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hamsterwoman ([personal profile] hamsterwoman) wrote in [personal profile] thistlechaser 2014-06-04 03:59 pm (UTC)

Amazon's customer service has always been amazing in my experience, too. They've replaced damaged items with a minimum of fuss, offered credit without having to be asked when an order had to be canceled because something they claimed was in stock and had shipped actually wasn't and hadn't, and when we got items by accident (they sent us 4 UPS's instead of the single one we ordered), just told us to keep them. I know they have some pretty unsavory practices, and that they can afford to be so magnanimous because they're raking in money, but from a customer standpoint, it is very nice.

Pork bellies -- yeah, it's basically fried lard. Which can be tasty, actually! but not just to eat by itself, and not if you weren't expecting the fat (the texture does take getting used to; my point of reference was Ukrainian salo, which is hard, and so the weird squishiness was a turn-off at first).

It would appear I like pork belly only if it's accompanied by something savory. If you see The Chairman Truck around (they do steamed buns), they have a pretty good pork belly bun.

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