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The express lines aren't typically the fastest. Some guy proved it (sorry, I don't have a link). The idea was that the payment was the longest part of most transactions and when you have fewer items there are more transactions in the same amount of time.

My strategy is to either check out at the pharmacy, deli counter, etc. or look for the youngest cashier who has a relatively short line.

I was there recently for a wedding. The buffet and beer was amazing. I was mad that Buffalo was hiding such a gem.

Adagio has been making a tea maker for years and it costs considerable less. I've had my TriniTEA for a couple years and brew a pot every other day with no problems.

http://www.adagio.com/teaware/triniTEA.html

If you're lucky enough to find Bully Hill (NY) wines in your area their boxed wines are good. They only box what they sell as table wines. Here's a map of where they can be found or shipped to.

http://www.bullyhill.com/distributors/distributors.asp

I know you can get garbage plates in different configurations but the standard is with macaroni salad (mostly macaroni with watered down mayo) and home fries, not baked beans.

My only advice is to make sure you add what you want even if someone says they'll get you a specific item. I was going to put a Kitchen Aid stand mixer on ours but my mother said, "your grandmother has one she's going to give you." We got a 1950's Sunbeam stand mixer that now holds a dear place in the donate to charity pile.

Guiness. I can't believe the hype around it and the "chewiness." Unless I'm standing in Dublin you won't catch me drinking one. I'll take a US microbrew over Guiness any day.

Does anyone remember Ron Popeil making this on his long-running infomercial for the Popeil Pasta Maker? One of his daughters was tasked with making chocolate pasta. I was well received, but what has the man made that flopped? Spray-on hair? Showtime Rotisserie? Pneumatic toilet plunger (which I oddly enough saw about 30 minutes ago at a store)? The man is a genius!