Sunday, June 1, 2008

Ok I guess I am a snob

As many of you are aware, I have advertised for http://www.angelfoodministries.com/ in the past. My dear aunt introduced me to this organization a couple years ago. Even though I don't order these foods every month, I do read the menus almost monthly and pick and choose which months I want to buy the food package.I guess that my picking and choosing is not normal among the others who use the particular order / pick up site( not my church ) that I do because yesterday as I handed the elderly lady at the desk my receipt and money to order next months, she didn't even mention that this church had decided to discontinue Angel Food ministries and go with another distributor of the same type called "Great food for all Ministries". It wasn't until she had had filled out my order form and handed me the flyer on the new company that she mentioned it. At first i was confused. Are the foods the same? I asked. "Better" I was told. Because June Angel foods were appealing to me, I hesitated.I asked for June's menu for this new place. In my opinion they were not as appealing.I decided to pass on ordering. The ladies looked at me like I just rejected their ugly grandchild . " You aren't ordering? " one questioned? I politely answered in the affirmative. They looked shocked as I moved on to collect May's foods.
Now I know I am a picky eater and my family is probably even pickier but do people really just pay the thirty dollars per month ( for my families size I have to buy two thirty dollar packages )and take and eat what they get ? I know that some are on fixed incomes and can't afford their favorite foods on a daily basis but buying blindly and taking whatever you get sounds foreign to me.Especially when you are paying thirty dollars for the package. Now from the food pantry or St. Vincent De Paul you can't be picky but buying mystery foods doesn't quite set well with me. I guess it's true that i am just a snob who leads a good life, but that is just how I am.I do wonder though does anyone else resent how there was no warning of a change and these ladies just expected everyone to accept the new distributor without even looking at their menu ? I find that assumption amazing to say the least.As for me, I will probably go to another Angel food distribution site and order for June and then do as I always have and pick and choose what other months packages I will purchase.