On 04/09/2011 03:19 PM, Nad R wrote:
> Serene > wrote:
>> 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
>
> Incorrect, my momma taught me to sample the grapes when I was very young 
> Momma was smart, at least I never bought sour grapes and complained about
> it.
> A sucker born every minute and I bet you paid top dollar for them sour
> grapes.
No, because if I want to test the grapes, I ask, and they give me some
to taste. I've shopped there for 8 years, and they know about this, and
yet I haven't been banned. The difference is that I asked (and I suspect
the person who was banned was doing more than testing a grape here and
there; I've seen people walking through the produce department munching
away on food they haven't paid for yet).
>
> Also to add, I also tear the tops of corn husk to see if the tips of the
> ears are full and not brown. If corn was not perfect i put it back. Mamma
> taught me well
>
That's not stealing; that's properly inspecting the food you are
deciding whether or not to buy.
Serene
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