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Tag: safeway
Truth in advertising: frozen dessert
Recently Housemate came home with a big smile on his face. “Ice cream sandwiches were on sale at Safeway for only $1.99!” he exclaims. I don’t even need to turn around and look at wh...
Birthday cake flavour Oreo cookies [Video]
The other day I discovered the limited edition birthday cake flavour Oreo cookies at Safeway. I like Oreos and absolutely love the taste of birthday cake so this was a must-have treat for Nathaniel. W...
Housemate enjoys crappy cereal
This afternoon Housemate decided to buy some puffed wheat. “It’s cheap and I like it,” he said. “Also, it costs less than Sugar Crisp.” I used to eat this crap as a kid and I really didn’t like it. I ...
Post apocalyptic ice cream
Call me old fashioned, but when I buy ice cream I like to be sure it’s actually ice cream and not that vile concoction “frozen dessert” that many companies like to pass off as ice cream. It can be har...
Nasty Coke
I went to the Safeway to buy some Coke. Unfortunately, the 12 packs of the name brand stuff were not on sale. I noticed the Safeway brand, however, was on for $2.50. I’ve had PC brand cola in th...