"zxcvbob" > wrote in message
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>
> The little grocery store that I shop at sometimes; the only one with a
> "used meat bin", has new management, and one of the first things they did
> was stop selling any close-dated/outdated packaged meats. That's where I
> used to buy most of my cured meats. (Who cares if a package of wienies or
> a whole pepperoni is a week past its freshness date?) I got better brands
> at very low prices that way.
>
> The manager said that they want people buying the *good* meat, not the old
> stuff. So I guess they will throw the old stuff away. I won't buy any
> more of the fresh meat, I'll just buy less preserved meat -- maybe that's
> a good thing.
>
> Bob

I had the same reaction when my local grocer got a new manager in the
produce department. They used to put 'about-to-spoil' peppers, apples,
pomegranates, bananas, you name it, in plastic wrapped packages for a tenth
of the regular 'fresh' price. And in allot of cases, I'd buy it all up to
make things like banana muffins, pepper jelly, pomegranate jelly, etc. They
don't do it anymore, so I don't get to buy a whole bunch of stuff to put up
like I used to.

The meat guy still puts stuff out in the used meat bin though. Yesterday I
got medium ground beef for .49 a pound - I bought 12 pounds! Will make
great spaghetti sauces, soups, lasagnes, and a bunch of other stuff for
months!!

Kathi