"sf" > wrote in message
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> On Sun, 1 Feb 2015 11:09:54 -0000, "Ophelia"
> > wrote:
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>> "sf" > wrote in message
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>> > On Sat, 31 Jan 2015 11:43:14 -0000, "Ophelia"
>> > > wrote:
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>> >>
>> >>
>> >> "sf" > wrote in message
>> >> ...
>> >> > On Fri, 30 Jan 2015 14:30:28 -0800, "Julie Bove"
>> >> > > wrote:
>> >> >
>> >> >> I have gotten spoiled produce at Costco. I will never buy onions
>> >> >> or
>> >> >> potatoes there again even though they are cheap. Much of the other
>> >> >> things
>> >> >> they sell comes in far too large of a quantity for me.
>> >> >
>> >> > You seem to be the only one on this ng who consistently manages to
>> >> > find subpar or spoiled vegetables. The rest of us don't have that
>> >> > problem.
>> >>
>> >> I can choose my veg from open boxes so I can feel if they are good.
>> >> Do
>> >> all
>> >> your veg come ready packed?
>> >
>> > Mostly no, but some do. Fortunately, those that come prepacked are
>> > excellent quality where I shop. I certainly don't mind buying
>> > packaged lettuce because there's a huge variety of mixes that isn't
>> > available when they are sold loose. I prefer Trader Joe's packaged
>> > lettuce mixes over Safeway because Safeway's is too wet and needs to
>> > be used immediately or taken out and dried. I'm not willing to do
>> > either. I also don't mind buying broccoli and cauliflower by the
>> > package because the packages are crown only and pieces are the size
>> > I'd be cutting the crowns into if I bought them whole.
>> >
>> > I wouldn't buy my produce from a store where I needed to paw the
>> > produce to figure out if they were still good or not.
>>
>> First the eyes then the hands. Don't you wash your veg when you get them
>> home? Even in ready packed someone has handled them and I doubt those
>> field
>> workers hands are too clean.
>
> Not sure why you're changing the subject

??? *sigh* if I did (did I?) you joined in. I seem to remember someone
complaining about vegetables ...



but vegetables have been
> washed. Packaged vegetables have been triple washed. It's up to you
> to wash them or not, just like it is with loose vegetables.
>
> I'm not advocating packaged vegetables, which is something I hate but
> put up with in certain stores. In fact, Trader Joe's is the only
> store where I buy them frequently because I can trust the quality.
> What I don't like is being forced to by 4 zucchini when I only wanted
> two.
>
> What I'm saying about loose vegetables in a bin is if the quality is
> so bad that I need to paw through the bin to find the few that suit my
> needs, I'll shop for vegetables elsewhere next time.

Bin? How deep is this 'bin'? Our 'bins' are around 4 inches deep.

Oh and I don't use 'paws' I use my hands.



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