Goomba wrote:
> 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.

They've been doing that around here, too. Publix Supermarket is the worst
of the culprits because they trim everything, put it on a black styrofoam
tray and plastic wrap it. You can't even pick out your own produce, they
have it all prepackaged for you. If we go to a produce stand we can buy
celery intact for almost half the cost. To be honest, we don't even buy
produce at Supermarkets anymore; we can't justify the price for the lack of
quality.

kili