"zxcvbob" > wrote in message
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> Barbtail wrote:
>
>>
>> side note-
>> And what's with all the automatic *rain* in the produce aisle now-a-days?
>> I
>> guess it's good or they wouldn't go the expense *laughs*. I feel silly
>> shaking the water out of my romaine lettuce in the store but I am not
>> gonna pay
>> 2 bucks a pound for water.
>>
>
> It sounds like you've already figured out the answer. Spraying with water
> keeps the weight up, and most produce is sold by the pound.
>
> Bob

I got to thinking one day, while in the produce department, that even though
one of those little plastic bags off the roll doesn't add much weight to my
purchase, a roll of the stuff is pretty heavy. In the long run, the
supermarket gets to sell it all at produce per-pound prices. A profit
center?

--Rich