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Throwback Attack
So there I was (about an hour ago) at the local Ralph's supermarket (part of Kroger ComHugeCo Industries),
bent on buying some Perrier(tm), and not much else. Honest! That's all I needed! I had a coupon!
You know that thing about how no battle plan ever survives contact with the enemy?
Yeah, it was a bit like that.
I walked into the Ralphs, grabbed a handbasket and made for the soft drinks aisle.
There was a tatooed and ponytailed man there, busy putting 12-packs of Pepsi Throwback (the awesome one
with real sugar in it, not High Fructose Corn Syrup) in his cart with a slightly manic look on his face.
"Oh cool," I thought, "they still have Throwback in stock".
The Manic Man looked up at me and said those 4 magic words: "THEY'RE ON SALE!"
( - Yes, "they're" counts as two words! Shaddup! :D - )
On sale? But how much of a sale? 5 for $10? WHAT?!?!
OMGOMGOMGOMGOMG!!!
Next thing I knew, I had traded my handbasket for a shopping cart and I was grabbing the last 3 Throwbacks.
Problem was, this was a "must buy 5 to get the sale price" sale, so I needed 2 more Throwbacks.
Luckily, the stockist had just shown up, so I asked him where I could get more. I went to get more.
While waiting for him, I looked for my Perrier at discovered that it was also on sale: a buck a bottle.
Well, gee, gosh, darn, today was a good day to shop!
So I grabbed 6 bottles, which is how many I needed to take advantage of the coupon ($1.25 off on 6).
The stockist returned with a double arm-full of 12-packs (I don't know how he does it, I can only carry 5!).
I got my 2 and headed in the general direction of the cheese aisle.
"Jamais deux sans trois" goes the French proverb, roughly equivalent to "third time's the charm".
I held my breath, hoped against hope, and peered at the Tillamook display...
And there it was! After 4 months of absence, it was back in stock: Tillamook Sharp Cheddar!!!
They had kept their promise, they had said it would be back in July, and there it was! On July 1st!
It wasn't on sale, I didn't care, I had missed it sooooooooo much!!!
Hi, my name is Zrath and I have a cheese problem...
"Hi Zrath!!!"
So, I have enough Pepsi Throwbacks for about 3 months (unless I get company, HAR! Like that's gonna happen),
enough Perrier for a week, and my beloved Tillamook Sharp Cheddar is finally back.
At this particular moment, life does not suck.
Oh yeah, the 5 for $10 sale is good on everything Pepsi makes, by the way.
May the Fourth be with you! :D
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I gots goat cheese in my fridge today. The cheese people were at the local farmers market anyway. Includes a "smoked cheddar-jack" although I still don't know how they get the cheese into a pipe. Yuk yuk yuk.
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I like the Pepsi Throwback. It is smooooooth...
I've given up on diet sodas completely, and I'm giving up on HFCS sodas.
My fridge has Pepsi Throwback, Perrier, water, and some Hansen's Natural soda (pomegranate flavor, very tasty!).
The only thing in my fridge right now with HFCS in it is Heinz ketchup and 2 bottles of Gatorades.
I can't go back to normal Coke at this point. I drank one and it tasted bad.
So the Coca Cola Company better make its own version of Throwback soon!
Or they'll lose me forever.
Goat cheese is awesome, it's like cream cheese with ZING!!!
I use it with smoked salmon sometimes, it's a heavenly combination.
The smoke cheddar-jack sounds tasty.
I e-mailed you on Saturday, did you get it? I was asking about 4th of July happenings.
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--Brian
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