Coffee Mate Sugar Free Pulled from Shelves – Ruins Test

Well that’s just great. Here I am trying to do a test between alternatives for Hazel Nut Coffees and one of the sources where we were getting a test item from decided to not carry one of the very things we wanted to test. This was the Coffee Mate Hazelnut Cream coffee creamer (liquid) that was sugar free. Mind you, they still have the regular and fat free but have decided to nix the sugar free version.

Now how do you (including the folks at Nestles) expect us to include them when one of our test categories was the ease in finding the product on a regular basis. This is one thing that has shed a bad light on our supplier Safeway at Powers and Constitution ( in Colorado Springs,CO) . Now what to do? I guess we will have to drop this from the list by forfeit. We will continue to test the other alternatives.

By the way we have decided to start the 11 Day Diet program to see if this really works or not. So not only has Coffee Mate been taken away from us in sugar free version. It has been written off the list because of the fact that the fat free version contains sugar.

So any ideeas others than to go to another store? Help…Please?

First Political rally attended…….for a very long time

I have always tended to look at underdogs in political campaigns either because they had some interesting platforms or mad an attempt to come to the Colorado Springs area . These are the two points that are of interest to me. But, if a candidate comes to Colorado Springs, I tend to take a closer look.

Today on his 51st wedding anniversary, Ron Paul decided to visit the grassroots folks here in Colorado Springs. I was able to make it to the rally just in time to get a feel for how the crowd was and at least get a good vantage point. The rally was in The Giuseppe’s Depot Restaurant in the heart of Colorado Springs. I feel this had a significance of its own because it used to be the primary passenger train depot here. Why is this important? Because it brought to mind the old ‘whistle stop’ campaigns of yesteryear. However, it also brought back the fact that Dr. Paul runs on a Constitutional platform that needs to be brought back from days long ago.

Well, anyway…I got to the area, was able to find a parking space VERY close (how did that happen??), and headed over to the area where Dr. Paul was to arrive about 15 minutes early. The crowd was very supportive complete with the local media showing up. After all, how many candidates actually take time to meet the real people? Dr. Paul was met by a very receptive (if not crushing) crowd cheering him on with support. We ALL (about 350 or so) headed inside trying to get a good viewing spot. I really lucked out on this because I got a view straight at him in an area that was actually meant to pass drinks across!

Dr. Paul was given a rather poor amp system to speak through but, was able to overcome that with ease. The main point here is that he stands for Constitutional ideals that he does not waiver on. While he is sometimes criticized by core Republicans, he makes very valid points on all issues. He does not go for mainstream popularity, rather he has solid solutions that might help all concerned.