PS Sealed the Deal on my Thanksgiving Meal :)

As a Bzzagent, I received two Private Selection items and coupons for three additional free items to pick up in the store in the mail and couldn't wait to try them out.  The first thing I want to say is that I thought that Private Selection was just like "Kroger Brand." It is, but SO MUCH MORE!! The first item I bought was the Jalapeno Stuffed Green Olives.  I planned to use them in one of my holiday recipes, but they were so good that we ate them straight out of the jar.  I also got a jar of Private Selection Marinara Hearty Traditional Sauce.  I picked up a box of Private Selection pasta and made a delicious meal.  The sauce had a great taste and texture and the pasta was as good as any name brand pasta.  Instead of my normal garlic bread side dish, I toasted some sandwiches with the Private Selection Garlic & Herb Monterey Jack Cheese Slices...yum!  I had some cheese slices left over so I made a little snack the next day by using a small biscuit cutter and cutting the slices into circles and serving it on the Private Selection Classic Water Crisps.  The crackers had 60 calories in 4 crackers, which I thought was a little high for a cracker with very little flavor.  They were very crispy, in fact they were so crispy that I had trouble not getting them to break in half before I could even serve them.  Thanksgiving morning I brewed up my Private Selection Costa Rican Tarrazu coffee.  It is a medium-dark blend and I felt it was a little strong for breakfast, but delicous later in the evening to warm up around the fire. Because of this bzzagent campaign, it really drew my attention to the Private Selection brands around the store.  I now know that this is a Kroger brand, but the more gourmet/upscale items.  I saw a lot of items that I'm going to try and was a little stingy with my 20% off coupons!  However, I do have to say that I felt that these products were a little pricey.  Although delicious, I would not have paid that much for the olives or the pasta sauce.