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Don Y
Guest
On 7/31/2015 9:18 AM, Phil Hobbs wrote:
I don't like having to invest time preparing a meal, baked goods,
etc. -- only to be *disappointed* in the outcome. E.g., 12 hours
to make 16qts of "spaghetti sauce" would have me grumbling each
time I consumed any of that batch if the "tomatoes were lousy"!
(and the idea of DISCARDING all that sauce is anathema to me!)
Driving 20 minutes to the nearest "oriental grocer" that *might*
carry the items we seek (and, more often than not, *won't* have
stock on hand) means its more effective to drive *45* minutes to
the grocer that *will* have stock! Having invested that much
time, you don't want to buy "QTY 1" and make the trip again
next week! (so, we buy "case lots" just to avoid wasting all
that travel time)
I base *my* purchase decisions on things that I *can* buy from
other stores -- "name brand" products -- so I don't find myself
wondering/waiting for a product to (hopefully) reappear. Sometimes,
that means a trip across town (e.g., 45 minutes to our "oriental
food supplier" when one of the smaller "oriental stores" happens
to be out-of-stock) but at least I know I *can* get the product and
don't have to resort to on-line purchases (and the delays that
those incur)!
You're one of the more intense consumers I've run across recently.
Cheers
Phil "relatively adaptable, within limits" Hobbs
I don't like having to invest time preparing a meal, baked goods,
etc. -- only to be *disappointed* in the outcome. E.g., 12 hours
to make 16qts of "spaghetti sauce" would have me grumbling each
time I consumed any of that batch if the "tomatoes were lousy"!
(and the idea of DISCARDING all that sauce is anathema to me!)
Driving 20 minutes to the nearest "oriental grocer" that *might*
carry the items we seek (and, more often than not, *won't* have
stock on hand) means its more effective to drive *45* minutes to
the grocer that *will* have stock! Having invested that much
time, you don't want to buy "QTY 1" and make the trip again
next week! (so, we buy "case lots" just to avoid wasting all
that travel time)