"Peter Aitken" > wrote in
r.com:

> "Tank" > wrote in message
> ...
>> This year, I have noticed a number of grocery
>> stores placing trash cans next to their sweet
>> corn displays. This is for those people who
>> feel it necessary to strip their corn there in
>> the store. Are they placed there because the
>> stores are knuckling under to rude people who
>> peel back the ears to check them? What happened
>> to being able to judge an ear without destroying
>> it? What happened to simply taking the luck of
>> the draw with your produce, as the human race
>> has for thousands of years?
>>
>> Am I the only person who dislikes this trend?
>>
>> --
>> Tank
>>
>> This Space To Let.
>>
>>
>
> My feeling is that if the produce is in a bulk bin then it is valid to
> pick and choose. But if it is already divided up into sales units then
> you can choose the bag/tray/box you want but that's all. I once saw a
> woman picking the best srawberries from individual quarts to make up
> her own quart. I thanked her for leaving all the unripe/mushed berries
> for the rest of us and got a dirty look in return. BTW humans have
> most certainly not taken the luck of the draw with produce for
> thousands of years - that's a really strange notion on your part!
>
>

Ah ha, you found the "Strawberry Bitch"! I think her sister shops in the
stores I frequent.

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Wayne in Phoenix

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