Friday, October 12, 2007
Fruity!
Today MYL presents a cautionary tale, at considerable embarassment to the Food Editor (FE). Yesterday the FE received theHarry and Davidholiday catalog. Once the FE, in a campaign to eat healthier, signed up for their "Light Siz" fruit of the month club (tm). Same fruits, just fewer in each shippment. Sure it was pricey (this year's 12-month club costs $220), but the FE was promissed top quality, succulent, juicy offerings of some of the best fruit on earth. Jonagold apples, Oregold peahes, velvet plums, golden pineaples, and the Harry and David signature: Royal Riviera (tm) pears! So, January comes around and so does a box of esquisitely wrapped pears -- hmm, a touch overripe, but not bad. But a horrible surprise awaited in February, when the FE opened the box and read a note that said there was a shortage of the fruit of the month, so they were exercising their right to make a replacement of equal or greater value: chocolates! A call to customer service did not resolve this betrayal of the FE's healthy eating trust! So the FE kicked himself out of the club, took the refund, and went to McDonalds.
Monz has a cautionary tale too: when going to Leno's for a 10" veggie (no onions), don't let them forget the side of hot peppers, let your lunch be yummy, if not spicy.
Today MYL presents a cautionary tale, at considerable embarassment to the Food Editor (FE). Yesterday the FE received theHarry and Davidholiday catalog. Once the FE, in a campaign to eat healthier, signed up for their "Light Siz" fruit of the month club (tm). Same fruits, just fewer in each shippment. Sure it was pricey (this year's 12-month club costs $220), but the FE was promissed top quality, succulent, juicy offerings of some of the best fruit on earth. Jonagold apples, Oregold peahes, velvet plums, golden pineaples, and the Harry and David signature: Royal Riviera (tm) pears! So, January comes around and so does a box of esquisitely wrapped pears -- hmm, a touch overripe, but not bad. But a horrible surprise awaited in February, when the FE opened the box and read a note that said there was a shortage of the fruit of the month, so they were exercising their right to make a replacement of equal or greater value: chocolates! A call to customer service did not resolve this betrayal of the FE's healthy eating trust! So the FE kicked himself out of the club, took the refund, and went to McDonalds.
Monz has a cautionary tale too: when going to Leno's for a 10" veggie (no onions), don't let them forget the side of hot peppers, let your lunch be yummy, if not spicy.
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