April 25, 2024

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| 4/7/2020

"Wait ... I can buy a five-pound thing of queso. Are you sure I’m not dreaming?"

-- Ashley Tatum

Wary of another trip to the grocery store? Ruby Tuesday is offering to help you avoid the stress of mingling with other people.

Emails sent to customers of the chain’s rewards program offer bulk food items from its pantry for pickup or delivery.

Products on Ruby Tuesday’s list of available items range from a seven-ounce container of 1% chocolate milk for $1.24 to a case of 84 frozen six-ounce sirloin steaks for $251.69.

But it’s not a liquidation sale and — despite a wave of closures in other states over the past two weeks — the company best known for its Endless Garden salad bar is not planning to close, according to an employee reached at its Deerfield Beach location Monday.

“We’re just selling everything to help the local community,” said a man who answered the restaurant’s phone on Monday and identified himself as John. “Instead of all the people going to the supermarket, we’re offering pantry items.” He declined to give his last name and referred further questions to the company’s corporate office.

Read more at the South Florida Sun-Sentinel

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