Fortino’s thanks customers
Fortino’s held its fourth annual Customer Appreciation Day Oct.
13 to say thanks to local consumers.
”
With the help of our many fine manufacturers we gathered over a
dozen great gifts,
”
Phil Fortino said.
”
I was able to say hello to a nonstop stream of friends and
valued customers.
”
Fortino’s thanks customers
Fortino’s held its fourth annual Customer Appreciation Day Oct. 13 to say thanks to local consumers.
“With the help of our many fine manufacturers we gathered over a dozen great gifts,” Phil Fortino said. “I was able to say hello to a nonstop stream of friends and valued customers.”
Each person who attended had a chance to enter their name in a drawing and after the event, Undersheriff Patrick Turturici drew the names of the winners. The winners included:
Helen Edmunds – 52 inch Mitsubishi high definition television
Kathy MacWilliamson – queen duvet set with matching sheets
Lisa Stokes – Whirlpool washer
Danny Bailey – Sealy matress set
Hank Brown – Broyhill sofa
Crystal Martin – Amana 26 cubic foot refrigerator
Bobbi Parker – Tempurpedic side pillow
Calixtra Amdur – Deluxe barbecue tool set
Lelia Lingenfelter – Taste of America cookbook
Charlotte Amdur – Amana dishwasher
Michale Ramos – Tempurpedic rhapsody pillow
Diane Sardam – Simmons mattress set
Patti Adamson – pair of gaslift chrome barstools
Fortino’s has been open for 29 years. More information is available online at www.fortinostotalhome.com.
Unexpected jolts of java
The Associated Press
A morning cup of joe is a workday given, with 57 percent of adult Americans drinking at least one cup every day, according to the National Coffee Association. But when craving coffee’s warmth, smell and taste without jittery hands at the keyboard, decaf – one might think – is an acceptable alternative.
Still feeling that buzz? Caffeine-phobes, beware: A recent Consumer Reports unscientific experiment near its headquarters in Yonkers, N.Y., found that while most of the local coffee-serving chains’ decaffeinated offerings were practically caffeine-free, others racked up significant amounts of the stimulant.
One Dunkin’ Donuts outlet’s small cup of decaffeinated coffee delivered 32 milligrams of the energizer. That means two small servings had almost as much caffeine as a normal cup of coffee, which usually has 100 milligrams, according to Consumer Reports.
McDonald’s did best at keeping decaf caffeine-light, at under 5 milligrams per small-sized cup.
