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[ShowMeTwice]

You're most welcome!
This is one of the green tea mixes I was inspired to write up some months back when you and Fran were talking tea.

If you like FE Green Tea, it works nicely with several different fruits and fruit combos.

I recently did a strawberry/mango and a pineapple/mango with the green tea. Both are tasty. Don't think I posted those recipes yet. I will have to check Zazie's blog.

 

[Zazie]

My wife just got back from Walmart with steam coming out of her ears. She wanted laundry soap and they have started locking it up now.

Why on earth?

 

[FranC]

I'm sure it is getting old for every one experiencing it. I feel for everyone all over the country, their animals and also the wild critters dealing with the heat. I've been putting red leaf and green leaf lettuce out in my back yard after sunset for the local critters. It's all gone by morning.

That’s very nice of you.

 

[FranC]

Why on earth?

That’s what I thought also.

 

[FranC]

If you like FE Green Tea, it works nicely with several different fruits and fruit combos.

I recently did a strawberry/mango and a pineapple/mango with the green tea. Both are tasty. Don't think I posted those recipes yet. I will have to check Zazie's blog.

The FE green tea is what I use also. But I think we already had that conversation.

 

[rosesense]

This is apparently the reason:

Why is Walmart locking everything up?


Businesses have been reducing operating hours, locking up items and threatening to shutter stores completely. The reason for many of these shifts, according to retailers? A spike in theft. Companies like Target, Walmart, Dollar General and Home Depot have been sounding the alarm on retail theft in recent months.Aug 3, 2023

 

[rosesense]

I think Walmart is the #1 target of thieves. Years ago, after identity theft, within minutes they had gone to walmart and gotten gas and tons of other stuff. Walmart wasn't very vigilant about checking id and stuff.

I always said if I was going to steal, I would go to a high end store, not Walmart. But then, high end stores have better security. Same thieves tried it at Bon Marche and were declined, police were called and they called me.

 

[Zazie]

People are stealing laundry detergent?? I mean, those little boxes you can get (or used to be able to get) from machines in laundromats could be snuck out easily enough, but the large boxes sold in grocery stores would be awfully tough to conceal. Especially in the summer.

 

[ShowMeTwice]

The FE white tea is what I use also. But I think we already had that conversation.

Yes, the white tea also works nicely with many fruits. I liked it a lot with honeysuckle/strawberry and also with guava/orange/passion fruit. The green and white are my favorites. I haven't mixed with FA Black Tea in a while.

 

[FranC]

Yes, the white tea also works nicely with many fruits. I liked it a lot with honeysuckle/strawberry and also with guava/orange/passion fruit. The green and white are my favorites. I haven't mixed with FA Black Tea in a while.

I agree there. The green and white are my favs. I do a black tea mix once in awhile.

 

[FranC]

Goodnight random folks It’s that time again. Sweet dreams.

 

[ShowMeTwice]

People are stealing laundry detergent?? I mean, those little boxes you can get (or used to be able to get) from machines in laundromats could be snuck out easily enough, but the large boxes sold in grocery stores would be awfully tough to conceal. Especially in the summer.

These days they are not trying to conceal the items. They fill their baskets and walk out of the stores with lots of merchandise. It's happening all over the country.

"Noticing three women leaving a store in the 1800 block of West Indiantown Road in a hurry while carrying baskets of merchandise, a witness managed to get the license plate number of their car. The vehicle was spotted and stopped a short distance away at the intersection of Island Way and Indiantown Road. The items, which included six packages of diapers, 37 containers of deodorant and 16 packages of laundry detergent, were worth more than $600. The merchandise was recovered and two of the women were arrested and later taken to the county jail. The third female was a juvenile. The car was impounded."

NORTH BLOTTER: Women arrested with stolen diapers, deodorant, detergent

Palm Beach Gardens Police Theft : After selecting multiple pieces of merchandise at a store in the 3800 block of...

www.palmbeachpost.com

"Retail theft, such as shoplifting and employee theft, is a serious problem experienced by big and small retail stores in the US. It cost retailers $68.9 billion in products stolen by shoplifters in 2019. Retail theft became so grave that it gave several businesses no choice but to close their shops."

What Percentage of Merchandise is Stolen? [Retail Theft Statistics]

Enter the deceptive world of retail crime! Now, it's time to be a detective and learn the latest retail theft statistics.

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[ShowMeTwice]

Goodnight random folks It’s that time again. Sweet dreams.

Goodnight Fran!!! Sleep well, dream big.

 

[Kat56]

Loved the pics! @FranC

 

[englishmick]

People are stealing laundry detergent?? I mean, those little boxes you can get (or used to be able to get) from machines in laundromats could be snuck out easily enough, but the large boxes sold in grocery stores would be awfully tough to conceal. Especially in the summer.

The big bottles of liquid laundry detergent are quite pricy. Probably easy to sell on since it's something everyone needs. I read that most store thievery is for reselling rather than personal use.

In our local Walmart they have a bunch of stuff locked up now. Then you go through self-checkout with staff watching you, and after that someone randomly checks your receipt against your cart before you can leave.

I was going into Meiers once and a kid around 10 came running out and set off the alarm. He ran to a car that was waiting right outside the door, his mother took off like a rocket. That's about as low as it gets.

 

[gloopdegurp]

Yes, the white tea also works nicely with many fruits. I liked it a lot with honeysuckle/strawberry and also with guava/orange/passion fruit. The green and white are my favorites. I haven't mixed with FA Black Tea in a while.

I picked up the FE Black Tea from Flavor Jungle not too long ago.
I've only used it in one mix so far but thought it worked well there. (Teabacco)

 

[hittman]

I read somewhere that Walmart was going to start getting rid of self check out stations because of theft. I think it said they had like 5 billion in losses last year.

 

[ShowMeTwice]

I picked up the FE Black Tea from Flavor Jungle not too long ago.
I've only used it in one mix so far but thought it worked well there. (Teabacco)

I never tried FE Black Tea.

FA Black Tea is pretty tasty and fairly accurate to a black tea IRL.

 

[hittman]

Good morning. I tried the FA black tea but didn’t love it. I’m not surprised since I’m not a big tea drinker.

 

[Territoo]

Good morning Hitt