Omelet said...

> In article >,
> "jmcquown" > wrote:
>
>> "Mark Thorson" > wrote in message
>> ...
>> > Banned for life from popular Berkeley market
>> > for taking samples. And he deserves it!
>> >
>> > http://cbs5.com/local/berkeley.bowl.ban.2.823933.html
>> >
>>
>>
>> If the store isn't offering "samples" then eating a couple of pieces of
>> fruit without paying for it then calling it "sampling" is tantamount to
>> theft, IMHO. His excuse was he'd gotten some iffy fruit from them in
the
>> past. So what? Produce is always iffy.
>>
>> Jill
>
> I do always taste grapes before buying them as they are unpredictable.
>
> But, I only eat ONE!
>
> I never take samples of anything else tho'. I go by texture, color and
> smell instead.
>
> Or the "ring" tone I get from gently thumping apples and melons.


I'm probably most picky about avocados. They must have the nib on, no dents
or tears or it tends to rot rather than ripen. I probably spend more time
examining avocados than anything at the produce market.

I also fuss over the Fuji apples, since they've got to be the right shape
for my apple-peeler gizmo.

The bags of seedless grapes I get have always been great, as well as the
plastic 1lb. tubs of jumbo strawberries, sweet with a satisfying crunch. I
can eat either in one sitting, usually.

Plums are very iffy in sweetness or tartness.

Andy