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MineralMan

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58. Not gross at all. Unique.

Reply to Bay Boy (Reply #53)

Tue Mar 12, 2013, 12:43 PM

Mar 2013

It's actually more of a British-style pudding...steamed and baked. Yummy stuff.

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Real customer service in a supermarket. Not the Walmart style. [View all] MineralMan Mar 2013 OP

That is one of the many reasons I love my Publix. One day I was looking for my blonde shade monmouth3 Mar 2013 #1

Thanks. I'm glad to see that service isn't gone in MineralMan Mar 2013 #2

i love Publix. employee owned! CurtEastPoint Mar 2013 #6

That's another thing I like about Publix. The employees have incentive...n/t monmouth3 Mar 2013 #18

I also love that they will special order for you. okwmember Mar 2013 #25

Our HyVee is the same way. Any of the stockers will stop what they are doing Frustratedlady Mar 2013 #3

Cool. Service is worth something, I think. MineralMan Mar 2013 #5

Byerly's/Lunds is also locally owned. Jenoch Mar 2013 #56

I spent 6 months in Iowa a few years ago... sweetloukillbot Mar 2013 #9

One of the reasons they are so good, is that... Frustratedlady Mar 2013 #37

The chinese food was great! sweetloukillbot Mar 2013 #39

I agree. I sometimes tell them "just tell me what aisle it's in" ... cyberswede Mar 2013 #27

Well.... Autumn Colors Mar 2013 #4

Of course. But I'm not really talking about MineralMan Mar 2013 #7

I Make An Effort To Frequent Anyplace That Gives Good Service ChoppinBroccoli Mar 2013 #8

I agree. I also patronize a local MineralMan Mar 2013 #11

Ace is always filled with employees asking to help out sweetloukillbot Mar 2013 #36

Where Are The Managers? grilled onions Mar 2013 #10

It depends, store to store, and company to company. MineralMan Mar 2013 #13

They watch security cameras now from what I can tell. Neoma Mar 2013 #21

I manage a small grocery and that's just what I do. Codeine Mar 2013 #44

You Are Doing A Great Job! grilled onions Mar 2013 #46

I have a similar story about B&M Brown Bread Mariana Mar 2013 #12

Cool! Good service. MineralMan Mar 2013 #14

Yup, I LOVE HEB Trailrider1951 Mar 2013 #17

walmart has a hard time in central Texas thanks to HEB smackd Mar 2013 #40

I love my grocery Lurker Deluxe Mar 2013 #48

Mmm, childhood memories... rox63 Mar 2013 #15

Yah. I'm a California kid, but my mom MineralMan Mar 2013 #16

I only have one quibble with regards to price difference - my estimate bullwinkle428 Mar 2013 #19

I was basing that on my own typical shopping trip. MineralMan Mar 2013 #23

Byerly's produce is Jenoch Mar 2013 #57

I shop at Kroger. MicaelS Mar 2013 #20

I shop at Kroger also. RebelOne Mar 2013 #22

Yeah, but now because of your one time craving... TlalocW Mar 2013 #24

It's always available online, of course. MineralMan Mar 2013 #26

I don't know how anyone can shop for food ann--- Mar 2013 #28

I haven't been in a Walmart in over four years. MineralMan Mar 2013 #29

I love Target! ann--- Mar 2013 #32

Costcos often have cement floors as well. Codeine Mar 2013 #45

Well, in the Walmart ann--- Mar 2013 #47

Local independant stores. Zax2me Mar 2013 #30

Yes. Whenever that's possible. MineralMan Mar 2013 #31

of course brown bread belongs with the beans.... grasswire Mar 2013 #33

I'm sure it is, but the childhood memory is of MineralMan Mar 2013 #35

people at Kroger seem very helpful to me Skittles Mar 2013 #34

The Central Market stores in Texas are the same way. Jazzgirl Mar 2013 #38

Central Market is owned by HEB smackd Mar 2013 #41

Surprised no one mentioned Wegman's? Agschmid Mar 2013 #42

Supermarkets are very regional. I've never seen a Wegman's MineralMan Mar 2013 #43

Well my Upstate NY'ers need to represent then! Agschmid Mar 2013 #55

WEGMAN'S!!! Raine1967 Mar 2013 #59

The Wegman's I go to has fantastic sushi, better than the Whole Foods. msanthrope Mar 2013 #54

See, that's the trouble pipi_k Mar 2013 #49

Not long ago I thought about a similar product, date nut roll... Silent3 Mar 2013 #50

I haven't thought about that canned brown bread in years. The Velveteen Ocelot Mar 2013 #51

I do most of my shopping at one of Vermont's most legendary country stores cali Mar 2013 #52

Brown bread in a can? Sounds gross... Bay Boy Mar 2013 #53

Not gross at all. Unique. MineralMan Mar 2013 #58