22 January 2009

The great pineapple juice shortage of 2009?

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Is there a pineapple juice shortage in Canberra?

Every time I go to the cafe, the only juice 99% guarranteed to not be there is pineapple juice.

When I go shopping, I see empty shelves reserved for pineapple juice (except for the stuff in tins).

Am I the only one seeing this?? What’s the deal?!

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Well, last night I continued my sleuthing and unearthed a fridge full of pineapple juice in Subway Gungahlin! This is my new mission in life.

If Heinz bought out Golden Circle (there IS a personal juices/pineapple juice pun there) should not there be 47 varieties of pineapple juice available.?

Pineapple juice featured prominently at the Dickson Tradies tonight. It was also obtained later at the Phoenix – with ice!

They actually seem to have pineapple juice everywhere I go.

I should have offered some to the Palerang mayor (who I happened to see twice today) ….

; )

That’s where all the pineapple juice has gone… Braidwood’s got the lot. Just like Qbn has got all the chicken schnitzels.

More pineapple juice purchased at the Royal in Braidwood this arvo!

Granny said :

I even took a photo of it ….

Pineography …. *boom boom*

; )

Questacon do! I even took a photo of it ….

It’s true that I pondered the apple and guava for a while, but I am ashamed to admit that in the end I followed my baser instincts.

*hangs head in shame*

No one has pineapple juice because it’s nasty and no ones wants it!

I had pineapple juice today at the Questacon cafeteria and it was yummy. But let me re-phrase that ….

Pineapple juice is available … no ….

Um, I can never speak of pineapple juice again!

Mr Evil said :

willo said :

Mr Evil said :

willo said :

i used em for crab bait……

Are sardines good for getting rid of crabs?

umm…. yes…yes they are….you should mix them with an equal quantity of horse manure and then rub vigorously into the affected area three to five times a day……

If I can’t find horse manure, are Stanhope’s media releases an acceptable alternative?

Anyway, didn’t bad weather in QLD affect pineapple production this season?

mate….if you wanna rub stanhopes press releases into your crotch area…..well you go right ahead…..

They have a fantastic Moroccany sardiney pizza-y thing at Mecca Bah. Maybe they have stolen all the sardines.

willo said :

Mr Evil said :

willo said :

i used em for crab bait……

Are sardines good for getting rid of crabs?

umm…. yes…yes they are….you should mix them with an equal quantity of horse manure and then rub vigorously into the affected area three to five times a day……

If I can’t find horse manure, are Stanhope’s media releases an acceptable alternative?

Anyway, didn’t bad weather in QLD affect pineapple production this season?

All the small pineapple juice boxes in the hotter parts of summer tend to get used as frozen treats for children.
(Invert in freezer so the sediment makes a softer ice layer on the ‘top’, freeze for several hours, cut the top off, attack with spoon)

Where the bigger bottles and cartons go, I have no idea.

Compared to some threads, this IS innocuous.

Overheard said :

jessieduck said :

This could have been such an innocuous little thread but no.

jessieduck, RiotACT.
RiotACT, jessideuck.

I thought you two had met.

Sometimes I wonder if I really know it at all- whistful sigh

jessieduck said :

This could have been such an innocuous little thread but no.

jessieduck, RiotACT.
RiotACT, jessideuck.

I thought you two had met.

This could have been such an innocuous little thread but no.

Mr Evil said :

willo said :

i used em for crab bait……

Are sardines good for getting rid of crabs?

umm…. yes…yes they are….you should mix them with an equal quantity of horse manure and then rub vigorously into the affected area three to five times a day……

willo said :

i used em for crab bait……

Are sardines good for getting rid of crabs?

neanderthalsis9:37 am 23 Jan 09

lux said :

There’s a grasshopper loose in Queensland
A grasshopper loose in Queensland
A grasshopper loose
As big as any goose
And he drinks pineapple juice all over Queensland.

I’ve no idea why i remember that song but it’s from my childhood. Or perhaps my brain invented it. But i thought i’d share it with you all.

There was a song book released by the ABC that had that song in it. We had to sing it at school (in QLD of course)

i used em for crab bait……

I said… who ate all the f’n sardines

I am a fan of such songs!

: )

There’s a grasshopper loose in Queensland
A grasshopper loose in Queensland
A grasshopper loose
As big as any goose
And he drinks pineapple juice all over Queensland.

I’ve no idea why i remember that song but it’s from my childhood. Or perhaps my brain invented it. But i thought i’d share it with you all.

oh god! i’m drinking pineapple juice now!!

Must be a northside shortage..mawson has lots of pineapple juice.
Yay for pineapple juice.

Thanks – I live in Belco, so Erindale is out (although I bought some Resches from there on the weekend – long story).

Sardines in tomato sauce?? Jesus… I’ve never seen pineapple juice and sardines in tomato sauce in the same place at the same time! Hmm…

But no – I don’t drink tea or coffee and I gave up on cola 6 months ago so, during the day, I’m stuck with water, milk or juice.

Timberwolf6510:26 pm 22 Jan 09

Overheard said :

“…personally I would rather drink it fresh from the bottle.”

You’re talking about the pineapple juice, yeah?!

Oh shit…yes I was referring to the pineapple juice:)

I work in a food takeaway shop in the Canberra Centre food court and most certainly, those who ask for pineapple juice are 99% men. Our juice supplier also says that to us about the increased sales of pineapple juices following those claims…

“…personally I would rather drink it fresh from the bottle.”

You’re talking about the pineapple juice, yeah?!

Timberwolf655:24 pm 22 Jan 09

Steady Eddie said :

Mr Evil said :

iObject said :

Perhaps the shortage in availability of pineapple juice is direction proportional to the rise in popularity of the theory that consuming it can vastly improve the taste of one’s own *ahem* intimate juices.

Mardi Gras is on again soon in Sydney, so I’m guessing the boys are hogging it all!

WTF??

Well it is thought that when males drink pineapple juice it is meant to make the sperm taste like pineapple, personally I would rather drink it fresh from the bottle.

iObject said :

Perhaps the shortage in availability of pineapple juice is direction proportional to the rise in popularity of the theory that consuming it can vastly improve the taste of one’s own *ahem* intimate juices.

Well in that case I have never drunk pineapple juice in my life. In fact, I’ve probably never even heard of it.

(Apart from the infamous ‘care-to-come-back-to-my-place-for-some-pineapple-juice-baby’ line … which one gets all the time really!)

I buy several litres of pineapple juice each week from Dickson Woolies or Supabarn in the city – both have reliable year-round supplies. Coles Manuka is a different story – they have a reliable year-round supply of empty pineapple juice shelves.

Steady Eddie4:53 pm 22 Jan 09

Mr Evil said :

iObject said :

Perhaps the shortage in availability of pineapple juice is direction proportional to the rise in popularity of the theory that consuming it can vastly improve the taste of one’s own *ahem* intimate juices.

Mardi Gras is on again soon in Sydney, so I’m guessing the boys are hogging it all!

WTF??

Eeeeeeeeeeeeuuuuuuuuuuuwwwwwwwww indeed.

eeeeeeeeeeeeuuuuuuuuuuuwwwwwwwww

iObject said :

Perhaps the shortage in availability of pineapple juice is direction proportional to the rise in popularity of the theory that consuming it can vastly improve the taste of one’s own *ahem* intimate juices.

Mardi Gras is on again soon in Sydney, so I’m guessing the boys are hogging it all!

Perhaps the shortage in availability of pineapple juice is direction proportional to the rise in popularity of the theory that consuming it can vastly improve the taste of one’s own *ahem* intimate juices.

Have you asked the proprietors about it, PM? They would probably be able to tell you what’s going on.

Whilst pineapple juice is a family favourite, I guess it hadn’t struck me really. But now I think about it, we have had more trouble than usual finding it in cafes and takeaways, although the supermarkets are still good.

Now the Great Banana Famine … that was something I noticed! For a while I thought I’d never taste the sweet, sticky joy of banana cake ever again, what with bananas practically worth their own weight in gold!

Gungahlin Al3:36 pm 22 Jan 09

Something to do with the unfortunate takeover of the farmers’ cooperative Golden Circle by Heinz (?) perhaps?

I think it just gets bought out quick because its the best juice – that is fact.

I noticed they had no sardines in tomato sauce in woolies the other day. There is about 5 different brands that make it, with each shelf empty.

Who ate all the sardines?

I don’t know how close you are to Erindale Woolworths but I was there last week buying pineapple juice. They seemed to have tons of the stuff if you want to try there.

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