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‘We’ Got Caught In The ‘Market Basket’ Credit Card Processing SNAFU & Ensuing Nightmare.

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by Anura Guruge
on May 10, 2023

Click to ENLARGE. (Left) from ‘Google News‘. (Right) photo Deanna took of ‘Market Basket’ in ‘Rochester‘, N.H.
Click to ENLARGE. From ‘WBZ News‘ in Boston. Click for original.

When I say ‘WE’ (here) I am referring to wife & 17-year old daughter. It was my daughter’s weekly shop. She likes ‘Market Basket‘. I like ‘Market Basket’ too, for most things (especially their ‘killer’ spinach swirls) BUT I refuse to drive an additional 25 minutes to shop there. So, I shop at our local ‘Hannaford‘ in ‘Alton‘.

They go to the NEW Market Basket in Rochester, New Hampshire.

That is where they got caught in the nightmare. They stood in line for 45 minutes! 45 minutes.

NO WAY I would have done that. Just no way. I don’t have that type of patience.

I would have done one of two things:
1/ LEFT leaving the loaded car behind.

2/ Go find an ATM, pull out enough CASH & come back.

This was NOT acceptable. Market Basket should compensate all the affected parties. Not difficult. It was all those that paid by credit card. They have that information. Send them a REFUND. Doubt it will happen.

Just glad I wasn’t involved. Thankful for small mercies like that.

Market Basket’s ‘Spinach & Cheese’ Spanakopita Swirls: My Poison, My Downfall & Why I Am 20 lbs Overweight.

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by Anura Guruge
on January 30, 2023

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I talked about these in my Hannaford ‘No-Giblet’ Chicken post yesterday.

These swirls are MY addiction. I can’t get enough. I am continually gorging myself on them. I am known to eat multiple swirls a day — multiple at one sitting.

IF I could curb my gluttony when it comes to these swirls I could easily be 20 lbs lighter. I am overweight BECAUSE of these swirls.

I use restrain & moderation when it comes to ALL other food. This is the ONE exception. WINE is not a food. So, wine doesn’t count. I nearly died having caught typoid from polluted water. Since then I have avoided water — preferring wine.

These swirls. Have you ever tried them. They are DIVINE. No, no, NO. Nothing like what you can get frozen in boxes. I have no trouble saying NO to those. It is only these Market Basket swirls.

They have an ungodly fat content & are obviously v. high in carbs. That is why they are killing me. 80% of my not inconsiderable health woes can be attributed to these swirls. But, I can’t stop eating them, alas.

So, now you know why I am so unhealthy & overweight. These swirls. I wish I had never met them.