One of the wax groups that I was a member of offered to host a pie club for the June Rosegirls opening. We had the option of ordering one or two pies and I decided to do two.
You pay the published price for each pie plus partial shipping to the member who is coordinating the repackaging and shipping and finally, shipping to your address. It was about $6 extra dollars for shipping twice. Not bad at all.
This will be the second pie club that I've been a member of and they both went smoothly. I love getting to try a variety of blends that others come up with. It does take a tremendous amount of work to organize and the one or two members that take the lead have quite the job.
Although I've had marvelous experiences, I do not think I will partake in another. The clubs themselves are moderately difficult to get into, many of them are pre-determined by a small group of friends. Others are done lottery style or first come first served basis. My participation in the wax community is starting to wane so I don't think I will be a good candidate for such a group involved activity.
Here's what I got! I'll highlight my favorites at the end.
A total of 16 pie pieces:
Pie #1:
Pie #2:
I completely lost one slice. Somewhere between taking the picture and writing this post, a pie slice vanished somewhere in my wax room. I didn't realize the lost piece could easily be seen in the first picture. The ??? blend is blueberry cobbler / absolute coffee / pecan waffles.
Here are my favorites:
vanilla ice cream / pie crust / strawberry rhubarb - it's the rhubarb that makes this blend crazy good.
wildberry / blueberry cobbler / marshmallow smoothie - my blend. I love the berries in heree. so tart, sweet and creamy.
paradise / lemonade / margarita - so strong and fruity tart. will save for spring.
blueberry cobbler / ooey gooey caramel / baked zucchini bread - I love the caramel here. It works so well with the blueberry and zucchini bread.
gingerbread latte / vanilla bean noel / cuppa cake - the latte is very faint in this blend. It's a wonderfully spicy blend for cooler weather.
mango monster cookie - I've had this one several times and still love it.
satsuma / raspberry coconut / gilligans brew - so lovely. fruity and coconut-y.
My second blend was the hurricane daiquiri raspberry sauce vanilla ice cream one. I think it will be better melted but I wasn't overly impressed on cold.
Pie Clubs really are so much fun. I would recommend them if you find one that has potential to be well organized.
Have you participated in any pie clubs? What was your experience?
Lovely pics! I have never done a pie club but am always interested. I need to branch out in the berry arena. You have some spectacular berry blends going on in there. Is the lavender cupcake mint not as yummy as it sounds?
ReplyDeleteThe gingerbread and the hurricane raspberry ones caught my eye.
ReplyDeleteI haven't done a pie club, but I done a couple muffin clubs. =P I'm quite over all of that now though. Blending is a complicated, stressful chore for me. And everyone knows I have no patience for the long TATs. =(
~Deb
I've heard of pie clubs but never been able to get in when I have money, as it does seem the groups are predetermined. I also have a hard time trying to order from sites like RG, as the thought of the fight to order gives me a panic attack.
ReplyDelete@Julie - the peppermint in the lavender cupcake blend is really strong. Might be a bit too minty for my taste ;)
ReplyDelete@ Deb - I hear you! It's too bad though --you're a great blender (and so is your hubs, but we all know that already!)
@Sarah - you're so right. Most pie groups are usually predetermined and difficult to get into. I also understand the frustration with ordering from really popular vendors. Oddly, this past RG opening in June, wasn't bad at all. The website was open for plenty of time to get an order in. The issue for some is the TAT. CFTKR is a vendor I can never seem to order easily from so I completely understand :)
While the pie clubs are an awesome idea, the prospect of being screwed over by random people when so much money is on the line isn't enticing, especially when I've heard of people backing out, stealing money, etc. It'd be okay with a group of people who all knew and trusted one another, but not lottery style. Too many things can go wrong. *end humbug*
ReplyDeleteAfter that negative nancy note, your pies are so colorful! vanilla ice cream / pie crust / strawberry rhubarb, uhhhhhh, YEAH! Yum!