On 04/09/2011 10:37 AM, Steve Pope wrote:
> Serene > 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.

Yeah, I didn't remember the details. I do remember thinking "Yeah, so
what? This person's mother didn't teach him that taking without asking
is stealing?"

Serene
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