I'm so annoyed. The Kroger near me keeps foisting off celery with all
the leaves cut off. Not just the trimmed "celery hearts" but the regular
celery stalks too. I asked the produce man (not the manager) what
happened and he replied that they cut them off cause "no one wants to
pay for the leaves" or something along that line and some comment
implying they're useless. What?! I tried to explain to him that
they're very important, very flavorful and almost a must for my stock.

Is this a new trend? I need to make it a point to speak to the manager
about this.