# Egg Nog sighting - 2015 version **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [October 19, 2015, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/egg-nog-sighting-2015-version/735170 "2015-10-19T21:15:37Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![That\_Don\_Guy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/that_don_guy/32/538_2.png) [@That\_Don\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/That_Don_Guy)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2015, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/egg-nog-sighting-2015-version/735170/1 "2015-10-19T21:15:37Z")
I went to the supermarket (Safeway) today (10/19) to pick up some lunch, and there it was in the dairy section - cartons of Egg Nog. I only bring this up because I am reminded of an episode of _The Simpsons_ where Homer claims that it is only available for “30 sweet noggy days a year - then the government takes it away.” Still, isn’t it a little early? ---
**Author:** ![Rigamarole](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/77aa72/32.png) [@Rigamarole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rigamarole)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2015, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/egg-nog-sighting-2015-version/735170/2 "2015-10-19T21:31:58Z")
Just bought some pumpkin egg nog from Ralph’s the other day. I saw it and just couldn’t resist. And how could it ever be “too early” for egg nog? 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Sarabellum](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sarabellum/32/3492_2.png) [@Sarabellum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sarabellum)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2015, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/egg-nog-sighting-2015-version/735170/3 "2015-10-19T21:35:20Z")
Pumpkin nog, eh? That sounds pretty good! No nog-sightings in my neck of the woods yet, but we’ll surely have some in the next couple of weeks. Probably by Halloween. ---
**Author:** ![stillownedbysetters](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/41988e/32.png) [@stillownedbysetters](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stillownedbysetters)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2015, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/egg-nog-sighting-2015-version/735170/4 "2015-10-19T21:39:30Z")
Spotted some at Costco this past Saturday. Note to self: Need some brandy 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![gnoitall](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/bb73d2/32.png) [@gnoitall](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gnoitall)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2015, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/egg-nog-sighting-2015-version/735170/5 "2015-10-19T22:43:34Z")
> [@That\_Don\_Guy](#): > > I went to the supermarket (Safeway) today (10/19) to pick up some lunch, and there it was in the dairy section - cartons of Egg Nog. > > I only bring this up because I am reminded of an episode of _The Simpsons_ where Homer claims that it is only available for “30 sweet noggy days a year - then the government takes it away.” > > Still, isn’t it a little early? You know what Boxing day is? “Only 364 more shopping days till Christmas!”:smack: ---
**Author:** ![The\_Vorlon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d07c76/32.png) [@The\_Vorlon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Vorlon)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2015, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/egg-nog-sighting-2015-version/735170/6 "2015-10-19T22:52:45Z")
Got mine just after Oct 1 MMMMMM Eggnog! ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2015, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/egg-nog-sighting-2015-version/735170/7 "2015-10-19T22:54:04Z")
This past Saturday, Oct. 17, Stripes gas station/mini mart, Port Aransas, TX. Took the rental golf cart for a fill-up and saw the small bottles of Borden egg nog. Thought I was going to have to fight the check-out girl for it. If it hadn’t been so early in the AM, I might have bought some Southern Comfort at the liquor store next door (SC puts out their own special nog to mix with their hootch. T’ain’t bad.). Alas, no go, c’est la guerre. ---
**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2015, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/egg-nog-sighting-2015-version/735170/8 "2015-10-20T01:52:17Z")
I love Southern Comfort egg nog. Haven’t seen it yet in stores this year though. ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2015, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/egg-nog-sighting-2015-version/735170/9 "2015-10-20T01:54:23Z")
> [@ekedolphin](#): > > I love Southern Comfort egg nog. Haven’t seen it yet in stores this year though. Don’t forget the nutmeg! ---
**Author:** ![Mudshark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f04885/32.png) [@Mudshark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mudshark)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2015, 5:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/egg-nog-sighting-2015-version/735170/10 "2015-10-20T05:12:20Z")
There is a grocery store around here that carries it all year. It’s made locally. ---
**Author:** ![IvoryTowerDenizen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ivorytowerdenizen/32/17937_2.png) [@IvoryTowerDenizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IvoryTowerDenizen)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2015, 10:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/egg-nog-sighting-2015-version/735170/11 "2015-10-20T10:44:54Z")
Moving to Cafe Society ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2015, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/egg-nog-sighting-2015-version/735170/12 "2015-10-20T22:53:08Z")
Where the hell is my brain? [Sweet’s Candy Company](http://www.sweetcandy.com/catalogsearch/result/?q=egg+nog+taffy) of Salt Lake City makes **EGG NOG TAFFY**. I found little boxes of it in Walmart 2 or 3 years ago ($1/box then); the day after Xmas, the price went down to a dime a box and I cleaned 'em out!! Unfortunately, the shipping holds me back from snagging a bag every other week by mail order, but if you’re thinking of giving a different kinda gift this year, work a bag into your order. The first two or three pieces might throw you, but be persistent, this taffy is addictive. They have other stuff for sale, too. ---
**Author:** ![Fat2FitMama](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/7cd45c/32.png) [@Fat2FitMama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fat2FitMama)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2015, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/egg-nog-sighting-2015-version/735170/13 "2015-10-21T03:23:10Z")
Our grocery store has had pumpkin eggnog for about three weeks now. Husband LOVES the stuff…me, on the other hand, I can’t stand the smell because it just makes me wanna hurl chunks. Bleurgh. I think I drank some regular eggnog at a Christmas party one time by accident when I had no clue as to what it was. That might have been the only time I’ve ever willingly drank that nasty nasty concoction. ---
**Author:** ![Morgyn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/morgyn/32/3041_2.png) [@Morgyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgyn)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2015, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/egg-nog-sighting-2015-version/735170/14 "2015-10-21T03:25:33Z")
> [@Mudshark](#): > > There is a grocery store around here that carries it all year. It’s made locally. You are SO SO LUCKY. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2015, 5:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/egg-nog-sighting-2015-version/735170/15 "2015-10-21T05:07:28Z")
Saw eggnog at my local Walmart yesterday (10-20). ---
**Author:** ![Mudshark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f04885/32.png) [@Mudshark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mudshark)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2015, 6:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/egg-nog-sighting-2015-version/735170/16 "2015-10-21T06:17:46Z")
> [@Morgyn](#): > > You are SO SO LUCKY. Unfortunately, I do not like egg nog. It just sticks out to me because I don’t like it, and associate it with Christmas. It seems odd seeing it in April. ---
**Author:** ![Sarabellum](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sarabellum/32/3492_2.png) [@Sarabellum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sarabellum)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2015, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/egg-nog-sighting-2015-version/735170/17 "2015-11-14T20:04:10Z")
I’ve seen eggnog now, but no pumpkin nog yet. That sounds like something I need to try. What grocery stores carry it? ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2015, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/egg-nog-sighting-2015-version/735170/18 "2015-11-21T20:56:49Z")
Hadn’t thought to look lately, but as of yesterday, Southern Comfort egg nog is at my local Walmart–SC also has a Vanilla Spice egg nog, but I think I would put vanilla ice cream in the regular stuff first. Didn’t think to look for pumpkin egg nog. ---
**Author:** ![Bonaventure](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/c57346/32.png) [@Bonaventure](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bonaventure)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2015, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/egg-nog-sighting-2015-version/735170/19 "2015-11-21T21:23:05Z")
I bought a quart of eggnog a couple weeks ago and, inspired by this thread, some pumpkin nog just last week. I love all things pumpkin flavored, but the pumpkin nog was just okay. I much prefer vanilla nog, plus the pumpkin nog was noticeably thinner and less appetizing. I would drink eggnog every day in the winter if my metabolism would allow it. ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2015, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/egg-nog-sighting-2015-version/735170/20 "2015-11-21T22:15:59Z")
I picked up a quart yesterday. I’ve been looking for it since Halloween. Now if I can only find the fruitcake… [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/egg-nog-sighting-2015-version/735170.md?page=2)