Congratulations Jewel and Supervalu, for making the 12 worst supermarket list!

Twelve Worst Supermarkets

Where to Find Pink Slime

http://blog.timesunion.com/hottopics/who-sells-meat-with-pink-slime-heres-the-list/8877/

Bone-in Bone-In

I really am not a conspiracy theorist, but Jewel was the first grocery chain that I noticed that advertised Porterhouse steaks as being "bone-in". A Porterhouse steak is defined as being a steak that is "two steaks in one", specifically a strip steak and a filet, separated by a bone. Describing a Porterhouse steak as being "bone-in" is redundant. Since Jewel has been allowed to continue to falsely advertise the steaks that they sell, I wonder if they are attempting to change the definition of what constitutes a Porterhouse steak.

Perhaps, the people behind Jewel's marketing campaign have taken a tip from that old marketing genius, Vladimir Lenin, who is famously quoted as stating, "A lie told often enough becomes the truth."

The Jewel Challenge

Here's the challenge. Go to a Jewel, and find the so-called Valued Packs, that contain steaks that look like this. (UPDATE-This link used to go to a photo of a real Porterhouse steak on the Jewel web site. I am keeping the link, because I do not want to have to rewrite this entry.)

For some reason Jewel is now identifying these steaks as being "bone-in". Since a Porterhouse or T-Bone steak consists of strip steak and tenderloin divided by a bone, the description is redundant.

This is not surprising, since Jewel has been selling steaks that do not contain any tenderloin, and labeling them as Porterhouse. They are getting away with it too, which is even more troubling. Jewel's owner, Supervalu hasn't always been able to get away with things though. However, I guess after enough times, people think that it isn't worth going after them anymore. Like with Chicago politicians, and people assuming them to be corrupt. People just shrug it off.

Furthermore, I sure am saving a lot of money by not shopping at Jewel very much any more.

Unlike Jewel, Walmart Is Not Cheating Its Customers

Say what you will about Walmart, and there is arguably a lot to say, but most of the T-Bone steaks that I saw at Walmart this evening contained more tenderloin than all but two of the numerous Porterhouse steaks that I saw being sold via Jewel's so-called "Value Pack" over the past week.

I shopped out the Elk Grove Village, Illinois, Walmart out of curiosity. I would like to give Jewel President, Brian Huff, a tour of Walmart. He might learn something, but due to his refusal to acknowledge the wrongdoing committed by Jewel, I am sure that that is never going to happen.

Professor (and Mom) Banned From McDonalds

The following is an article about a woman who has been banned from some McDonalds restaurants, because she has had the audacity to complain about the MRSA and other bacteria that she has found in the play areas of various McDonalds.

No McDonald's for her.

Another Email Message to Jewel President, Brian Huff

I am just trying to get him to be honest. (So far, nobody at Jewel or Supervalu, has acknowledged the photos that I have sent to them.)

Dear Mr. Huff,

You have stated that your meat cutters would cut Porterhouse steaks for me. As you know, there are no meat cutters available at nine pm. Tonight I was in the South Roselle Road store in Schaumburg, and I saw that the "Value Packs" labeled as being Porterhouse bone-in (which is redundant), all contained three steaks that consisted of little to no tenderloin.

However, there were single packs of steaks that contained what I will refer to as an adult's fist worth of tenderloin. Another way of putting it, is that they looked like the steak in your advertisement, and I would refer to them as Porterhouse steaks. I asked the manager if he would sell me three single packs of steaks, which cost 6.99 each, for 5.99 each. It made sense to me, since there were no meat cutters around, and it would actually be less work even if there had been. I think that the three were each about 1 and 1/2 pounds, and so would have cost me (at the 5.99 price), about 27.00.

But, the manager refused. He either said that he could not sell me any meat, or he could not talk to me about meat. He knew that I was responsible for the John Kass column that appeared in the Chicago Tribune several weeks ago, regarding Jewel and meat. Apparently the Jewel corporation does not want to continue to do business with me. He also stated that "We do not discount meat."

I would like to know why he wouldn't sell me three steaks at the sale price, especially since the ones already in the "Value Packs" contained steaks that had little to know tenderloin, and because there were no meat cutters available.

I am attaching a copy of the recent Jewel ad. Do you think that the steak in the ad photo looks like the steaks in the "Value Pack" that I purchased the other day? (Some of the steaks that I found in the Value Packs tonight contained little to no tenderloin, and thus contained much less than the ones that I purchased the other day.)

Please respond directly to my questions and comment.

Sincerely,

John H Olsen