Serene Vannoy > wrote:
> 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

So is one single grape out of bunch of them.

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Enjoy Life... Nad R (Garden in zone 5a Michigan)