Comments on: Oh boy — bruised AND chewy! Yum!

By: Jon

Jon — Sun, 04 Feb 2007 16:05:03 +0000

Allrighty! My first plumgood order has been placed. So hopefully Shauna you’ll get your kickback soon : )

By: Jon

Jon — Fri, 02 Feb 2007 03:54:49 +0000

Ah, no I hadn’t seen that, good to be aware of. The nerd in me can’t help but be intrigued by the notion of ordering online, so I’ll have to give ‘em a chance still … but if it doesn’t fly, then yeah I may try the Cool Springs Wild Oats after all.

I just hope that the grocers don’t pass that ‘difficult customer’ list around like with Elaine & the doctors on that Seinfeld episode … you don’t want to have to start getting your groceries at Petsmart! : )

By: Kate O'

Kate O' — Fri, 02 Feb 2007 02:56:46 +0000

Did you ever see all my kvetching about Plumgood last summer? I had some not-pleasant experiences, but I think they were mostly ironing out the kinks in their system. And I think I made it onto some special “difficult customer” list, because last time I emailed them with a problem I got a reply from the president of the company within 2 minutes. Hee.

Anyway, why not stop at Wild Oats on your way home from work? That’s a pretty good way to get decent produce. I’ve been doing it nearly every night this week, and I now consider it one of the perks of this job. :)

Good luck with your produce!

By: Jon

Jon — Mon, 29 Jan 2007 18:29:19 +0000

if that’s this HG Hills-to-Publix project, then yeah, that’s a whole other area, Wild Oats would be closer. I think I know where the Mediterranean grocery is, in that plaza with the House of Kabob? I should definitely check that place out, it’s right around the corner, in fact it’s closer than Kroger and I could easily bike there when the weather warms up.

By: Shauna

Shauna — Mon, 29 Jan 2007 16:12:25 +0000

If you send me your email address I can send you a referral to Plumgood — I think that you’ll get free shipping on your first order and I’ll get some sort of kickback, too.

By: Lesley

Lesley — Mon, 29 Jan 2007 15:17:04 +0000

I’ve seen those commercials, too and thought the packaging was pointless and absurd. But that’s because I like my bananas RIPE. As in, if you’re throwing a banana away, it’s probably the kind I like to eat. Brown spots, please. I hate underripe bananas; they make my teeth hurt.

The Kroger in Belle Meade always has green bananas, so I’m having to buy my ‘nanas at Harris Teeter on Hwy 100. They’ll sell a huge bag of ripe bananas for $1! And if I don’t eat them all before they’re too mushy to peel, I just save them to make banana bread. BTW, there’s a Publix opening in the old HG Hill on Harding; is that too far from your neighborhood? And the Med. grocery on Thompson Lane just east of Nolensville is pretty good. It’s in a little shopping center with a Persian restaurant.

By: Jon

Jon — Mon, 29 Jan 2007 15:16:15 +0000

The more I think about it, the more I think I may try out Plumgood. The minimum order is what, $20? I think I could probably figure out how to use $20 worth of produce maybe every two weeks or so.

As far as Wal-Mart goes, I’m not a boycotter per se, but I do try to make them an option of last resort. More because I’m a wannabe snob than for any sociopolitical reasons : )

Actually I am glad the new store is there — the old Harding Mall had to go, and I’m not sure what besides a SuperWM could have revitalized that particular space as well. I’m glad they had the sense to go with bilingual signage, I think they’d be in for a rough time in this area without it.

By: Nathan

Nathan — Mon, 29 Jan 2007 12:56:22 +0000

Chicquita has an ad campaign now? Wow, look at how much Tivo has spoiled me.

I wasn’t aware that bananas were a problem. Was there really a big controversy over bananas? I feel like I’m opening up an episode of Seinfeld. But seriously… I had no idea.

I’m so glad it’s been resolved though :) The world can go back to being peaceful again. hehe

By: Mister Nashville

Mister Nashville — Mon, 29 Jan 2007 10:17:12 +0000

If you’re not one of the boycotters, the new Super Wal-mart center opened up at Harding and Nolensville. 24 hrs and a pretty decent spread of produce.

And you can take your pick of spanish or english signage.

By: Shauna

Shauna — Mon, 29 Jan 2007 06:12:55 +0000

Plumgood is AWESOME, as is the Delvin Farms CSA. I highly recomment both. (Although if you don’t want a big commitment like the CSA, last spring & summer Plumgood offered the Delvin Farms boxes week by week.)

The banana package thing is crazy. And expensive.