"Tank" > wrote in message
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> 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.



First, I am not sure where you got the idea of the human race taking the
luck of the draw with produce for "thousands of years". Silly notion, that.
Second, why should I pay for inferior produce when I can choose the best
available? I've never seen anyone completely shuck an ear of corn when
checking it. At most they pull back one section, leaving it intact at the
base. How is this "destroying" the corn? The answer: it isn't.
I truly think it is ridiculous to expect me or anyone to blindly purchase
produce (or anything else) without knowing the quality beforehand. I do and
will continue to inspect corn before I pay my hard earned money to buy it. I
also choose the best possible melon, tomatoes, oranges, etc. And no, I don't
"destroy" any of them in the process. In fact, I've seen more than one
employee of the produce department do more damage to the produce than any
customers I've observed. Dumping out cases of fragile produce, such as
peahes and nectarines is one practice that comes to mind.
Mind you, "pretty" is what the general public looks for in produce, and
while some can be beautiful, there's no guarantee it will be quality in
terms of taste. Pretty is not what I am looking for.
IMO, you should be more concerned with people who are so consistently
willing to settle for subpar food, service, prices, etc that the rest of us
have to suffer for it. People have gotten so used to being ripped off, they
see it as normal. If I am paying for what I'm getting, then I don't see it
as unreasonable to expect the best possible in terms of quality. Why would
you *not* want corn that tastes good, has all of it's kernels developed, and
is fresh and without corn borers buried throughout? Why would you *not* want
a tomato that tastes like a tomato instead of cardboard? Or an orange that
is juicy and sweet as opposed to dry and sour? Or a watermelon that is crisp
and juicy rather than grainy/mushy? It's just silly.

kimberly


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