Nancy Young wrote:
>
> "George" > wrote
>
> > Nancy Young wrote:
>
> >> I imagine we've all seen meat for sale that's obviously past its prime.
> >> For this reason I don't appreciate the packaging deliberately making
> >> the meat stay red and fresh looking whether it is or not. I avoid buying
> >> meat in that kind of wrapping if I can, but it's not always practical.
> >> I'd
> >> be happy to see that practice go away.
>
> > I also don't care for the Walmart embalmed "fresh" meat that is pumped up
> > with preservatives and water so it can sit on the shelf for a month.
>
> Agreed!! If people want to buy that at Walmart, it's their prerogative,
> but I resent it if that starts spreading to my supermarket, which is how it
> seems to go when a big buyer like that has companies changing how they
> prepare/whatever their product so we're all stuck with it.
>
> nancy

I never buy any meat at Walmart (or Sam's) and I avoid shopping at
Walmart in general. On the same track as your complaint against Walmart
crap meats spreading to regular supermarkets which I agree with, I also
resent cases where organic items are all that's available (at higher
cost of course). I always avoid organic items if a conventional
alternative is available and is of comparable quality (and no, I don't
consider organic to be indicative of quality).

Pete C.