I just received the Herald springs that I had ordered from Rimmer Bros. I
am always amazed at the speed of delivery from something half way around
the world, although the shipping cost were almost as much as the Springs
themselves. Anyway, as I sometimes do, I take notice of the packaging
materials. Sometimes these are newspapers, or magazine pages. This time
the springs were wrapped in a corrugated on one side cardboard (to
facilitate rolling around the spring). Inside this each spring was
contained in a potato sack. That's correct! A tater sack! And a virgin,
unused one at that. It was very apparent that these were unused prior to
wrapping the springs in them. The paper sack, thick white paper, with a
clear cellophane strip running longwise down the bag is about a foot wide,
and 22 inches long with a handle at the unopened end. It has five purple
stripes running lengthwise, with a green sky insert and the words "Family
Pack" across in white letters inside a black arched label. It also has
"Homegrown /Pentland Squire/Potatoes/Pentland Squire Potatoes are good all
round potatoes with a soft floury texture." Makes me wonder where they got
their shipping bags. Did the tater company order a few to many bags and
have to unload them?? Anybody "over there" heard of this outfit, or
purchased their taters?? And do they have a floury texture?? I know, I
know, but it's Friday, and I'm headed to Las Vegas for a mini vacation for
three days to break the bank beginning next week - and it was for Herald
springs (LBC content)-
Barry Schwartz (San Diego) bschwart@pacbell.net
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