I'd been thinking about writing up a few posts every now and then of my experiances buying random, unusual stuff - and how the suppliers turned out. this started because sometimes, when im mail ordering something particularly obscure, say: climbing gear, an out of print book, food items, aromatherapy kit, pen, and hopefully one day an authentic japanese style futon bed with tatami mats to go with it - i often hesitate before punching in my credit card number and pressing 'buy!'. not all of these companies have a lot of reviews on the internet and im not always certain what the postman will get me.
Happily, there have only ever been very few nasty surprises (perhaps because of my overly suspicious nature) and lots of happy transactions.
But alas, this series doesnt start on a happy note: so im wizzing around in the local supermarket, having been existing on yogurt for the past 4 days (no, im not joking - but ill expain later) i was particularly exhuberant in the supermarket.
I chanced upon these byron bay cookies, and on a whim i bought them. bad call. not only are they unlike cookies in appearance (im not stickler for tradition, but sometimes there is a reason why - and the cookie shape is the perfect marriage of form and function, i cant understand why ANYBODY would have any cause to change it). But even worse was the terrible terrible cloying sugar rush.
These nasty squidgy 'cookies' overflow with the invert sugar syrup you deserve when you buy sweet things without reading the label carefully. and terrible milk chocolate.
particularly appauling because i could swear i'd heard byron bay cookies were nice and edible.
i wonder if its fair on the birds.
I'd been thinking about writing up a few posts every now and then of my experiances buying random, unusual stuff - and how the suppliers turned out. this started because sometimes, when im mail ordering something particularly obscure, say: climbing gear, an out of print book, food items, aromatherapy kit, pen, and hopefully one day an authentic japanese style futon bed with tatami mats to go with it - i often hesitate before punching in my credit card number and pressing 'buy!'. not all of these companies have a lot of reviews on the internet and im not always certain what the postman will get me.
Happily, there have only ever been very few nasty surprises (perhaps because of my overly suspicious nature) and lots of happy transactions.
But alas, this series doesnt start on a happy note: so im wizzing around in the local supermarket, having been existing on yogurt for the past 4 days (no, im not joking - but ill expain later) i was particularly exhuberant in the supermarket.
I chanced upon these byron bay cookies, and on a whim i bought them. bad call. not only are they unlike cookies in appearance (im not stickler for tradition, but sometimes there is a reason why - and the cookie shape is the perfect marriage of form and function, i cant understand why ANYBODY would have any cause to change it). But even worse was the terrible terrible cloying sugar rush.
These nasty squidgy 'cookies' overflow with the invert sugar syrup you deserve when you buy sweet things without reading the label carefully. and terrible milk chocolate.
particularly appauling because i could swear i'd heard byron bay cookies were nice and edible.
i wonder if its fair on the birds.