Monday, January 18, 2010

Baileys Local Food Buying Club - Pickup Reminder

If you put in an order this month it will be ready for you to pick up on Monday, January 18th from 3:30 until 7:00PM in Hilliard Hall at the First United Church at 16 William Street West in Waterloo. You can check your order by logging in at http://baileyslocalfoods.ca/ordering. If you checked trhe prepackaing option your order will be packed and ready for 5pm. Items that require refrigeration will not be pre-packed for health reasons.

I want to thank all our members for supporting local farmers and producers in 2009 and into 2010. If you have suggestions on what you want to buy this year, please let us know. It's seed ordering and planning season. I'm also quite surprised that we have 14 new members this month (January!) Welcome!!! Thank you to all those who have helped to 'market' Bailey's Local Foods.

Thank you for your generosity. We will be donating $220 to a local food based charity on your behalf.
The House of Friendship and the Food Bank are both worthy causes we are considering donating to. Now I need to call them!

Items not available and things to look for on the Spontaneous Table:
  • Grimo Hickory Nuts (are very tasty) and are in 1.5 lb bags to reflects the true cost. There will be extra nuts on the Spontaneous Table
  • There will be extra 4 lb bags of unwashed carrots on the Spontaneous Table from Fertile Ground.
  • Paul Bowman only has about 12 butternut squash available. Look for Delicata and Sweet Dumpling squash on the Spontaneous Table
  • Soiled Reputation is sold out of Savoy cabbage, Large leeks, fingerling potatoes, and salad greens (I know... I'm sad about this too!). Baby carrots will be substituted with regular carrots.
Check out our website for another new recipe from Dinah. The recipe for Turkey Cutlets with Rosemary and Shallots sounded pretty yummy to me!

Self Checkout Reminder
We continue to offer a SELF CHECK-OUT option to those of you who are paying by cheque! We hope that this will help speed up the check out process for some of you who want to work out your total yourself. We started with self check-out in 2008 and now we are returning to our roots.
We choose to trust our members. You know that if we lose money due to missing items or math mistakes, we won't survive. We will still have the regular check-out option for those of you who prefer it. If you notice an error (ours or yours), please let us know.

Pre-Packed Orders
If you indicated that you would like your items pre-packed when you ordered they will be ready after 5pm. Please ask a volunteer to get your order. Items requiring refrigeration will be added when you arrive.

Please enter through the white kitchen door off Caroline Street.
You will find a pickup slip with your name on it listing the items that you ordered this week. Pick up all your items (including those in the coolers, fridges and freezer), check out our Spontaneous Table then head to our checkout area.

We will have extra items for you to purchase on our Spontaneous Table in front of the blue cupboards just in case you forgot anything. Anyone can purchase items from the Spontaneous Table. You don't even have to be a Member!

There will be room to socialize and mingle. Expect your pick-up to take awhile. If you need help collecting your order, please ask!

In out checkout area, please help us and our volunteers by having items available to view for the checkout process. Please be patient as this area will likely be quite busy.

We accept payment in cash or cheque (made out to Bailey's Local Foods). The total from your shopping cart is always approximate. We will try to ensure that you only pay for the items available this week as local food can sometimes be unpredictable and items that are priced by the pound are approximate on the order form.

When writing cheques, please ensure that the date is correct (it's 2009!) and that the numbers you write (digits and words) match. Also, if you make your cheque out to anything other than "Bailey's Local Foods" the bank won't cash it. We need you to sign it too! Please help us to avoid these costly errors.

You need to bring your own bags to carry your items home. We have boxes, but do not have plastic bags. A limited number of cloth bags will be available for sale.

If possible, consider walking, biking or bringing a wagon to pick up your order. If you are driving, please park in the Waterloo Town Square Public Parking Lot. You can access the Waterloo Town Square Parking Lot by Caroline Street, Alexandra Avenue, Willis Way or King Street by the LCBO. We have been asked not to park in the church parking lot.

**Please don't forget to pick up your order! At approximately 6:30PM, if you have not picked up your order, we will call the number you provided (when you registered) with a friendly reminder. At 7:00PM we will pack up your order and add the $15 packing fee to your order total. If you have not picked up your order by 7:30PM (or when we finish cleaning up) your order will be donated - and you still get the pleasure of paying for it. We need to receive payment for this week's order before you can order for the following week.

If you are not happy with what you receive, all claims for missing/damaged items must be made at the pick-up site before 7:00PM that same day. After 7:00PM all sales are final.

Thank you,
Rachael and Nina
Bailey's Local Foods
www.baileyslocalfoods.ca
 

P.S. We can use your fruit baskets and boxes as well as jars from preserves again if you return them.

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