Cheap Cheese
I'm very happy. There is a type of cheese I like called Red Dragon. It is made by a company called Somerdale, and it is a fine Welsh cheddar, made with whole mustard seeds and ale. Boy, its good. The holy union between mustard, ale, and cheese has never been more apparent than in this Red Dragon cheese. However, the cheese is quite pricey, at over $16 a pound.
After work this evening, I was shopping at the local grocery-mart chain, when I happened upon the cheese. It was wrapped up, looking at me through its plastic wrapping, taunting me. Then I noticed the price. It was nearly half the price it is normally! I looked both ways, certain a trick was being played upon me. I reached down, and picked up a block of the cheese, half expecting it to be pulled from my hands by an unseen string, held by a laughing prankster. I inspected the label, and found that it had been mislabeled by the grocery-mart-clerk, and was falsely claiming to be another cheese of generic variety. The wax inner label and a quick whiff proved the cheese to be Red Dragon in truth, despite the labeling. I took the opportunity to root through the pile of cheeses, and found the problem. Some of the Red Dragon cheeses had been falsely labeled as a neighboring cheese. Some hadn't however, and retained their original pricing. I grabbed a large block of the mis-labeled cheese, and slipped it into my basket. Their mistake was my gain, as I now sup upon the Red Dragon, having paid a pittance for it.
It reminds me of the time I got (from the same store) a 12 pack of Amstel Light, a beer I'm not normally all that fond of, for about 5 dollars, due to improper labeling. Ah, what a hardened shopper I am, searching for improper labeling and exploiting it at every turn. Oh well, the cheese was worth it.
3 comments Sunday 07 Sep 2003 | Sam | Announcements
3 Responses to “Cheap Cheese”
so lonely and hungery here at the thompson house…think of us slaving away here till midnight…dreaming of such decadent delicacies as mustard ale cheese…its almost too much to bear…i may have to (sob) go practice piano now to take my mind of this certain tragedy…no matter for you though…rest assured that i am just as satisfied as you are….having that i stole about a fourth of fear denny’s beloved pistachios…MUHAHAHA….love has blinded him to my evil plan of finding the most current pistachio sale and luring him into buying at least a pound so i can eat the aforementioned fourth undetected…its just all those kisses and sweet whispered nothings…he cant resist!!!! (babs)
oh yea and i really do think that a new picture is in order with all of your long luxurious locks of sumptios chocolate brown hair (this is from den)
Oh, I called you after your last nasty little email.
But there was no answer, so clearly that means you don’t want any cheese. Turn on your phone if you want to get in on this action.
I’m glad you both find my tumbling locks of hair to be enticing and delicious. Most people do.
Interesting theme, how fortunate you are to be able to get such a selection of cheeses. I am in Mexico City and quite frankly the selection of cheeses here is frighteningly scarse. How I long for a nice bit of real English Chedar, you can find Chedar cheese here, but made in Mexico! not the same at all and you can find real Chedar cheese here but much more expensive than your Red Dragon cheese, must look for it here.