Absent Minded Farmer Posted December 20, 2022 Share Posted December 20, 2022 5 minutes ago, Steve C. said: They used to have outstanding pot pies, too. I forgot about those. The only pot pies that didn't taste like a$$. Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisNY Posted December 20, 2022 Share Posted December 20, 2022 They still are around here, we used to get some stuff from them but prices are outrageous. Some stuff is very good, some stuff is not so good but it is all pricey. Truck used to stop here every 2 weeks but have not seen them in awhile. We just order online and they deliver it on whatever day they are in this area. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Kirsch Posted December 20, 2022 Share Posted December 20, 2022 Is home delivery a requirement? The frozen meals aisle of your nearest Walmart Supercenter has a better variety, better quality, and better prices. We got Schwann's when I was a kid. I never thought any of it was particularly good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vtfireman85 Posted December 20, 2022 Author Share Posted December 20, 2022 1 hour ago, Matt Kirsch said: Is home delivery a requirement? The frozen meals aisle of your nearest Walmart Supercenter has a better variety, better quality, and better prices. We got Schwann's when I was a kid. I never thought any of it was particularly good. She doesn’t get out much anymore and when they are i GA they live on an island with no bridge. I thought this would be easier for her. They take Deliveries at the marina where they rent storage space and park vehicles. its not like they will starve, i just thought easy shopping and low hassle delivery with good variety. I see Schwann trucks around here, I assume they have it there. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iowaboy1965 Posted December 20, 2022 Share Posted December 20, 2022 Walmart may have better prices but quality and variety I would debate. Might depend on the your local store. And kudos to Vtfireman85 for trying to make life easier for your inlaws. It sounds like delivery could be a good deal for them if available. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vtfireman85 Posted December 20, 2022 Author Share Posted December 20, 2022 1 hour ago, iowaboy1965 said: Walmart may have better prices but quality and variety I would debate. Might depend on the your local store. And kudos to Vtfireman85 for trying to make life easier for your inlaws. It sounds like delivery could be a good deal for them if available. The more convenient life in GA is, the longer they stay there😉 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hardtail Posted December 20, 2022 Share Posted December 20, 2022 Gee for a second I thought the Christmas giving spirit had really grabbed you 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sterling B. Posted December 20, 2022 Share Posted December 20, 2022 My grandparents used to get it all the time back when i was little. I think everyone was always happy with the food quality. My understanding is the cost has just gotten to be too much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig61019 Posted December 20, 2022 Share Posted December 20, 2022 19 hours ago, Big Bud guy said: I didn’t know they were still in business. They used to be popular but then got bought out and the new owners ended truck deliveries and that pretty much ended them. I liked their ice cream products but not much else from them. Still seeing trucks delivering to homes in northern Illinois Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farmall1066 Posted December 21, 2022 Share Posted December 21, 2022 13 hours ago, MTB98 said: Not Chinese but South Korean. My wife just corrected me on this, and I was running off memory at 4 am! Apparently that failed me! 😬🤣 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
searcyfarms Posted December 21, 2022 Share Posted December 21, 2022 they used to have the best peach pie every i thought firm fruit and tart but it was seasonal i don tthink they even have it seasonal anymore Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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sandhiller Posted March 7 Share Posted March 7 On 12/20/2022 at 9:16 PM, searcyfarms said: they used to have the best peach pie every i thought firm fruit and tart but it was seasonal i don tthink they even have it seasonal anymore My wife is trying to make pies as good as my mom used to. I just tell her, practice practice practice 😁 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vtfireman85 Posted March 7 Author Share Posted March 7 37 minutes ago, sandhiller said: My wife is trying to make pies as good as my mom used to. I just tell her, practice practice practice 😁 My mother has that same pie plate and plastic keeper! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandhiller Posted March 7 Share Posted March 7 18 minutes ago, vtfireman85 said: My mother has that same pie plate and plastic keeper! Pretty sure they were both passed down from my mom😊 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
searcyfarms Posted March 7 Share Posted March 7 Oh man im jealous peach pie!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MCC Posted March 8 Share Posted March 8 Really good quality food, but the prices are super expensive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
U-C Posted March 8 Share Posted March 8 They used to come by here in my area too but then over the years they didn't come anymore, loved the ice cream and stuff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lotsaIHCs Posted March 8 Share Posted March 8 On 12/19/2022 at 10:16 PM, Big Bud guy said: I’ll give some more useless information. Like I said earlier, they quit truck deliveries. Last I knew, if you wanted something from Schawns, you ordered online and the stuff was delivered in a cooler by UPS. Wrong. I just saw the Schwan's truck on the delivery route on my way home from work today. They have never quit delivery service in my area near Bismarck ND. I believe they use diesel trucks now instead of propane. The truck I saw today was diesel anyway. They still come to my town once a week. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dasnake Posted March 8 Share Posted March 8 30 minutes ago, lotsaIHCs said: Wrong. I just saw the Schwan's truck on the delivery route on my way home from work today. They have never quit delivery service in my area near Bismarck ND. I believe they use diesel trucks now instead of propane. The truck I saw today was diesel anyway. They still come to my town once a week. As long as I can remember their trucks were the koolest looking delivery vehicles. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vtfireman85 Posted March 8 Author Share Posted March 8 We ended up sending about $100 worth of frozen stuff, mostly chicken based to them in GA, know they got it safe, haven’t heard reports or if they continued service. They should be back next week, i will ask. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lotsaIHCs Posted March 8 Share Posted March 8 11 minutes ago, Dasnake said: As long as I can remember their trucks were the koolest looking delivery vehicles. They definitely are (c)kool! Especially on the inside! When I was in jr. high was about the time they first showed up in our town. Loved the Scooter Crunch Bars! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lars (midessa) Posted March 8 Share Posted March 8 Schwan’s at one time had ‘Peppermint’ flavored ice cream, that did not have those pesky candy chips, I thought it was great. But as others have said, prices are outrageous. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owen Aaland Posted March 8 Share Posted March 8 58 minutes ago, Lars (midessa) said: Schwan’s at one time had ‘Peppermint’ flavored ice cream, that did not have those pesky candy chips, I thought it was great. But as others have said, prices are outrageous. That was seasonal ice cream, my wife's favorite. One of the few things I actually bought from them. I got lots of freebies though. First ones were somewhat melted ice cream and novelties. The local manager called me and asked if I liked ice cream. I was driving a 83 long bed ranger at the time. He filled the box almost level full. Turned out a driver had left the truck out in the sun over a holiday weekend without plugging it in and no one had checked on it. I think he might have just been happy it was less he had to pay for in dumpster fees. I once got about a case and a half of tuna fillets that were about to expire so they had to be removed from the freezer. Late Friday afternoons was a good time for pizza. The Tony's / Red Baron trucks would come in off their routs and dump all the short dated pizza. If it was still frozen I would take them home. My biggest score was when I was asked just after Thanksgiving if I could take a spare pizza truck and get it defrosted. They didn't want it back until after Christmas. When I said I would I was told there were 28 cases (280 pizzas) in the box that had to be gone when the truck was returned. There was a family next door that had eight kids and another good friend that had two teenage sons. They all ate a lot of pizza that month I serviced the trucks from the local depot at my shop for about 20 years. First worked on them while I worked for the IH dealership in 1976. Left there in Nov 84. Started my own shop April of 85. In 1986 I got a call from the local manage asking if I would service there trucks. Did that until July of 09 when GM quit building medium duty trucks. Those pictures of those "duck" trucks can bring back some memories. The paint color is Inca Gold. Dodge truck paint color from the early 50's. Marvin Schwan started out with a dodge panel truck of that color. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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