The snack baskets they are a-changing
Oct 19, 2005, 1:32 pm
#16
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According to some of the PIT inflight sups, the word on the street is that the basket will be rotating on a monthly basis between 6-12 items per month which will be spread varied by catering station(ie different items loaded in DCA than in CLT)
Oct 19, 2005, 3:24 pm
#17
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Originally Posted by Kendall
On a PHL-PIT the FA informed me that they were getting rid of the beloved Ruger XOXO treats. I grabbed the last three in the basket. Anyone else hear of this?
Oct 20, 2005, 7:06 am
#19
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XOXO's aside, I wish HP would adopt this snack basket on their flights. Those gold mix that they serve are getting old. I fly mostly HP flights as I fly out of PHX and using US Airways to fly means connecting somewhere and about $1000 difference in fare so the sooner the snack basket makes the jump the better 
Lance
Lance
Oct 20, 2005, 8:00 am
#20
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Had the XOXO's on yesterday's DCA-CLT flight-must have been an old batch they were stale 
. Had a new item though-- Forget the name Yellow Zonkers I think, but it was Popcorn with a sugar flavoring. Like a Craker-Jack but sweeter.
. Had a new item though-- Forget the name Yellow Zonkers I think, but it was Popcorn with a sugar flavoring. Like a Craker-Jack but sweeter.
Oct 20, 2005, 9:53 am
#21
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Originally Posted by RMINIONE
Had the XOXO's on yesterday's DCA-CLT flight-must have been an old batch they were stale . Had a new item though-- Forget the name Yellow Zonkers I think, but it was Popcorn with a sugar flavoring. Like a Craker-Jack but sweeter.
. Had a new item though-- Forget the name Yellow Zonkers I think, but it was Popcorn with a sugar flavoring. Like a Craker-Jack but sweeter.
Oct 21, 2005, 10:14 am
#23
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Originally Posted by shell nyc
They're Screaming Yellow Zonkers...pretty good in my opinion.
Sean
Oct 21, 2005, 10:16 am
#24
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NO (!!) Snack Basket!
I was absolutely gobsmacked that there was NO snack basket offered at all on our SFO-CLT flight yesterday! No explanation either! They passed out a little packet of cashews with honey roasted sesame bits with the first round of beverages, but that was it! I feel positively cheated!! 
Oct 21, 2005, 10:52 am
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Originally Posted by 6Arabians
I was absolutely gobsmacked that there was NO snack basket offered at all on our SFO-CLT flight yesterday! No explanation either! They passed out a little packet of cashews with honey roasted sesame bits with the first round of beverages, but that was it! I feel positively cheated!!
Oct 21, 2005, 11:11 am
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Originally Posted by 6Arabians
I was absolutely gobsmacked that there was NO snack basket offered at all on our SFO-CLT flight yesterday! No explanation either! They passed out a little packet of cashews with honey roasted sesame bits with the first round of beverages, but that was it! I feel positively cheated!!
Cheated?! You were screwed!
Some FAs seem to think it's a meal OR a snack basket flight but not both. The really, really good ones (from Piedmont!) will bring the basket out with the first post-take-off drink. Then take meal orders, then serve meals, and then return with the basket mid-flight. Not too many of them around any more.
I find that if you ask for a basket item, then usually the whole thing comes out and everyone gets a shot at it. I'm not shy!
