I’ve always enjoyed walking around in grocery supermarkets, seeing what sort of cool new food types there are. A few weeks ago T & I visited the Giant in Kota Damansara for the first time after having had lunch in the area. It made a very good impression on me, there’s lots of parking, not crowded, and the shops there are quite nice, unlike the ones at Tesco. Also, they have quite a few salespeople offering freebies for people to try. I love sampling all the different items they offer, it allows me to try brands that I normally wouldn’t buy.

Today, I suggested that we pay a visit to Cold Storage at Jaya One, which just opened on the 18th of April. It’s quite unique, it’s a standalone building next to Jaya One. When we arrived, it so happened there was a nice parking lot right in front, and we were told that parking was free for the first hour as long as we purchased something (otherwise it would be RM2 for the first hour).

As we walked in, the first thing that caught my eye was a Jelly Belly dispenser! I’ve never seen Jelly Bellies sold like that before. There were only about four flavours in the dispenser, I think it was Bubble Gum, Tutti Frutti…and I can’t remember what else. The others that were sold were normal packaged Jelly Bellies.

Another thing unusual about this Cold Storage was that there were lots of salespeople offering samples of their products. Normally Cold Storage never offers samples! Well, we sure took advantage of that…here’s a list of the different things we tried.
1. Kellogg’s muesli bar
2. Some kind of Korean instant noodles
3. Bud’s ice cream – Almond & Mocha flavour (this was really yummy!) and Cookies & Cream
4. Gelatomio – Strawberry yoghurt flavour (good as well, kind of sourish) and Black Sesame
5. Non-halal section: Smoked ham, normal ham, siew yuk and home made pao!
6. TuckerBox’s Aussie pie

I think that’s all, but there were a lot more things being offered! I saw salads, some sort of raw fish, more ice cream…and the list keeps on getting longer. I wonder if it’s because it’s the opening week, or if it’s going to be like this all the time. If so, you might see me there a lot more from now on. As for the 59 cents, well, we had to buy something to qualify for the free parking, so we walked out with a 59 cents Polo sweet. Hahah…

It wasn’t all freeloading, though, I think I’m tempted to buy the Bud’s strawberry yoghurt flavour the next time I get some ice cream! It was under RM10 for a tub which was 250g. Have I tempted you to make a visit to the Cold Storage @ Jaya one now?

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