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Penzey's Spices Hates Gun Owners And Their Business
Penzey's Spices Hates Gun Owners And Their Business If you're a cooking enthusiast, you're probably familiar with Penzey's Spices. Because of their high quality, they've been my exclusive go for such things for over two decades. That is until the owner of the company, Bill Penzey, essentially told me he doesn't want further business from me or anyone else in the firearm community. This began with one of his recent newsletters, which as usual, contained a mix of ' this shit' and social commentary. He tends lean the left, but his rhetoric has been mostly innocuous; not that I opened many of them. However, when a recent newsletter titled "Guns Are Dumb" my inbox, you know damned well I opened . I've pasted the commentary portion of the newsletter at the bottom, but the TL;DR is hunters and law enforcement should guns. Others aren't responsible enough them and should rely on their kitchen cutlery for personal defense. The dude signs his newsletters, with his address, so I sent him a note indicating how I thought he was being condescending and that I found his views both uninformed and frankly asinine. Bill reads his and responded less than 20 minutes later doubling down on one of his talking points as well as being an even greater ass hat. Copy paste: Responsible Gun owner is an oxymoron and NRA propaganda. is nothing responsible about bringing an item into your home that will increase the chance of<b> violent </font></b>death for you and your family members five-fold. But you are indeed free to invent absurd realities where your gun makes you that special hero. Pew-pew. I believe what he was trying to convey was "I'm an even greater ass hat than you thought and don't want any business from the firearms community or anyone else recognizes how much of a douche I am. Can you please spread that for me?" Yes sir! I've already started taking care of that for you because I aim (no pun intended) please. Fucking dickhead. I was initially going stop buying from this douche, but now all his shit's going in the trash. My entire spice collection, which is not . The Newsletter And guns are dumb. Yes, hunting, and ranching, and law enforcement, but even then are substantial risks. But owning a gun as though is some sort of safety accessory is stupid. âÃÂÃÂs like spending hundreds of dollars add a self-destruct button to your life. At any moment, all takes is one pull of the trigger, and just like that all the goodness in your life can be gone, never return. Guns are dumb. We should all feel safe, and as humans, long before we had cooking we had weapons. But if you ever need a weapon, just around you, they are everywhere. These days the kitchen of every American home rivals the arsenal of a good-sized medieval village. And even needs the pointy things when you cast iron? But guns are different. They try sell you on the idea that guns give you control, yet with one pull of the trigger whatever happens next will forever be in someone elseÃÂÃÂs hands. With yesterdayÃÂÃÂs verdict in Kenosha were many headlines. Some spoke of freedom, and self-defense, and innocence, but once you pull the trigger is no going back what you were before. is no return innocence. Bring a gun into your home and âÃÂÃÂs far less likely take the life of a stranger in self-defense than is kill someone you love through accident, suicide, or your anger. A lot of the time someone wanting own a gun is a pretty good sign that theyÃÂÃÂre the kind of person shouldnÃÂÃÂt one. Guns are dumb. I know that for many of you yesterdayÃÂÃÂs verdict and the joy sent through the pro-gun crowd brought a sense of goodness slipping away. I get that. For me, in times like these I find cooking brings perspective. Once I came see cooking as what is, an act of kindness, the news lost much of its power bring me down. Even though the news presents itself as having its finger on the pulse of where we are at, it in reality shows more than the couple dozen most out of the ordinary events that took place in the past day. Much of the news is horribly unkind. But to see cooking as kindness is to understand that for each and every event horrible enough to make the national news are hundreds of thousands of acts of kindness happening in kitchens all across the country every day. Even on the worst of days is so much more goodness. Please try see if you can. If you are a hunter or if your job requires a gun, sure. But if you a gun out of a sense of safety get rid of asap. is nothing more than a self-destruct button for the goodness in your life and in the lives of those you love. Guns are dumb. |
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Way to alienate a not insignificant group that spends money.
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I've never heard of Penzey's Spices. I looked up their website and browsed through some of the spices. Rather expensive. Some of the pepper I like using would cost me a fortune as much as I use. We have a rather nice spice shop in Oklahoma City that carries a very large selection of very nice spices and blends that are a bit more reasonable. I've never asked them about their personal beliefs about gun ownership so that's never been an issue. Since I'm a gun owner and have no plans for getting rid of my guns, I'll probably never do any business with Penzey's. I'm sure the small amount of money I would possibly spend with them will never be missed, but if other gun owners take their business elsewhere, it could add up over time.
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like it. I'd have done the same.
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The guy's an asshat
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hmmm...wonder what the ceo of mccormicks philosophy is.... woop woop
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Thanks for posting. Around here it's amo that's hard to find .
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WTF is up with the damned formatting??? Fucking site sucks. If you're a cooking enthusiast, you're probably familiar with Penzey's Spices. Because of their high quality, they've been my exclusive go to for such things for over two decades. That is until the owner of the company, Bill Penzey, essentially told me he doesn't want further business from me or anyone else in the firearm community. This began with one of his recent newsletters, which as usual, contained a mix of 'buy this shit' and social commentary. He tends to lean to the left, but his rhetoric has been mostly innocuous; not that I opened many of them. However, when a recent newsletter titled "Guns Are Dumb" hit my inbox, you know damned well I opened it. I've pasted the commentary portion of the newsletter at the bottom, but the TL;DR is only hunters and law enforcement should have guns. Others aren't responsible enough to have them and should rely on their kitchen cutlery for defense. The dude signs his newsletters, with his email address, so I sent him a note indicating how I thought he was being condescending and that I found his views both uninformed and frankly asinine. Bill reads his email and responded less than 20 minutes later doubling down on one of his talking points as well as being an even greater ass hat. Copy paste: “Responsible Gun owner” is an oxymoron and NRA propaganda. There is nothing responsible about bringing an item into your home that will increase the chance of violent death for you and your family members five-fold. But you are indeed free to invent absurd realities where your gun makes you that special hero. Pew-pew. I believe what he was trying to convey was "I'm an even greater ass hat than you thought and don't want any business from the firearms community or anyone else who recognizes how much of a douche I am. Can you please spread that message for me?" Yes sir! I've already started taking care of that for you because I aim (no pun intended) to please. Fucking dickhead. The Newsletter And guns are dumb. Yes, hunting, and ranching, and law enforcement, but even then there are substantial risks. But owning a gun as though it is some sort of safety accessory is stupid. It’s like spending hundreds of dollars to add a self-destruct button to your life. At any moment, all it takes is one pull of the trigger, and just like that all the goodness in your life can be gone, never to return. Guns are dumb. We should all feel safe, and as humans, long before we had cooking we had weapons. But if you ever need a weapon, just look around you, they are everywhere. These days the kitchen of every American home rivals the arsenal of a good-sized medieval village. And who even needs the pointy things when you have cast iron? But guns are different. They try to sell you on the idea that guns give you control, yet with one pull of the trigger whatever happens next will forever be in someone else’s hands. With yesterday’s verdict in Kenosha there were many headlines. Some spoke of freedom, and self-defense, and innocence, but once you pull the trigger there is no going back to what you were before. There is no return to innocence. Bring a gun into your home and it’s far less likely to take the life of a stranger in self-defense than it is to kill someone you love through accident, suicide, or your anger. A lot of the time someone wanting to own a gun is a pretty good sign that they’re the kind of person who shouldn’t have one. Guns are dumb. I know that for many of you yesterday’s verdict and the joy it sent through the pro-gun crowd brought a sense of goodness slipping away. I get that. For me, in times like these I find cooking brings perspective. Once I came to see cooking as what it is, an act of kindness, the news lost much of its power to bring me down. Even though the news presents itself as having its finger on the pulse of where we are at, it in reality shows little more than the couple dozen most out of the ordinary events that took place in the past day. Much of the news is horribly unkind. But to see cooking as kindness is to understand that for each and every event horrible enough to make the national news there are hundreds of thousands of acts of kindness happening in kitchens all across the country every day. Even on the worst of days there is so much more goodness. Please try to see it if you can. If you are a hunter or if your job requires a gun, sure. But if you have a gun out of a sense of safety get rid of it asap. It is nothing more than a self-destruct button for the goodness in your life and in the lives of those you love. Guns are dumb.
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I've never heard of them but now I feel like I should check them out. Thanks.
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Buy McCormicks. Their spices are the best. Especially the GrillMates additions. I think this guys newsletter is absurd. I keep my political views to myself. But my last blog shows it all. Not says it all. Like I said, I keep certain things to myself. Wonder what his opinion of a cross dressing, grill master and 2nd amendment believer would be. I applaud you for telling him your thoughts. Not many would. We have to have a voice. I love this post. Thank you for sharing. Strangely enough, 90% of the spice buyers that I know are red meat eaters. Most are hunters with supportive wives or husbands. Maybe life is just different out here in the sticks. Thanks again! Have a great day! 💋 Staci
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Just make room for more McCormick in your pantry. I have used it since dirt was discovered!!! Good, inexpensive and plentiful. No use in messing with what works.. Stop by at lonlyforlove2 also see Lunch with Lonly , we get snow tomorrow Check my blog on New Community, "A photo of my big Pecker" also, " My Sunday afternoon with the kids'
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Dear Mr Penzey, Thanks for the reminder to add to shopping list…..oregano, garlic, ammo. And a new holster for concealed.🙋♀️
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blended spices from pakistan n india are my go to's. ive boycotted a few outfits due to their politics. The smart ones keep the views/opinions close to the chest ~
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I'm pleased that we have stricter gun controls here in Britain. When in America it used to freak me out that the American I'm talking to may have a gun concealed on his body!
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Interesting....ask your friend to ask her market to locate the sage n vanilla ( and whatever else). Those Indian and Paki markets have it all. Some ive never heard of, but they will explain the hows n wheres of it. Soooo fragrant too. I love just browsing thru their markets~
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Try savoryspiceshop.com. It's definitely not McCormick's spices.
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Mr. New2Midlo, As someone who has been around guns his entire life and owned guns since he was legally allowed to, I find that the statement from the companies owned absurd. If he thinks that owning firearms for over 60 years is likely to cause harm, he needs to do better research. A firearm is nothing more than a tool, just like a knife. It is the person using it that is dangerous. To date not one single firearm that I have been around has jumped up and shot someone or accidentally discharged. I guess I have been lucky and owned dumb firearms that don't know how to shoot on their own.
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Mr. New2Midlo, As someone who has been around guns his entire life and owned guns since he was legally allowed to, I find that the statement from the companies owned absurd. If he thinks that owning firearms for over 60 years is likely to cause harm, he needs to do better research. A firearm is nothing more than a tool, just like a knife. It is the person using it that is dangerous. To date not one single firearm that I have been around has jumped up and shot someone or accidentally discharged. I guess I have been lucky and owned dumb firearms that don't know how to shoot on their own. I've owned guns for 40 years and never, in all that time, have any of them done anything on their own. As exsquid46 said, it's the person using the gun that is dangerous.
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