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Twisted expiration dates
Q: It seems like you’ve printed this before but I’ve lost track of it. I know that the twist ties on bread loaves are color-coded by the day the bread was baked. Would you please send me that list so I can buy the freshest bread possible? Thanks.
I enjoy your column.
S. H.
A: I have printed it but you will not like the answer. Bakeries using color tabs change the color code every so often. And different bakeries use different systems. Some use colors in alphabetical order beginning with Monday deliveries — blue, green, red, white and yellow.
Best bet? Buy the breads with the date stamped on them. Also I always pick the loaf from the back of the shelf.
Q: The next question is: Where do you buy Bar Keepers Friend? What store, what section?
Thanks!
S. R.
A: It is in stock at Central Market North and Breed & Co. on West 29th Street with the cleaning products.
Q: I was visiting your Web site and trying to find two recently referred to items in one of your columns. I am looking for info about the local shop offering professional bra fitting, and the names of tree trimming companies.
Can you please tell how to access this info?
Thanks much!
D. S.
A: This info is in the archives, which is a fee-based service.
Drop by Petticoat Fair, 7739 Northcross Drive, where a fitting consultation for each customer is free. The store stocks a range of sizes and styles (28- to 56-inch bands and AA to L cups). The most common mistake women make when purchasing a bra? “A combination of a band that is too big and a cup size that is too small,” says Emily Van Court at the shop.
Tree trimming: I can recommend Tree Clinic and Davey Tree Experts. Both do good work and are bonded.
Better Business Bureau of the Coastal Bend to the rescue
Q: On the way to Port Aransas my husband and I stopped at sea shell business in Aransas Pass. I picked out some shells for souvenirs and was checking out. The clerk asked my husband where his accent was from. He told him Boston and then went to have a cigarette. The shell man asked me how long we have been married. I told him about seven years. He said, “So you have never had an argument or fooled around?
I said, “Yes and no.” (Meaning yes I have had an argument.) The shell man proceeded to tell me that his wife was out of town and he was looking for some company/action. Of course, I told him no. I did not dare tell my husband about this because it would have not been pretty.
My question is who would you file a complaint with about this sort of behavior?
S. L.
Comments
By Kat
July 26, 2006 10:00 AM | Link to this
Report it to his wife!