The horse risks his life and survives

@TheHorse (205635)
Walnut Creek, California
December 9, 2017 2:05pm CST
Two things I've vowed never to do are eat at Jack in the Box and buy food at the Dollar Store. The other night, I was out late with a kid client, and we were finishing up our shopping spree at the Dollar Store. I realized I was hungry as heck, but too tired to stop at In 'n Out Burger or heat up frozen Indian food. With trembling fingers, I grabbed a can of "Andersen's" pea soup at the Dollar Store. I wondered if it was made by the real "Andersen's Pea Soup," a famous West Coast tourist stop in Buelton, on the way to Santa Barbara. In any case, this was Thursday night, and I'm still here, so it appears I survived. I'm still not sure whether this soup was made by the real Andersen's or not.
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koopharper
@koopharper (7477)
• Canada
9 Dec 17
I have no shame. I will buy food from the dollar store if it turns out to be actually cheaper. Here that isn't always the case.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (205635)
• Walnut Creek, California
10 Dec 17
Sometimes Walmart is actually cheaper.
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koopharper
@koopharper (7477)
• Canada
10 Dec 17
@TheHorse Here it usually is.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (205635)
• Walnut Creek, California
10 Dec 17
@koopharper Interesting.
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April
@thislittlepennyearns (58134)
• Defuniak Springs, Florida
9 Dec 17
I buy all kinds of food at Dollar Tree and I've never gotten sick yet. I stay away from the meat for the most part
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The Horse
@TheHorse (205635)
• Walnut Creek, California
9 Dec 17
Yes, I would as well. I do buy stuff like Coconut Juice and Iced Tea there.
April
@thislittlepennyearns (58134)
• Defuniak Springs, Florida
9 Dec 17
@TheHorse I buy the pasta, and all kinds of other dry goods. The soda and my shampoo. I can't drink coconut anything, because I'm.allergic
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The Horse
@TheHorse (205635)
• Walnut Creek, California
9 Dec 17
@thislittlepennyearns That sucks! I love my Parrot Brand Coconut Water.
allen0187
@allen0187 (58444)
• Philippines
9 Dec 17
What does not kill you makes you stronger!
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allen0187
@allen0187 (58444)
• Philippines
10 Dec 17
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The Horse
@TheHorse (205635)
• Walnut Creek, California
10 Dec 17
@allen0187 Off to play a music gig tonight. Already sipping. Just ate some Trader Joe's Indian creamed spinach. Yum!
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The Horse
@TheHorse (205635)
• Walnut Creek, California
10 Dec 17
I'm feeling like $100 right now.
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Morley Hunt
@Morleyhunt (21737)
• Canada
9 Dec 17
Some of the dollar store foods are legit. They buy the lot that's left...or the labels that went on a bot crooked. Happy to hear you survived.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (205635)
• Walnut Creek, California
10 Dec 17
It tasted fine to me.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (325654)
• Rockingham, Australia
9 Dec 17
You didn't say if you enjoyed it or not. Surely that's the important thing.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (205635)
• Walnut Creek, California
9 Dec 17
I enjoyed it But I was too tired to tell if it was the same as the stuff I get when I stop at Andersen's when I'm on the way to Santa Barbara. Stewed 'possum would have tasted good that night.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (205635)
• Walnut Creek, California
10 Dec 17
@JudyEv Hey, maybe it depends on the veggies you surround the 'possum with. Heh.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (325654)
• Rockingham, Australia
10 Dec 17
@TheHorse Well, I hate to contradict you but I doubt stewed possum would have tasted too good. But what would I know? Maybe it is really good.
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Courtney
@Courtlynn (66921)
• United States
9 Dec 17
That's soup? Looks like thick gravy to me . We buy very little food from the Dollar Tree, mostly just get candy, drinks and house things.. but then we usually buy all our food from our local grocery store. We used to buy some snacks, drinks and candy from Family Dollar for years, before they closed last year.
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ShannyBananny
@shaggin (71664)
• United States
15 Dec 17
@courtlynn We have family dollar all around here but I do not care to shop there. They closed call our Kmarts though as you know
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The Horse
@TheHorse (205635)
• Walnut Creek, California
10 Dec 17
Why'd they close? Everyone likes a bargain!
Courtney
@Courtlynn (66921)
• United States
10 Dec 17
@TheHorse i dont know but all the ones around here closed.
Heather Echola
@GardenGerty (157545)
• United States
9 Dec 17
I think I would read the ingredients. Some of the stuff at Dollar store is great, others not so much.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (205635)
• Walnut Creek, California
9 Dec 17
Hmm. I did scan them. I didn't see anything like cyanide in there.
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Patsie Hatley
@Hatley (163781)
• Garden Grove, California
9 Dec 17
ILt must ave en te e al spoit opea souop as i tased fine adyou ares llfe
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The Horse
@TheHorse (205635)
• Walnut Creek, California
9 Dec 17
It was certainly good enough for that particular evening.
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Patsie Hatley
@Hatley (163781)
• Garden Grove, California
10 Dec 17
@TheHorse a lot of theilr r stuff is really pretty gooid
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The Horse
@TheHorse (205635)
• Walnut Creek, California
10 Dec 17
@Hatley I will dabble with caution.
Belle Starr (Iz)
@BelleStarr (61047)
• United States
9 Dec 17
I buy things at Dollar General all the time, some of their own brands are even good!! You have faced the challenge and survived. I found this online Andersen's canned soups are the next best thing to being here and having it fresh
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Belle Starr (Iz)
@BelleStarr (61047)
• United States
10 Dec 17
@TheHorse What exactly does the label say about where it is produced? I don't think they can use the name if it isn't the real deal.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (205635)
• Walnut Creek, California
10 Dec 17
@BelleStarr That's what I was thinking too. The label said the HQ was somewhere on the East Coast. But I think of Andersen's as a West Coast phenomenon.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (205635)
• Walnut Creek, California
9 Dec 17
I always buy a few cans of Andersen's pea soup when I head down to Santa Barbara to visit friends on Highway 101. Do you think the stuff at the Dollar Store is the real deal?
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Anna
@LadyDuck (457969)
• Switzerland
10 Dec 17
We were invited by a friend to go to eat at Andersen's in Buellton and he wanted that we had the split pea soup, something that both of us hate.
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Anna
@LadyDuck (457969)
• Switzerland
10 Dec 17
@TheHorse We had the split pea soup because our friend insisted that this one was so good we would have liked. I hate when people insist.
The Horse
@TheHorse (205635)
• Walnut Creek, California
10 Dec 17
I actually like it, but don't usually seek it out. What did you have instead?
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M.-L.
@MALUSE (69413)
• Germany
9 Dec 17
It looks like glue or slime. I hope it tasted better.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (205635)
• Walnut Creek, California
9 Dec 17
Pea soup always looks like that when it's in the can. But it was good.
NJ Chicaa
@NJChicaa (115972)
• United States
9 Dec 17
I've never been in a dollar store.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (205635)
• Walnut Creek, California
9 Dec 17
Well aren't you a snob! Just kidding. You can find stuff there like dish towels, dish soap, shampoo (for those who don't believe that $10 shampoo makes your hair more fluffy and manageable), etc. It's a great place to take kind clients when you're on a budget. There are always "shiny objects" to be found.
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NJ Chicaa
@NJChicaa (115972)
• United States
10 Dec 17
@TheHorse You can call me a snob. I freely admit that.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (205635)
• Walnut Creek, California
10 Dec 17
@NJChicaa Don't tell anyone. But I am too.
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Hanni Harel
@Hannihar (129418)
• Israel
10 Dec 17
I am glad you survived it. Now did you like it?
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The Horse
@TheHorse (205635)
• Walnut Creek, California
11 Dec 17
@Hannihar Will I get it again? Maybe as an emergency back up.
The Horse
@TheHorse (205635)
• Walnut Creek, California
10 Dec 17
I actually thought it tasted pretty good!
Hanni Harel
@Hannihar (129418)
• Israel
10 Dec 17
@TheHorse I am glad The Horse.
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Timea
@tzwrites (4835)
• Romania
10 Dec 17
It can't be that bad. There are people who eat the stuff at the dollar store.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (205635)
• Walnut Creek, California
10 Dec 17
It was actually just fine. If it's in a can, it's probably safe.
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Timea
@tzwrites (4835)
• Romania
10 Dec 17
@TheHorse Yep and I think many of the bigger brands probably can generic soups into nicer packaging.
maezee
@maezee (41997)
• United States
10 Dec 17
Was it any good? I dont know what it looks like normally. Lol
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The Horse
@TheHorse (205635)
• Walnut Creek, California
10 Dec 17
It actually tasted just fine.
Marlina
@marlina (154166)
• Canada
9 Dec 17
Glad that you did survive that big chance that you took!
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The Horse
@TheHorse (205635)
• Walnut Creek, California
9 Dec 17
"Danger" is my middle name.
Angie
@andriaperry (116860)
• Anniston, Alabama
10 Dec 17
I love can soup and I am an old gal.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (205635)
• Walnut Creek, California
10 Dec 17
Well, soup os soothing, and warms the innards.
PsalmOneCares
@everwonderwhy (6697)
•
10 Dec 17
You should be o'right. It's just the ingredients to make it taste palatable and last longer in the shelves that you ingested. :-) All good after?
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The Horse
@TheHorse (205635)
• Walnut Creek, California
10 Dec 17
After is what I was worried about. All is well.
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Laurel (L_B)
@Happy2BeMe (99399)
• Canada
9 Dec 17
Glad you survived
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The Horse
@TheHorse (205635)
• Walnut Creek, California
9 Dec 17
I may have been a tad gassy the next day, but other than that, I was fine.
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Laurel (L_B)
@Happy2BeMe (99399)
• Canada
10 Dec 17
@TheHorse well thats not too bad then
Keith Henthorne
@Scrapper88 (5957)
• United States
9 Dec 17
I buy some can food at the Dollar General. There is a few things I like from there.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (205635)
• Walnut Creek, California
9 Dec 17
What are some of the things you "trust"?
Keith Henthorne
@Scrapper88 (5957)
• United States
10 Dec 17
@TheHorse A few of the things are the can fruits; chili and the can spaghetti.