Serene Vannoy > wrote:

>On 04/08/2011 07:57 PM, Sqwertz wrote:

>> On Sat, 9 Apr 2011 02:35:32 +0000 (UTC), Nad R wrote:

>>> Hmmm... I always taste a grape before buying.

>> There's a store in Berkeley that will have you arrested for that.
>> Help me out Steve or Serene... Berkeley Bowl, was it?
>
>I think so, though they're fine with you tasting food if you ask first.
>They walk around with little knives and will even cut open an apple or a
>melon for you to try. This meshes perfectly with what my mother taught
>me: If you ask first, it's fine. If you take without asking, it's stealing.

I have not heard of Berkeley Bowl having individuals arrested for
sampling without permission. There was however a story about them
making such an individual persona non grata.

(Why this story became newsworthy, I don't recall.)

Steve