On Sep 11, 6:21*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.
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I have never in my life had to buy celery by the pound. Here it ranges
from as low as 89 cents to $1.99 a bunch/head/unit whatever.

Lynn in Fargo
Usually the leaves and top bits
are the most important!