On Sep 11, 7:21*am, 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.

The tops show the age of the celery much faster than when it's
trimmed. Also, they want it to fit into a certain sized space or bag,
so they cut it to fit. It's all the marketing department's fault.
You could ask the manager if they get it in that way, or if they trim
it for display. If the latter, you might be able to con them into
saving you one uncut one.

At the current price, they ought to!

maxine in ri