graham cracker swirl feeder: done broke
Posted by: Liz | From: April 3, 2007
In my ongoing quest to consume as many American Idol-related frozen treats as my dignity will allow, I recently tried out the Hollywood Cheesecake flavor. You can imagine my disappointment when I discovered there was no graham cracker swirl in the ice cream, as promised by the packaging copy and photo. Knowing that nothing produces a coupon for free product faster than a note of dissatisfaction, I sent them a brief email letting them know I was having trouble enjoying both Sanjaya's hair and my bowl of reality television ice cream, when there were no graham cracker swirls to be had. I got this response back, along with a promise for ice cream coupons.
In our manufacturing process, added ingredients are mixed into the product using a special feeder. Unfortunately, we are occasionally the victims of human or mechanical error. In this case, it appears that the graham cracker swirl feeder was not operating properly; therefore, there was no graham cracker swirl mixed into the product.
I think the whole thing was worth it, if just to bring the words "graham cracker swirl feeder" into my life.
It is April, and time for a new blog challenge. This month's is brought to me by Mike and involves testing and talking about locally produced foods. All I have to say is that there's a candy factory that might be toured. And maybe a beer one, too. Who's driving! Let's go!
Awhile ago, we were visiting my friend Aubrey's stall in an antique mall, and we came across an old Dremel sander still in its original packaging:
Good for sanding wood! And also good for massaging! Who WOULDN'T think to put a sander on their aching neck? J and I got a good laugh out of this. And then his back went out. And, coincidently, he bought a sander around the same time. He is now a full-on convert and swears to the healing power of the electric sander on one's aching back. I tentatively let him try it on my back last night and I jumped about 8 feet in the air. People: this sander felt like a sander. Not a nice vibrating massage chair, but a sander. There wasn't any actual sandpaper involved, of course, but it wasn't what I'd call a pleasant or relaxing sensation.
In other news, I've cemented my New York plans for the summer, so if you live there and you miss me, let's hang out around the 4th! Also, can I stay with you, because it turns out I don't have an apartment there anymore.
Candy factory! Candy factory! Oh yeah, one more thing. Candy factory!
So all Hollywood Cheesecake flavors don't have graham cracker swirl? That would be the best part! I considered digging into some myself, but there's also strawberry swirl, alas, and I'm allergic!
Posted by: Real Girl at April 3, 2007 4:23 PM
I think probably just a couple batches were affected by the deficient GCSF. I'm sure most of them are fine. Too bad I don't have a budget, or I'd fly you down to help with the factory tours, RG!
Posted by: Liz at April 3, 2007 4:28 PM
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"And Massager"
cant believe they dropped that from the current Marketing plan.
Awesome.
Posted by: Steakbellie at April 3, 2007 1:03 PM