I harrass companies also in my quest for a balanced and fulfilled life free of nuisances, like not having my favorite food in the world when I crave it. I searched the web the other night looking for who carries the best shrimp dish ever, and resorted to begging the contact button on the site:

From: Peej [mailto:peejforprez@yahoo.com]
Sent: Monday, June 25, 2007 2:30 AM
To: info@margaritavilleshrimp.com
Subject: Where can I find your awesome product?

My husband and I have been in mourning since our nearest Wal-Mart stopped carrying the Margaritaville Jammin' Jerk Shrimp and our personal stockpile in our deepfreeze has been depleted. I have attempted to look at Costco and Sam's Club's websites so that I may join whichever club carries the wonderful product in massive quantities so that I do not go through the next seven months of a pregnancy without my favorite food. If that does happen, a divorce may be imminent. I cannot confirm that either chain carries your product, and I was hoping that you could provide more in-depth detail of which store in the area does carry it, so that we can speak to the managers and order cases of it each month. I eagerly, while detoxing from your addictive Jerk Shrimp, await your response.

Myself, my husband, my unborn child, and my psychiatrist thank you for your attention to the plight of this family forced to go without flavor.

Peej

The response, from Margaritaville:

The Margaritaville Jammin Jerk that you are looking for is only being sold to a few stores at this time, if you have a Super Target, or Super-value (grocery) store in or around your area you might want to check that out. One other place might be a Safeway (grocery). I would call before you go. Not all stores carry it. Costco & Sam's Club no longer carry this product. I can suggest that if you do go into a Costco or Sam's or even Wal-mart - stop at the Customer Service desk and tell them you would like to tell the Seafood Buyer that you would like to see this product in their store again. If enough of consumers do this, they might order it again for their stores.

Lo and behold, we went to a SuperTarget tonight and found some, after having been disappointed that the nearest ones to us did not carry it at all via long wait times to speak to the grocery managers on the phone. I stuffed myself with a box and a half of the shrimp in two cups of white rice and will be happily burping Caribbean spices all night in my quest to hold it in despite heartburn and morning sickness. I love you, Jimmy Buffet and the creator of refrigerated trucks that can carry cases of amazing food to the hungry masses who otherwise would have to learn how to cook from scratch!