Archive for the ‘food’ Category
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The Incredible Price-Shifting Squagel, Part III
Well, it’s been a couple of weeks now, and I have yet to receive either a response from Poppy (name changed!) to my last email, or the gift certificates that he promised to send. I sent this email a week or so ago, and still …. nothing.
Hi Poppy -
I look forward to receiving the gift [...] -
The Incredible Price-Shifting Squagel, Part II
So I received a [very prompt!] message today from a regional manager at Cosi in response to my earlier request for clarification about bagel prices:
Re: About our menu
Dear Mr. Greenblatt,
I apologize for the confusion and inconsistency you are experiencing regarding the price or our square bagels or squagels. I have researched the pricing and believe [...] -
Cosi Cafe & The Incredible Price-Shifting Squagel
I’m a pretty frequent customer of the Cosi in my building, and most mornings on the way in to work, I pick up a buttered bagel with coffee, and the price is consistently inconsistent. As I’m pretty sure bagel prices do not fluctuate with the price of a barrel of gas, I’m at a loss [...]
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Join the Soda Club USA
I spent the summer of of 2007 living with my girlfriend in Germany, where, like other parts of Europe, fizzy water is the norm. In fact, the town we were in (Aachen) had its own springs, and the bottled water we preferred to drink was bottled right there in Aachen, was super-inexpensive, and delivered to [...]
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Trader Joe’s Vegetable Masala Burger (Yum!)
Had the opportunity to pick up a box of these from my local Trader Joe’s this past weekend. Was quite glad I did.
I wasn’t quite sure what to expect – I’ve had mixed success with other non-meat-based burgers in the past, but given my faith in the Trader Joe’s brand, I thought I’d give it [...]
