In article >,
Sky > wrote:

> blake murphy wrote:
> >
> > On Sun, 11 Jan 2009 23:44:44 -0600, Sky wrote:
> >
> > > Mark Thorson wrote:
> > >>
> > >> Banned for life from popular Berkeley market
> > >> for taking samples. And he deserves it!
> > >>
> > >> http://cbs5.com/local/berkeley.bowl.ban.2.823933.html
> > >>
> > >> I don't know about the guy using "too much"
> > >> cream and sugar in his coffee. Did it exceed
> > >> the volume of the coffee? Was he feeding his
> > >> family off this stuff? That would be an abuse.
> > >> I remember hearing stories about during WW2
> > >> people would abuse sugar offered at restaurants
> > >> and diners because it was rationed.
> > >
> > > I wonder what sort of response would've been given had the 'customer'
> > > asked the 'vendor' for a sample taste? I so dislike it when I buy
> > > something, examples = sunflower seeds and pistachio nuts, on to discover
> > > they are stale & rancid after I've bought them then brought them home!
> > >
> > > Sky
> >
> > did you return them? i think most grocers wouldn't say boo if you asked
> > for a refund.
> >
> > your pal,
> > blake
>
> Yep, I've been known to return unsatisfactory food stuffs back to the
> grocery store.
>
> Sky

So have I. I've even returned cooked scallops that were so bitter as to
be inedible.
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