drive 70 miles round trip for one of the most worthless
>> items imaginable...
>
> Nostalgia is a great motivator.
>
I was the hero at Christmas when I presented each of my siblings with
> On Thu, 24 Jul 2014 06:59:53 -0700 (PDT), Bryan-TGWWW
> <bryang...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Anyone who would drive 70 miles round trip for one of the most worthless
>> items imaginable...
>
> Nostalgia is a great motivator.
>
a couple of pounds of a little pork sausage we all enjoyed as a
special treat when we were kids. The company went out of business in
the late 1970s, but the family that owned it is still in the area. I
recently learned that twice a year they contract with a local company
to produce a small run of the sausages, which are then sold in one
local grocery store. Since I'm always on the hunt for one-of-a-kind
and hard-to-find food products, I found them there and cleaned out
their inventory, to the amused exasperation of their butcher. Still,
he's a contemporary, he completely understood how excited I got over
them. My siblings were thrilled to death; their children were puzzled
at first, until they tasted them. I take periodic road trips to pick
up specialty foods; this is now added to my group buy list.
sf
Jul 24, 2014, 2:32:45 PM7/24/14
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On Thu, 24 Jul 2014 12:44:56 -0500, Moe DeLoughan <m...@notmine.null>
wrote:
That's very nice of you! If you decide to repeat it this year, maybe
they'll let you put in a preorder so they can stock over and above the
amount you want this year. ;)
I'd love to find Nuremberg sausages exactly like what I ate and saw
all over the section of (old) Nuremberg I was in. Those things Trader
Joe's tried to sell didn't taste like what I had eaten (in two
different restaurants on the same day). What a disappointment! I
know I don't have a snowball's chance in Hell of finding a decent
Th�ringer sausage here either.
wrote:
they'll let you put in a preorder so they can stock over and above the
amount you want this year. ;)
I'd love to find Nuremberg sausages exactly like what I ate and saw
all over the section of (old) Nuremberg I was in. Those things Trader
Joe's tried to sell didn't taste like what I had eaten (in two
different restaurants on the same day). What a disappointment! I
know I don't have a snowball's chance in Hell of finding a decent
Th�ringer sausage here either.
Nancy Young
Jul 24, 2014, 2:45:58 PM7/24/14
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On 7/24/2014 10:33 AM, Moe DeLoughan wrote:
> On 7/24/2014 7:20 AM, Nancy Young wrote:
>> Those must be some crackers! What's the brand, if you don't mind,
>> I'm curious.
>
> Sunshine Krispy Original Saltine Crackers. I can recite it by heart by
> now. Most of the grocery stores in this metropolitan area are now
> serviced by the same grocery wholesaler, who does not carry that brand.
> Which is why I was willing to drive so far to get it.
>
> As for *why* that brand: it's the brand my family grew up with. It was
> always around, and always the less expensive brand, also. When they
> disappeared from the shelves, we simply switched brands, because hey - a
> saltine is a saltine, right? No, they're not. There are vast differences
> in texture, and we couldn't find a satisfactory substitute.
I get that. They aren't going to be the same made by a different
> On 7/24/2014 7:20 AM, Nancy Young wrote:
>> Those must be some crackers! What's the brand, if you don't mind,
>> I'm curious.
>
> Sunshine Krispy Original Saltine Crackers. I can recite it by heart by
> now. Most of the grocery stores in this metropolitan area are now
> serviced by the same grocery wholesaler, who does not carry that brand.
> Which is why I was willing to drive so far to get it.
>
> As for *why* that brand: it's the brand my family grew up with. It was
> always around, and always the less expensive brand, also. When they
> disappeared from the shelves, we simply switched brands, because hey - a
> saltine is a saltine, right? No, they're not. There are vast differences
> in texture, and we couldn't find a satisfactory substitute.
place.
> I discovered after returning from my fruitless trip to Walmart last
> night that our local high-end grocery chain carries them, for about
> fifty cents a box more. I never thought to check there, because saltines
> seem just too plebian for that place. But since they have them, I'll
> swing by and stock up for myself and the siblings.
the case.
>> I had the same experience with the WalMart website, I didn't drive
>> that far but I really wanted to buy this product and it said they had
>> some.
>> Wasted my time and gas going over there for nothing.
>>
>
> I know from experience that website inventories are not updated in real
> time,
tempting to think maybe I was in luck when the website said they
had limited quantities, like they really had some clue.
And, who knows, maybe they had it in the back somewhere, there
wasn't a soul to help me. It sure wasn't on the shelves.
> so I phoned that particular Walmart to confirm. I got confirmation
> - in fact, the fellow I was transferred to told me they sell about a
> case a day there, and suggested I place a special order with him to make
> sure they'd have them for me when I showed up. So I ordered two cases,
> set Wednesday as the pickup day, and showed up to claim my crackers.
> Turned out he was feeding me a line of bullshit. Hope he got his giggle
> out of it.
in and spend money on other stuff? Or was he just the biggest jerk??
Yikes.
nancy
Orlando Enrique Fiol
Jul 24, 2014, 5:50:45 PM7/24/14
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m...@notmine.null wrote:
>I was the hero at Christmas when I presented each of my siblings with
>a couple of pounds of a little pork sausage we all enjoyed as a
>special treat when we were kids. The company went out of business in
>the late 1970s, but the family that owned it is still in the area. I
>recently learned that twice a year they contract with a local company
>to produce a small run of the sausages, which are then sold in one
>local grocery store. Since I'm always on the hunt for one-of-a-kind
>and hard-to-find food products, I found them there and cleaned out
>their inventory, to the amused exasperation of their butcher. Still,
>he's a contemporary, he completely understood how excited I got over
>them. My siblings were thrilled to death; their children were puzzled
>at first, until they tasted them. I take periodic road trips to pick
>up specialty foods; this is now added to my group buy list.
You'd be a hero in my book if you could tell me where I can still find Daak
>I was the hero at Christmas when I presented each of my siblings with
>a couple of pounds of a little pork sausage we all enjoyed as a
>special treat when we were kids. The company went out of business in
>the late 1970s, but the family that owned it is still in the area. I
>recently learned that twice a year they contract with a local company
>to produce a small run of the sausages, which are then sold in one
>local grocery store. Since I'm always on the hunt for one-of-a-kind
>and hard-to-find food products, I found them there and cleaned out
>their inventory, to the amused exasperation of their butcher. Still,
>he's a contemporary, he completely understood how excited I got over
>them. My siblings were thrilled to death; their children were puzzled
>at first, until they tasted them. I take periodic road trips to pick
>up specialty foods; this is now added to my group buy list.
salami, which I adored as a child and adolescent. I occasionally find
availability teases on Google, but nothing tangible ever materializes.
Orlando
Brooklyn1
Jul 24, 2014, 9:26:26 PM7/24/14
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Orlando Enrique Fiol wrote:
>
>You'd be a hero in my book if you could tell me where I can still find Daak
>salami, which I adored as a child and adolescent. I occasionally find
>availability teases on Google, but nothing tangible ever materializes.
It's spelled "Dak" and I don't remember ever having seen Dak salami,
>
>You'd be a hero in my book if you could tell me where I can still find Daak
>salami, which I adored as a child and adolescent. I occasionally find
>availability teases on Google, but nothing tangible ever materializes.
only Dak ham... Dak is a Plumrose brand:
http://www.plumroseusa.com/brands.php
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