Posted on 02/08/2017 9:08:09 AM PST by Diana in Wisconsin
My bride, among her other abilities, is a first rate cook. She received this e-mail from Penzeys Spices:
And the results are in from Friday’s Racism Update Email. You may remember this email was us re-sending our previous day’s email. In it we kindly asked those who chose to cast their vote for an openly racist candidate for the President of the United States to take responsibility for their action. With the re-send we put the UNSUBSCRIBE BUTTON right up on top for those needing to use it. We also hoped they would one day come back. The final results are that 0.721% of those on our email list chose to opt-out. 99.27% of you are still here. As I said Tuesday, I love cooks. You are amazing people.
I also want to thank you for the tremendous support from all our customers across the country. The incredibly written emails to me, the support on our Facebook page, the defense of Penzeys in comment sections across the internet—all of it has meant so incredibly much to me. After so many of the far-right media world encouraged their supporters to send their anger at me, I have to admit that I really had never been so insulted in all my life, and I have a history of getting out there on the internet. Without your incredible outpouring of support, I am sure the results for me would have been very different. I am forever in your debt. Thank you.
My bride sent an e-mail in response: I deleted both the Thursday and Friday emails from Penzeys Spices. It is none of Penzeys’s business who any of its customers choose to vote for, or what the customers’ positions may be on any of the manifold social issues Penzeys’ owners seem to be so passionate about. I currently am trying to use up my current stock of spices in the cupboard (both Penzeys and other brands), and therefore have not needed to order from Penzeys in a long time. I would feel happier about ordering from Penzeys in the future, however, if Penzeys would keep it all about the spices and our shared love of cooking, and not insist on pushing the owners’ political and social views upon the customers.
Sincerely,
Mrs. Catherine A. McClarey
Red Fascists run their businesses like Red Fascists. Bill Penzey, Jr. , the CEO of Penzey Spices, is about to learn a valuable lesson in insulting half the country as a result of a personal snit fit about his preferred candidate losing an election.
There’s a happy ending here. While looking around online to see what Bill Penzey’s problem is, I discovered that his sister Patty Erd and her husband Tom run a competing (but much smaller) spice business, called The Spice House. Bill Penzey Sr. and his wife started the business in the 1950s, and Patty inherited it. Bill Jr, her younger brother, started his own catalog company, Penzeys. I have no idea what the Erds’ politics are — far as I know, they could be commies, or they could be Trumpkins — but they don’t seem to make a habit of getting on their high horse and insulting their customers. Even better, they make a Bavarian seasoning!
I buy all of my spices at my local spice shop, but they have nothing in stock like the Bavarian blend. I have just ordered some from The Spice Shop for my Thanksgiving turkey — and if you’re looking for something different and delicious to try this year, I recommend the same to you.
This Bill Penzey reminds me of the proprietor of a neighborhood coffee shop on Court Street in Cobble Hill, Brooklyn, when we lived there in the late 1990s. Cobble Hill is very much a liberal place, and the kind of neighborhood where people want to support the local guy, but this shop owner was so over the top obnoxious in his left-wing politics that he drove people away. You didn’t want to go there, because the guy couldn’t stand kids, and you felt that he was constantly hovering over you judging you for failing to live up to his extremely particular standards. When Starbucks opened down the street, that was the end of him, if only because Starbucks was happy to welcome moms with strollers, and you could sit and have your cup of coffee without being judged.
UPDATE: The Spice House folks have kindly written to invite this blog’s readers to become new customers. If you’ve never ordered from The Spice House before, use the promo code NOPOLITICS to get free shipping on your first order. Isn’t that great?
I don’t usually get all wrapped around the axle about boycotts and stuff, but as a FORMER loyal fan (to the tune of HUNDREDS of dollars spent) there e-mails leading up to and after the election were just insane.
Pretty sure I can easily buy spices elsewhere.
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Fine won’t give him my business.
Roger. Wilco.
For those who aren’t aware of this type of cyber bullying
that’s going on from Democratic supporters against Trump supporters, this is a perfect example.
Yep. I’ve already found some replacement companies for my usual herb selections.
Why do Socialists have to ruin EVERYTHING they touch? Grrr!
Not smart to eliminate half or more of your potential customer base.
How do you know the family isn’t in cahoots with each other?
Who?
Who?
They’re all deep into the derangement. I love it. I can’t wait to see where we are in two years.
Cyber Bullying! EXACTLY!
It takes a LOT to p*ss me off, but this d*ckhead sure has!
Well, I don’t know if the whole family is that way, but I’d suspect. I’m not using, ‘The Spice House’ either, and for just that reason.
I’m using local sources and Mountain Rose Herbs, for now.
I get bulk spices via Amazon. Frontier is a good brand. Buy bulk and store in the freezer to maintain freshness.
Used to buy from Penzey’s, but not after I found Amazon much cheaper.
There are other spice companies out there, a lot more:
Thanks for the tip.
Not really a good idea to openly profess your affiliation, one way or the other IF you rely on the General Public for your business.
You can have a ‘life’ outside your store but not really a good idea to have ANY pols picture in the window - maybe ok if YOU or a close relative etc...
When in Asphalt paving business there were NO bumper stickers allowed on any COMPANY vehicle - mine included.
And that was long before people got ‘offended’ easily.
Yes, sometimes Google is our friend, LOL!
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