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Wednesday, November 23, 2016

There’s always something new to learn

These are the potatoes and they are really good

Yesterday I was doing a demo for scalloped potatoes. I served over 900 samples.  The potatoes are excellent and taste homemade, plus they’re on sale.  I’m not sure how many I sold yet, but I know it was a lot because they had to come and refill my case once.

You can never work fast enough to keep samples out no matter how much you try.  Sometimes this gets to be frustrating, but all you can do is get into the rhythm and keep going, making sure you put a new pan of potatoes in the microwave every time you take one out.  They take eight minutes to cook.

Of course everyday I meet some interesting people.  But I actually didn’t know what to say when a lady asked me if I was serving funeral potatoes.  I’ve never ever heard that term before.  She went on to explain to me that Mormon ladies make scalloped potatoes for funerals.  Hmmm…Of course I’m not Mormon so I didn’t know this. 

It was good to learn something new because I love learning things I don’t know and always have been this way.  However, I don’t know if I’ll ever look at scalloped potatoes the same way again.  I’m sure that conversation will always pop into my head.

It was such a busy day with a never ending line of people so it was good to walk out of the store and to my car parked in the south forty.  I didn’t even want to get up out of the seat once I pulled the car into the garage.  It felt too darn good to sit down.

8 comments:

  1. Those were a lot of samples passed out! Keeps you literally on your goes!

    Happy Thanksgiving!

    betty

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    1. Betty,

      Today was far worse than yesterday if you can believe that. I had to demo mangoes and handed out 1500 samples. The crowds were unbelievable! I'm very beat tonight and thankful the store is closed tomorrow.

      Happy Thanksgiving to you also.

      Sunni

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  2. Funeral potatoes. I'll have to remember that.

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    1. Liz,

      That was definitely a new one for me.

      Sunni

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  3. It makes sense because scalloped potatoes is a "comfort" food (at least in my book it is!) Happy Thanksgiving!

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    1. Carol,

      I guess they are a comfort food. I've just never heard of them called that before.

      Happy Thanksgiving.
      Sunni

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  4. 'Funeral Potatoes'? I've never heard that either. My sister-in-law always makes scalloped potatoes as a side for Thanksgiving dinner. I guess I learned something new also.

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    1. Vashti,

      I love scalloped potatoes. I never know what I'll hear at work, so it can be a learning experience.

      Sunni

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