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holiday foods disappointing

shiz — Thu, 02 Jan 2020 23:41:32 GMT

after reading so much year after year about juniors - decided this year to order the Xmas special cheesecake - OH MY - what a disaster! Took to my daughters for serving as dessert - it was a complete mess, could not be sliced properly because it was so soft, it was collapsing. And it was refrigerated until we served. It was such an embarrasment - I will never order a juniors anything again. I could have had a cheesecake three times the size of the juniors for less money from Costco.

Re: holiday foods disappointing

blackhole99 — Thu, 02 Jan 2020 23:45:51 GMT

Costco does have a better cheese cake than juniors make, too bad it didn't work out for you. You do know you can call customer service and complain and they will refund your money.

Re: holiday foods disappointing

fthunt — Thu, 02 Jan 2020 23:54:56 GMT

I don't even like cheesecake but figured I should 'experience' this wonder. Then wondered why I bought it. Agree: it was a messy expensive adventure. Smashed side - top was deflating - and it was very (ugh) sweet.

Re: holiday foods disappointing

Karie2022 — Fri, 03 Jan 2020 00:12:14 GMT

I agree, go to Costco's or Sam's they have delicious cheese cakes, cakes, and other goodies.

Re: holiday foods disappointing

SharkE — Fri, 03 Jan 2020 00:48:22 GMT

End of ordering Harry and David's fruitcakes. Dry and stale must've been left over from last yr. almost 30 bucks and I had to microwave it.

Dropping that.

Re: holiday foods disappointing

gramgrandkids1 — Fri, 03 Jan 2020 01:20:28 GMT

ordered Harry and David pears from Qvc. Last year got them from Harry and David directly. They were wonderful. I know the ones I bought from the Q were shipped from H&D but they seemed like 2nd grade pears. They were not smooth and blemish free like the ones I had last year. The ones from last year cost more (same number of pears both years) so I was delighted to get a better price this year. I called CS and they refunded my money.

Re: holiday foods disappointing

Kachina624 — Fri, 03 Jan 2020 01:29:25 GMT

@Karie2022 wrote:
I agree, go to Costco's or Sam's they have delicious cheese cakes, cakes, and other goodies.

@Karie2022. Even better, make your own. Cheesecake is simple to make. I have a recipe where I throw all the ingredients in my food processer, whirl it a couple minutes and bake. Add your choice of topping and serve. I like strawberries.

Re: holiday foods disappointing

LisaMofSLC — Fri, 03 Jan 2020 02:46:07 GMT

This year, for a change, I got the Junior's small cheesecakes in the 4 flavour 32 pack. Way too much to eat. And they have been in the freezer sionce I got them, pulling out what was needed to defrost. The tops are hard and inedible. So I flip them and eat from the bottom, tossing the hard top. Once in a lifetime thing, won't buy again.

Re: holiday foods disappointing

homedecor1 — Fri, 03 Jan 2020 03:31:35 GMT

We were gifted Kansas City steaks bacon wrapped filet mignon.

1) 10- 3 oz. -- very small

2). no taste even putting seasoning that came with it. Followed cooking directions -- terrible!

and today I had open house -- I re"gifted" to a friend who said they love filet mignon. Hope they enjoy them (8 left)!

Hoping I don't get them again...not ungrateful just not something we eat ...or cook - we go to a nice steakhouse when we want steak.

I don't know if they came from Q or directly from KC.

Re: holiday foods disappointing

wagirl — Fri, 03 Jan 2020 17:20:37 GMT

We got Omaha meats for Xmas and they were pretty good but yes, smallish--then got

english muffins from Wolfermanns--they are always good. daughter got given Harry/davids pears that were amazing.

Re: holiday foods disappointing

PhilaLady1 — Fri, 03 Jan 2020 17:41:46 GMT

This is surprisingly disappointing if true. Years ago when I was a teenager I went with my parents & family to visit relatives in Manhattan. Junior's was a new thing, and my mother's cousin served a Junior's cheesecake for desert. Everyone there was oohing and aahing over the cheesecake and I still remember after all this time, how yummy it was. I haven't purchased it from QVC mostly because I don't want to spend the money. It seems nothing is as it used to be.

Re: holiday foods disappointing

RollTide2008 — Fri, 03 Jan 2020 18:37:54 GMT

I ordered Enstrom’s toffee candies to be added to travel mugs I ordered for my team at work. I selected the 12/11 ship date as I assumed that would allow plenty of time for them to arrive before our last day of work on 12/19. But nope. I came home from work that day to a giant bucket of toffee on my doorstep. The same thing happened last year with Mrs. Prindable’s apples.

Re: holiday foods disappointing

aroc3435 — Fri, 03 Jan 2020 23:17:43 GMT

I'm sorry to hear @LisaMofSLC that you didn't like the minis. I've never had those. I prefer to slice my own servings.

In 2017 I got the huge Junior's "Piecaken" which was awesome, and wonderful, but they did not offer ever again.

Maybe you could contact Junior's to see if you needed to do something differently?

I always order @PhilaLady1 the full size cheesecakes. This year my swirl cheesecake came from Q, but I ordered the pumpkin and the chocolate ones from Zulily earlier in autumn, which is under the Qurate umbrella. Both were excellent. The chocolate one was decadent--very chocolatey--pure delight!

I don't completely unwrap it from the plastic-- I slit down one side and fold it under the cardboard plate it sits on.

I always cover mine up completely with the wrap it is originally covered with and an extra piece of my own Stretch Tite wrap once I've put it in the fridge back in its original box after taking slices out to warm to room temperature. I keep the box on the lowest or midle shelf of my refrigerator.

I have eaten at the Brooklyn Junior's about six years ago when still I lived in CT and was always quite pleased.

As a little girl in New Jersey I remember my mom and best girlfriend taking me to the original Brooklyn Junior's location where we had a from "soup to nuts" delicious meal in the very early sixties.

QVC and Zulily's prices are slightly lower but Junior's also runs specials and I have ordered directly from them as well.

If it was that disappointing I would let QVC know if your order was from here.

Re: holiday foods disappointing

so so — Sun, 05 Jan 2020 16:28:50 GMT

I feel bad for anyone duped by Juniors.....such an expensive product and having it turnout to be a dud....

Re: holiday foods disappointing

bluetail fly — Sun, 05 Jan 2020 17:38:36 GMT

@so so wrote:
I feel bad for anyone duped by Juniors.....such an expensive product and having it turnout to be a dud....

I have served Junior's pumpkin pie cheesecake every year since it was introduced. It has never disappointed. I am sorry others have had a bad experience.

Re: holiday foods disappointing

Yahooey — Sun, 05 Jan 2020 17:53:34 GMT

Something fresh cannot be compared to something frozen and thawed. I've only had Junior's eaten at their restaurant or bought from their restaurant not even a supermarket. It is still pricey but delicious.

3 oz of meat doesn't seem a lot at all - less than McD quarter pounder

sorry for all that spent money hoping to serve somthing delicious and were disappointed -