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OK maybe this is old news to you... but I noticed that Subway has little foil packets of olive oil. Perfect for a solo-pan of eggs or whatever.
Just thought I'd toss in my two-cents for another freebie after reading someone telling us about KFC having single-serve packets of butter and honey.
What other convenient freebies have you found?
Lone Wolf
04-03-2008, 20:56
free in moderation. you take more than a few it's friggin bad hiker behavior. ask first :rolleyes:
aaroniguana
04-03-2008, 21:06
Honey and Texas Pete's hot sauce at the deli in Wawa markets. I take two (and only two) when I order. LW's correct.
Pennsylvania Rose
04-03-2008, 21:09
We save extra packets of sauce from Taco Bell; malt vinegar and tartar sauce from Long John Silver's; duck and soy sauces from Chinese takeout; and my husband is a chef and is always getting freebie samples of bbq and other sauces in single use packets.
sloopjonboswell
04-03-2008, 21:47
big ups on taco bell hot sauce. mayo packets can really bring the tuna to life, espescially for a lunch. all condiments are awesome when your hiking. heres a tip i sorta got from ron haven last year, ask to buy whatever condiments you want. mcdonalds, arbys, etc etc, they never made me pay an extra cent for fists and fists of the condiment gold, just be real nice. all other forms of mustard extraction are extremely top secret.
-pike county "condiment king"
1) Honey packets for oatmeal from Lee's Chicken
2) Tobasco packets from Chick-Fil-A
3) Mrs. Dash packets from the cafeteria at work
I have to agree with Lone Wolf as well. Everything in moderation, takin g a couple of something only. Don't get all greedy on stuff like this. If you go somewhere that has single serving packets like this on a frequent/regular basis, just try asking. If you're a good customer, they'll probably be happy to just let you have it. :D
Packets of grated Romano Cheese from The Olive Garden.
Tennessee Viking
04-03-2008, 22:07
free in moderation. you take more than a few it's friggin bad hiker behavior. ask first :rolleyes:
You might want to tell that to my truck team at Target are really bad. When I walk in to open the Food Ave area, all my creamers are gone.
Why in the world do people take a hundred creamers or ketchup packets, only use 2, and then leave the rest on the table. Then the people who squirt out ketchup and mustard directly on the table and use it..NASTY.
I have a friend who works at Subway, maybe he can swipe some for me :-?
deeddawg
04-03-2008, 23:18
Or you could just order up however many packets you want.
http://www.minimus.biz/detail.aspx?ID=7815
No credit to me, picked up this link for other condiments from someone else here on WB.
You might want to tell that to my truck team at Target are really bad. When I walk in to open the Food Ave area, all my creamers are gone.
Why in the world do people take a hundred creamers or ketchup packets, only use 2, and then leave the rest on the table. Then the people who squirt out ketchup and mustard directly on the table and use it..NASTY.
What about the parents that let their kids use the icee machine.:eek:
I work at Target and I am taking as many condiment packs as I can.
To the OP:
I didn't know that about Subway so thanks for sharing
Tennessee Viking
04-04-2008, 01:28
What about the parents that let their kids use the icee machine.:eek:
I work at Target and I am taking as many condiment packs as I can.
To the OP:
I didn't know that about Subway so thanks for sharing
Mine is going on 13 years without remodel. Cracked dishware; barely enough to get by. The electrical is shot. Freezers and coolers crashing. Never ending rotation of leadership. I was planning to blow it up. But I am just going to let the corporate machine and Big Bob deal with the complaints. Retail is nothing by a blackhole, sucks you in...and you can never escape it. Oh I miss T-S
I'm trying to cut down on plastics, especially when I hike.
Cherokee Bill
04-04-2008, 16:20
www.minimus.biz (http://www.minimus.biz)
:-?
The oil comes in foil packets.
Not to rain on the parade too much, but I think the Subway packets are mostly canola oil.
Still good cheap fats, just don't expect pure olive oil.
minnesotasmith
04-04-2008, 23:50
It's hard to find, but there are small (like 12 oz. or less) bottles of it sold in plastic. (I have a couple.) Obviously, it's chemically compatible, can't easily break, and is lightweight.
fiddlehead
04-05-2008, 01:43
You might want to tell that to my truck team at Target are really bad. When I walk in to open the Food Ave area, all my creamers are gone.
That reminded me of the time i was skiing at Killington (Bear Mtn) and was watching these two Russian guys. They would take the free saltines, put the free pickled relish on top, then a little ketchup and eat it, then go get some creamers and wash them down.
After a little while, they sat near me with a whole bunch of the above things, I heard them speaking Russian and started talking to them as i was heading to Russia in a few more months on a trip across on the trans-siberian train.
After talking about what a great country America is with all the free condiments and stuff then they said: "What do you want to go there for? and What are you going to eat when you get there" I must say it scared me a bit and saw myself ready to take some of those relish and saltine packs with me for the trip.
Turned out to be a great trip full of nice people.
free in moderation. you take more than a few it's friggin bad hiker behavior. ask first :rolleyes:
Thanks for saying this early in the thread. You set a precedence that was needed.
Ok everybody... anyone find A-1 sauce? I can't remember where.
Lone Wolf
04-05-2008, 10:48
Thanks for saying this early in the thread. You set a precedence that was needed.
Ok everybody... anyone find A-1 sauce? I can't remember where.
Dot's here in town has A-1 packets
deeddawg
04-05-2008, 11:17
Thanks for saying this early in the thread. You set a precedence that was needed.
Ok everybody... anyone find A-1 sauce? I can't remember where.
Have you checked the minimus.biz link posted here a couple times? They seem to have just about everything.
See http://www.minimus.biz/detail.aspx?ID=351
atraildreamer
04-05-2008, 13:52
Why in the world do people take a hundred creamers or ketchup packets, only use 2, and then leave the rest on the table.
Why do the fast food staff always give you a hundred packs of ketchup, salt, ________ (fill in the blank) when you only want one? :confused:
headchange4u
04-07-2008, 11:20
I found packets of honey mustard and little plastic containers of marinara sauce at White Castle. They also have that spicy brown mustard.
Undershaft
04-07-2008, 12:27
Most grocery stores that sell prepackaged sandwiches from the deli section have packets of mayo and mustard. I always take one more than I need to build up a reserve supply to take hiking. It's not cool to take more than a few of anything thats free.
That reminded me of the time i was skiing at Killington (Bear Mtn) and was watching these two Russian guys. They would take the free saltines, put the free pickled relish on top, then a little ketchup and eat it, then go get some creamers and wash them down.
After a little while, they sat near me with a whole bunch of the above things, I heard them speaking Russian and started talking to them as i was heading to Russia in a few more months on a trip across on the trans-siberian train.
After talking about what a great country America is with all the free condiments and stuff then they said: "What do you want to go there for? and What are you going to eat when you get there" I must say it scared me a bit and saw myself ready to take some of those relish and saltine packs with me for the trip.
Turned out to be a great trip full of nice people. I have read about that train,seen a PBS program documenting the trip, and now to run into someone on WB who has actually done it is kind of amazing. Small world I guess. I have always been told that the Russian people out in the countryside are salt of the earth. I am sure it was a wonderful experience.
johnny quest
04-07-2008, 17:57
be advised....the stuff at kfc is honey sauce, not honey.
bigcranky
04-07-2008, 20:53
Why do the fast food staff always give you a hundred packs of ketchup, salt, ________ (fill in the blank) when you only want one? :confused:
Right, and only one tiny little napkin.
atraildreamer
04-09-2008, 12:58
When I finally get it together to do the big thru-hike, I'm going to contact a local restaurant supply company and buy case lots of the condiments I need. They offer catsup, mayo, honey, bbq sauce, etc., at reasonable prices. Just check out the yellow pages, Google, whatever. These companies are located in every city & town and are happy to sell to anyone with the $$$.:-?
envirodiver
04-09-2008, 13:48
Costco has cases of these condiments if you want 1000 of them.
The thing that I've been looking for is the lemon juice packets.
deeddawg
04-09-2008, 14:45
The thing that I've been looking for is the lemon juice packets.
Get them right here: http://www.minimus.biz/detail.aspx?ID=247
Noticed they also have various of the packets you'd need to stock a hiker first aid kit too, good thing as some of what I have getting out dated.
bigmac_in
04-09-2008, 15:16
Just an FYI for everyone - the "honey" at KFC isn't really honey. If you look at the package it is labeled "honey sauce". Mostly sugary syrup made to taste like honey. My dad raised honey bees while I was growing up - believe me there is a difference, and I don't like the artificial stuff. Give me the good stuff - straight from the bee.
Cherokee Bill
04-09-2008, 18:41
www.minimus.biz :-?
Just an FYI for everyone - the "honey" at KFC isn't really honey. If you look at the package it is labeled "honey sauce". Mostly sugary syrup made to taste like honey. My dad raised honey bees while I was growing up - believe me there is a difference, and I don't like the artificial stuff. Give me the good stuff - straight from the bee.
I tried that... it took a week for the swelling in my lips to go down:D
Lemon juice packets? Use True Lemon packets instead - it is a powdered version. Awesome stuff! And found in many grocery stores along with the lime and orange versions.
tina.anderson
04-15-2008, 13:27
Why do the fast food staff always give you a hundred packs of ketchup, salt, ________ (fill in the blank) when you only want one? :confused:
Yeah I never understood that. It's actually kind of wasteful because no one actually uses them all and most people end up throwing them away instead of saving them.
ytsuejam
04-16-2008, 23:16
I think Carraba's has the biggest olive oil packets.They always put a few in the bag of to go orders (for the dipping bread) that comes with the order.
Patrick
atraildreamer
06-10-2008, 13:52
Yeah I never understood that. It's actually kind of wasteful because no one actually uses them all and most people end up throwing them away instead of saving them.
I think that is how John Kerry financed his presidentiakl campaign. After all, he is married to Theresa HEINZ Kerry. All those extra, unused Heinz catsup packets had to be paid for..,.where do you think the money went?:-?:banana