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sanddunerider

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Re: Salt Water Taffy
« Reply #15 on: June 18, 2013, 10:32:19 AM »
I am sure the "free" taffy samples was stopped due to "customers" taking advantage of the offer...

I dont know how many times i would see a family or group of people in there, 1 person shopping with a buckets, choosing a few pieces here and there, while the others were "sampling"... Probably eating more for free, than they were buying.

I always feel guilty if i eat 1 or 2 pieces, and i might buy 2, maybe 3 pounds of the stuff..!!


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Re: Salt Water Taffy
« Reply #16 on: June 18, 2013, 10:44:50 AM »
The mark up on the taffy easily would factor in the loss of profit from the samples...hypothetically they would lose several thousand pieces a day...BUT think how the sample roped in the customers!

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Re: Salt Water Taffy
« Reply #17 on: June 18, 2013, 04:07:29 PM »
I haven't seen samples of pork rinds the last few times I was there either.

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Re: Salt Water Taffy
« Reply #18 on: June 18, 2013, 05:19:20 PM »
Pork rind samples were out on Sunday...maybe just for Fathers Day!

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Re: Salt Water Taffy
« Reply #19 on: June 18, 2013, 05:29:44 PM »
Pork rind samples were out during our visits over Memorial Day weekend. 

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Re: Salt Water Taffy
« Reply #20 on: June 18, 2013, 06:29:26 PM »
Pork rind samples were out during our visits over Memorial Day weekend. 

Oh, good!  Granted I don't buy them each trip, but I've bought my fair share.  It's not the same without my ONE sample.
And, it's best to wash it down with Sarsaparilla

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Re: Salt Water Taffy
« Reply #21 on: June 19, 2013, 05:08:15 PM »
And buying them at home just ain't the same

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Re: Salt Water Taffy
« Reply #22 on: June 19, 2013, 07:52:27 PM »
LOL!!! okie!! your so right..  it AINT the same

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Re: Salt Water Taffy
« Reply #23 on: June 25, 2013, 08:05:00 PM »
I found out that some taffy is made on park! There were 5 or 6 flavors with this sticker.

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Re: Salt Water Taffy
« Reply #24 on: June 26, 2013, 03:11:34 PM »
Strawberry Kiwi sounds.... uh.... interesting. I guess.
Don't see too many kiwi (plants? trees? bushes?) growing around Branson though

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Re: Salt Water Taffy
« Reply #25 on: July 08, 2013, 10:54:12 AM »
The Wildfire and Outlaw Run are made on park, dunno about any other flavors. They only do samples when they do a taffy run. Last time we were there they had a slate on the back wall stating when they would be doing demonstrations (and therefore free taffy!).

So I am a little late to this party, but they have an Outlaw Run taffy now? What does it taste like? ;D

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Re: Salt Water Taffy
« Reply #26 on: July 08, 2013, 02:03:49 PM »
The outlaw taffy I had was vanilla sea salt caramel I think...

And BTW...to sample pork rinds now, you must germ-x your hands BEFORE you use the tongs now!!!!!!

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Re: Salt Water Taffy
« Reply #27 on: July 09, 2013, 10:48:06 AM »
I had a piece of Outlaw Run taffy yesterday. It's like the ice cream, Vanilla with a Caramel swirl (and I think it had flecks of sea salt in it). It was ok. The ladies in the shop said it was their best-seller this season (no surprise!).
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Re: Salt Water Taffy
« Reply #28 on: July 09, 2013, 10:52:19 AM »
Very neat! Well, I am a huge fan of Wildfire taffy, so hopefully Outlaw Run taffy won't disappoint! I suppose being such a sucker for taffy in general helps. :P

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Re: Salt Water Taffy
« Reply #29 on: July 10, 2013, 10:57:29 AM »
Next time I am there I might go in and check it out. Haven't gone in there much since they quit giving away the samples.