Where'd all the Reese's Peanut Butter go?
By adamg - Wed, 07/16/2008 - 9:04am.
Riggs is on a quest to find the stuff, which suddenly disappeared from every Boston-area grocery store all at once - and is grateful the manager at the Prudential Shaw's took the time to listen to him complain:
... It annoys me to no end that Hershey's is ignorant of the issue. You think they'd notice that Boston grocers dropped their product. In fact, it makes me want to not buy their product (except it's Oh-So-Good). They have no solution, other than to tell me that, "in the last three months, it's been scanned into the following locations." ...
Peter Pan
My favorite was Peter Pan. It dropped out of sight completely following the poisoning of a few jars, perhaps about a year ago now.
Suldog
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It's back in some stores...
... I've been able to get it in Waltham (Shaw's on River Street and Hannaford on Main) since January.
Weird Business Model
Guess they're focusing less on peanut butter and more on bus transportation in the Northeat.
I Always Wondered About That, Actually
There are quite a few "Peter Pan" brands. Do they all pay a fee to the estate of J. M. Barrie?
Oh, and thanks for the tip. I'll have to check those shelves. I've been without my favorite brand for far too long.
Suldog
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Teddie
You are all a bunch of peanut butter heretics. Teddie is the One True Brand.
Sorry, Gareth...
... but partially hydrogenated vegetable oil, and sugar, must be in the mix. I don't eat anything that doesn't contain the possibility of killing me.
Suldog
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I agree except in rare cases
I agree except in rare cases when the equivalent type of Smucker's 100% PB is on sale, then I switch to that.
For the 100% PB, the trick is to store it overnight upside down before you open it, then stick it in the fridge and you don't have to worry about mixing it.
(That was me)
(That was me)
Thank you
Thank you! I knew there was a better way.
Seel, that's a sign it's not going to be good
If I have to go through all that trouble, it's not Jif-quality peanut butter. Peanut butter gives me really horrible headaches, so it has to be classic highly-processed stuff the few times a year that I eat it.
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From the brains behind http://www.bigdumptruck.com
Teddie's PB
I bought Teddie's because of the cute bear on the label...and it's now my fav brand. A nice snack for me is simply a spoonful of it. Mmmm...Teddie's...
Even better . . .
A nice snack is a spoonful. A perfect snack is a spoonful with a couple of (dark) chocolate chips on top.
(I'm not really fussy about my PB. I just want its ingredients to be peanuts and salt - period. And chunky.)
Anne
Oh, No!!!
In the poll, I forgot to even consider the "chunky vs. smooth" argument!
Smooth.
Suldog
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The problem with chunky
The kind of bread it goes best with (taste-wise) gets ripped to shred when you try to spread it.
(My wife laughs at me when I voice this complaint)
You Tell Your Wife...
... I've got your back.
I don't like chunky to begin with - if I want chunky, I'll just eat a handful of peanuts, thanks - but you're right. It rips some breads to shreds.
Suldog
http://jimsuldog.blogspot.com
We used Teddie at the bagel place I used to work at
and while it is tasty, it weirded me out that the cute bear on the label had fur the same color as the peanut butter and the actually name of the product was "Teddie." Hard to explain, but I always felt bad sticking my knife in the jar- sort of like I was gutting the bear.
Store Locator for Reese's Peanut Butter
Shaws Supermarket
33 Kilmarnock St
Boston MA 02215-4308
(617) 2674684 2.2 mi N Google Yahoo
Star Market
1717 Beacon St
Brookline MA 02445-5301
(617) 5661802 2.3 mi NW Google Yahoo
Shaws Supermarket
1065 Commonwealth Ave
Boston MA 02215-1031
(617) 7835878 2.8 mi N Google Yahoo
Shaws Supermarket
53 Huntington Ave
Boston MA 02199-7658
(617) 2624688 2.9 mi NE Google Yahoo
Shaws Supermarket
45 William T Morrissey Blvd
Dorchester MA 02125-3326
(617) 2651776 3.2 mi E Google Yahoo
Star Market
1 Boylston St
Chestnut Hill MA 02467-1719
(617) 5665858 3.3 mi W Google Yahoo
Star Market
20 Sidney St
Cambridge MA 02139-4122
(617) 4945250 3.4 mi N Google Yahoo
Shaws Supermarket
4 River St
Mattapan MA 02126-2929
(617) 2980969 3.5 mi SE Google Yahoo
Shaws Supermarket
75 Spring St
West Roxbury MA 02132-4335
(617) 3270564 3.6 mi SW Google Yahoo
Shaws Supermarket
370 Western Ave
Brighton MA 02135-1072
(617) 7875266
Thanks, I've been to six on
Thanks, I've been to six on that list (and four others not listed). No Reese's.
I shall eat jelly!
Hey - what about Amazon?
Hey - what about Amazon? Would having it shipped periodically (if it's available) be worthwile to you?
Hometown Favorites
Interestingly, they're out of stock too. But these guys specialize in regionally-unavailable foods, so I bet if you call, they'll know *why* it's out...
Hometown Favorites
I feel oppressed, uh, or something
Where's the option for "peanut butter is fucking disgusting?" :o)
No, No, No
"peanut butter is fucking disgusting"
No, No, No. Get your word order correct.
Fucking peanut butter is disgusting.
Or am I being insensitive to goobersexuals? :-)
Suldog
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