Run in with a Walgreens Mgr over some Swedish Fish (1 Viewer)

[shadyridr]

Im so sure they don't sell swedish fish in ####in memphis

 

[squistion]

maybe you guys should move out of the sticks and stop doing all your shopping at Ye Ole Country Store.

LA is in the sticks? Two posters in this thread have lived in this city for 30+ years and never heard of this candy you claim is ubiquitous and that everyone not living in Podunk is aware of.Maybe regional is the wrong word, but Swedish Fish has made few inroads in this part of the West Coast.

 

[pittstownkiller]

maybe you guys should move out of the sticks and stop doing all your shopping at Ye Ole Country Store.

LA is in the sticks? Two posters in this thread have lived in this city for 30+ years and never heard of this candy you claim is ubiquitous and that everyone not living in Podunk is aware of.Maybe regional is the wrong word, but Swedish Fish has made few inroads in this part of the West Coast.

Have at it.

 

[Leeroy Jenkins]

maybe you guys should move out of the sticks and stop doing all your shopping at Ye Ole Country Store.

Or go to a movie instead of using torrents in your moms basement.

 

[Ministry of Pain]

Swedish fish are one of the few gummy-like candies that does not contain gelatin, making it an actually vegetarian food.

They're also tough as leather. I really don't get the attraction.

Not true at all, they soften up quite a bit once you chew them plus you must buy the brand that was in the Grand Wizard Shark's mouth

 

[Ministry of Pain]

Do people keep buying candy (not for their kids) in their 30s and 40s? I remember buying a couple favorites (starburst, twizzlers) in my late teens and early 20s. But except for obvious occasions like Halloween/xmas/Easter, I can't remember buying candy for myself or S.O. in the last 30 years or so. Normal or weird?

Right up there with grown men using the words 'mommy', 'yummy' and 'samich'.

WaWa

 

[St. Louis Bob]

@ I've never heard of Swedish Fish shtick.

Particularly since Fish Shticks are available at any market.

Nicely done.

 

[Aaron Rudnicki]

maybe you guys should move out of the sticks and stop doing all your shopping at Ye Ole Country Store.

LA is in the sticks? Two posters in this thread have lived in this city for 30+ years and never heard of this candy you claim is ubiquitous and that everyone not living in Podunk is aware of.Maybe regional is the wrong word, but Swedish Fish has made few inroads in this part of the West Coast.

Pretty sure our hero here and his wife used to live in LA. Do you think they were getting their fix shipped in from Europe?

 

[St. Louis Bob]

Do people keep buying candy (not for their kids) in their 30s and 40s? I remember buying a couple favorites (starburst, twizzlers) in my late teens and early 20s. But except for obvious occasions like Halloween/xmas/Easter, I can't remember buying candy for myself or S.O. in the last 30 years or so. Normal or weird?

Right up there with grown men using the words 'mommy', 'yummy' and 'samich'.

I'm sending you a Toberlone with your 12 pack.

 

[YSR]

As seen 3/29/13 at Walgreens in Greenville, SC

 

[dozer]

FYI: Apparently, these swedish fish are some sort of bite sized candy.

 

[Ministry of Pain]

As seen 3/29/13 at Walgreens in Greenville, SC

Thanks, that's awesome. I'm getting ripped off 3/$4...they used to be 3/$3 but not in Miami.

 

[shadyridr]

Do people keep buying candy (not for their kids) in their 30s and 40s? I remember buying a couple favorites (starburst, twizzlers) in my late teens and early 20s. But except for obvious occasions like Halloween/xmas/Easter, I can't remember buying candy for myself or S.O. in the last 30 years or so. Normal or weird?

Right up there with grown men using the words 'mommy', 'yummy' and 'samich'.

 

[DrJ]

As seen 3/29/13 at Walgreens in Greenville, SC

Thanks, that's awesome. I'm getting ripped off 3/$4...they used to be 3/$3 but not in Miami.

Bring back your receipt and see if they'll price match.

 

[Ministry of Pain]

maybe you guys should move out of the sticks and stop doing all your shopping at Ye Ole Country Store.

LA is in the sticks? Two posters in this thread have lived in this city for 30+ years and never heard of this candy you claim is ubiquitous and that everyone not living in Podunk is aware of.Maybe regional is the wrong word, but Swedish Fish has made few inroads in this part of the West Coast.

Pretty sure our hero here and his wife used to live in LA. Do you think they were getting their fix shipped in from Europe?

They would likely be found at Rite-Aid out West, anywhere you go to grab Mike n Ike, movie theatre box type candy...

 

[shadyridr]

http://memphis.findnsave.com/Product/26471314/Swedish-Fish-Candy

 

[sho nuff]

As seen 3/29/13 at Walgreens in Greenville, SC

Thanks, that's awesome. I'm getting ripped off 3/$4...they used to be 3/$3 but not in Miami.

All those non-white people driving up the prices?

 

[shadyridr]

Lmfao

https://www.google.com/search?q=swedish+fish+los+angeles&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&hl=en&client=safari#sclient=tablet-gws&hl=en&client=safari&q=swedish+fish+memphis&oq=swedish+fish+memphis&gs_l=tablet-gws.3...35246.39228.0.39481.18.16.0.0.0.7.1044.7615.2j2j0j2j4j2j3j1.16.0...0.0...1c.1.7.tablet-gws.1pZuX-lVqeA&pbx=1&bav=on.2,or.r_cp.&bvm=bv.44442042,d.dmQ&fp=6ab6433c68a97292&biw=1024&bih=672

Check the 4th link

 

[sho nuff]

http://memphis.findnsave.com/Product/26471314/Swedish-Fish-Candy

I ain't payin no $2.67 for swedish fish

 

[Ministry of Pain]

http://memphis.findn...dish-Fish-Candy

The big bag is great but once my wife and I open a box or bag, they're gone so we prefer the 3.5 ounce box that we then split up while we watch a Blu Ray or if we actually go the theatre...portion control.

 

[Ministry of Pain]

Lmfao

https://www.google.c...iw=1024&bih=672

Check the 4th link

Icon's Memphis joke is on my page

 

[DrJ]

Lmfao

https://www.google.c...iw=1024&bih=672

Check the 4th link

Icon's Memphis joke is on my page

 

[12punch]

I'd never heard of Swedish Fish, and I won't be disappointed if I never hear of them again.

When I read the thread title I assumed it was a brand of tuna.

Sweedish fish are most definitely a regional thing.

Good lord man, they are international (though I prefer the name "pastellfiskars"); it is right In the name: Swedish Fish

Look guys... half the forum hasn't heard of these things. They are not sold here.

Regional candy. It's a fact. Embrace it.

What region?

 

[squistion]

maybe you guys should move out of the sticks and stop doing all your shopping at Ye Ole Country Store.

LA is in the sticks? Two posters in this thread have lived in this city for 30+ years and never heard of this candy you claim is ubiquitous and that everyone not living in Podunk is aware of.Maybe regional is the wrong word, but Swedish Fish has made few inroads in this part of the West Coast.

Pretty sure our hero here and his wife used to live in LA. Do you think they were getting their fix shipped in from Europe?

I am not saying they can't be found anywhere in LA. Any specialty food of any kind can be located if you are willing to look hard enough. They simply aren't common here, which can pretty easily be verified by any LA native.You keep insisting everybody and their mama in Los Angeles are familiar with Swedish Fish, but that isn't the case and you really don't know what you are talking about.

 

[shadyridr]

This guy from memphis heard of swedish fish

https://mobile.twitter.com/DJJoeG/status/267705708445831168

 

[werdnoynek]

i'm in wisco and we have them here... i know they can be found in specialty candy stores, but we have them at walgreens or walmart or other places that have a large selection of candy generally. i highly doubt they're just regional...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swedish_Fish

 

[sho nuff]

Keep this up and we will get Swedish Fish trending on Yahoo.

 

[Aaron Rudnicki]

at specialty food.

It's candy you can buy in just about any movie theater or Drug store in America

It's not hand-made artisanal candy shipped in directly from Sweden.

 

[Maurile Tremblay]

Swedish Fish are available in Los Angeles through Amazon.com. There is even free shipping if you order at least $25 worth of them. So anyone in Los Angeles who hasn't heard of them must be living under a rock.

 

[shader]

I've never heard of Swedish fish. I googled it and have still never seen the package or the brand or the candy at any point in my entire life. I am in my mid 30's, have travelled the country for work, and have been known to eat more sweets than I should.

 

[Da Guru]

Now I am craving some Swedish Meatballs...

 

[werdnoynek]

I've never heard of Swedish fish. I googled it and have still never seen the package or the brand or the candy at any point in my entire life. I am in my mid 30's, have travelled the country for work, and have been known to eat more sweets than I should.

i'd describe them as a harder(?) gummy worm shaped as a fish.

 

[shadyridr]

I've never heard of Swedish fish. I googled it and have still never seen the package or the brand or the candy at any point in my entire life. I am in my mid 30's, have travelled the country for work, and have been known to eat more sweets than I should.

Good for you?

 

[squistion]

at specialty food.It's candy you can buy in just about any movie theater or Drug store in AmericaIt's not hand-made artisanal candy shipped in directly from Sweden.

Specialty meaning of special interest, not commonly found everywhere - was clumsy in my phrasing or choice of words.And, tell me again, how much time have you spent in LA, which makes you an authority on what food items are commonly found everywhere in this city that every LA resident is aware of?

 

[Aaron Rudnicki]

at specialty food.It's candy you can buy in just about any movie theater or Drug store in AmericaIt's not hand-made artisanal candy shipped in directly from Sweden.

Specialty meaning of special interest, not commonly found everywhere - was clumsy in my phrasing or choice of words.And, tell me again, how much time have you spent in LA, which makes you an authority on what food items are commonly found everywhere in this city that every LA resident is aware of?

I can tell you with absolute certainty that this product is available in pretty much any drug store in the Los Angeles market. Just like it is in every single market in America.I'm sure there are common items like this that not everyone is aware of, but that doesn't make it less surprising or unusual.

 

[St. Louis Bob]

 

[pittstownkiller]

at specialty food.

It's candy you can buy in just about any movie theater or Drug store in America

It's not hand-made artisanal candy shipped in directly from Sweden.

Specialty meaning of special interest, not commonly found everywhere - was clumsy in my phrasing or choice of words.And, tell me again, how much time have you spent in LA, which makes you an authority on what food items are commonly found everywhere in this city that every LA resident is aware of?

Is this the working definition of "non-specialty"?

 

[DA RAIDERS]

with nearly every post your racism becomes more evident MOP. the "i have lots of black friends" doesn't work. never has.& spare me the "you must live in white america speech" i grew up in la otra cuidad, los angeles. and not the white part, as you would put it. i born and raised in central LA, echo park and downtown. most billboards etc are in another language other than english.

So you sucked it up and learned Spanish then? As much as I want to be all politically correct super-liberal guy it also pisses me off when I go into a store and the supposed "customer service representative" can't even understand the English language.

mi hablo mucho espanol

 

[squistion]

at specialty food.

It's candy you can buy in just about any movie theater or Drug store in America

It's not hand-made artisanal candy shipped in directly from Sweden.

Specialty meaning of special interest, not commonly found everywhere - was clumsy in my phrasing or choice of words.

And, tell me again, how much time have you spent in LA, which makes you an authority on what food items are commonly found everywhere in this city that every LA resident is aware of?

Is this the working definition of "non-specialty"?

Obviously not because of what I said above as a clarification of specialty.

 

[Osaurus]

Better than fishy swedes I guess

 

[Aaron Rudnicki]

seriously

Swedish Fish are literally available in any major drug store in Los Angeles or anywhere else. Go into your local CVS, Rite Aid, Walgreens, Longs, or whatever. You'll find them on the shelf (if they aren't sold out), guaranteed.

I'll put money on this if you think this is some type of "specialty" item that isn't commonly available in your "region".

 

[squistion]

seriouslySwedish Fish are literally available in any major drug store in Los Angeles or anywhere else. Go into your local CVS, Rite Aid, Walgreens, Longs, or whatever. You'll find them on the shelf (if they aren't sold out), guaranteed.I'll put money on this if you think this is some type of "specialty" item that isn't commonly available in your "region".

If most people here are not aware of it, never heard of it, and would have to seek it out to find it, then it is a specialty (of sorts) in my region.

 

[Aaron Rudnicki]

seriouslySwedish Fish are literally available in any major drug store in Los Angeles or anywhere else. Go into your local CVS, Rite Aid, Walgreens, Longs, or whatever. You'll find them on the shelf (if they aren't sold out), guaranteed.I'll put money on this if you think this is some type of "specialty" item that isn't commonly available in your "region".

If most people here are not aware of it, never heard of it, and would have to seek it out to find it, then it is a specialty (of sorts) in my region.

it's on the shelf and someone is buying it in your neighborhood drug store.how can a product available in 99% of US Drug Stores be considered a "specialty" or "regional" item?is this shtick?walking down the block to Rite Aid is "having to seek it out"? By that logic, don't you have to seek every thing out that you buy in this life?

 

[squistion]

seriously

Swedish Fish are literally available in any major drug store in Los Angeles or anywhere else. Go into your local CVS, Rite Aid, Walgreens, Longs, or whatever. You'll find them on the shelf (if they aren't sold out), guaranteed.

I'll put money on this if you think this is some type of "specialty" item that isn't commonly available in your "region".

If most people here are not aware of it, never heard of it, and would have to seek it out to find it, then it is a specialty (of sorts) in my region.

it's on the shelf and someone is buying it in your neighborhood drug store.how can a product available in 99% of US Drug Stores be considered a "specialty" or "regional" item?



is this shtick?

It looks that way to me, but being a staff member I guess you can get away with it. I just love someone living in Chicago telling me what I should have heard of that I have never run across as an LA native.

 

[pittstownkiller]

at specialty food.

It's candy you can buy in just about any movie theater or Drug store in America

It's not hand-made artisanal candy shipped in directly from Sweden.

Specialty meaning of special interest, not commonly found everywhere - was clumsy in my phrasing or choice of words.

And, tell me again, how much time have you spent in LA, which makes you an authority on what food items are commonly found everywhere in this city that every LA resident is aware of?

Is this the working definition of "non-specialty"?

Obviously not because of what I said above as a clarification of specialty.

Not so obvious. You said you chose your words poorly, then you went on to define your intended meaning; I asked a question off of that.

 

[Aaron Rudnicki]

seriously

Swedish Fish are literally available in any major drug store in Los Angeles or anywhere else. Go into your local CVS, Rite Aid, Walgreens, Longs, or whatever. You'll find them on the shelf (if they aren't sold out), guaranteed.

I'll put money on this if you think this is some type of "specialty" item that isn't commonly available in your "region".

If most people here are not aware of it, never heard of it, and would have to seek it out to find it, then it is a specialty (of sorts) in my region.

it's on the shelf and someone is buying it in your neighborhood drug store.how can a product available in 99% of US Drug Stores be considered a "specialty" or "regional" item?



is this shtick?

It looks that way to me, but being a staff member I guess you can get away with it.

I'm telling you with certainty this item is available in nearly all drug stores, in your area and everywhere else. This is a fact.Yet you continue to say that "most people" in LA have never heard of it and would have to "seek it out".

huh?

where is the disconnect? do you spend much time buying candy in drug stores? if not, then why are you claiming to be the expert on what everyone else is aware of in a market as large as Los Angeles? because one or two other people on here also shared your perspective and never heard of this product?

 

[pittstownkiller]

Better than fishy swedes I guess

Mmmmmm.....my favorite kind.

 

[Fla\/\/ed]

Just because you aren't aware of this candy doesn't mean it's a regional or specialty item. I'd be curious to know what regions of this country exist where you can't get this candy?

 

[Aaron Rudnicki]

I'd be curious to know what regions of this country exist where you can't get this candy?

There aren't any. It's not a big seller or anything, but it's available everywhere.

 

[Fla\/\/ed]

I'd be curious to know what regions of this country exist where you can't get this candy?

There aren't any. It's not a big seller or anything, but it's available everywhere.

I know....so I want those to claim its a regional candy to tell us where you can't buy it.