Scott > wrote in
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> Well, as far as removing the produce parts... I don't do that, but
> it's an ethical question. Does that mean that the supermarket can
> permissibly sell you unusable items? How is that different than a deli
> or bakery including the packaging when they weigh your purchase and
> including it as part of the per-pound charge? If you *personally*
> aren't going to use the produce part, but other people would, then
> yes, it's wrong (it's not the supermarket's concern which parts you
> plan to use). But if it's something that *no one* would or could use,
> it it then wrong? Why should the supermarket be allowed to charge you
> for something that isn't a usable food item? If an otherwise good head
> of lettuce has a rotted leaf on the outside, how can the supermarket
> legitimately sell you the rotted leaf?

I've never removed parts of produce which is charged by weight. However,
lettuce here is not charged for on a weight basis, but a price per head
of lettuce so there's no issue there. Can't recall if I've seen it
recently, but I know that at least at some stage the supermarket I use
kept a bin near the iceberg lettuce to throw rubbishy outside leaves into
and people were welcome to take these for free if they wanted them -
people with chooks in the backyard etc.

Rhonda Anderson
Cranebrook, NSW, Australia