August 1, 2001
Links
Fresh Samantha The juices are great, but the Web site isn't particularly meaty. Go have a look at the upbeat marketing spiel and cutsey graphics, but don't expect any award-winning content. Fresh Samantha seems to be talking to kids (t-shirt offers and coloring pages on their site) but no kid I know would choose a $2.50 bottle of juice over a $1.00 bottle of soda. Zingermans This is quite a specialty store! From rare vials of wild italian fennel pollen ($20.00 a tube) to rich, mellow bottles of organic olive oil, you'll find the most exotic and distictive food finds at Zingermans. The site is a bit graphics-heavy, but well laid out with a fairly accurate site search. Don't miss the Zing Clubs where you can receive regular deliveries of bread, cheese and other savory edibles. SOLAR Wow, just when I thought I was the biggest loser I know, along comes these people.
They dress up in fantasy costumes and run around public parks hitting each other with foam swords and beanbags marked with the names of magic spells. They say, "Obviously, we can't have people running around with flame throwers or pelting one another with phials of acid." I say, "Why not?!"