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   I made a comment about ordering through Health Food or Grocery Stores to save
on paying shipping and handling.
   Some people wrote me and mentioned they do this too and get 10% or some kind
of discount for ordering by the case.  This was mainly for companies in the
USA to customers in the USA.
   Others said it sounded like a good idea and would check it out.
   One person said it's either cheaper or they break even when ordering food
than going through their health food store.  Their store is very small and is
usually out of everything.
   I also received a very nice and interesting reply from Kinnikinnick, because
it was their $15 charge that prompted me to encourage people to order through
their Health Food store.  I also said I had never seen or heard of any of
their products.  Well, their response explained why.

   "This charge is for us to ship door to door via USPS
Priority Mail for our mail order customers. This shipping charge is
subsidized substantially by Kinnikinnick and our shipping rates are
actually cheaper than many comparable mail order companies that are
shipping within the US. For many of our customers, mail order is the only
way they can purchase our products. At this time Kinnikinnick Foods
products are not available in the US retail market although we are in
discussions with several major US chains. Overwhelming demand from people
in the US who had heard of our products but were unable to get them caused
us to initiate our US shipping program which began in May of last year.
Since then we have been successfully shipping our fresh baked products
throughout North America."

   They then showed some letters people had written and how appreciative they
were for the food sent to them.  I was impressed by the quality people said
that the food was.  I plan to try them out - even with a $15 shipping and
handling fee.  I have no ties in any way to this company.  For info go to
www.kinnikinnick.com and enjoy.
   Linda in Pensacola