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Janet B

On Thu, 18 Dec 2014 08:34:52 -0800 (PST),
wrote:

>My wife sent me to the store to pick up ingredients for a potluck dish.
>One was fresh basil. I saw a vast array of fresh herbs in plastic boxes
>in the chilled section, but no basil. I also noticed clumps of flat and
>curly parsley, as well as cilantro, but no basil. I tracked down an
>employee and asked.
>
>"Oh, it's over there," pointing at the shallots. Sure enough, there were
>plastic boxes filled with shriveled, blackening basil between the garlic
>and the shallots.
>
>My next stop was Trader Joe's. Same deal -- far from the other herbs;
>next to the potatoes, not chilled. This basil looked worth buying, however.
>
>Why is this one fresh herb treated so poorly, when all the other herbs
>are at least chilled, if not actually spritzed with water periodically?

Look in the produce section, in or around the aisles with the
potatoes, onions, limes, oranges. Most grocery stores carry live
basil in pots. It may be contained in a cellophane sleeve. The price
is quite reasonable -- under $5, perhaps lower.
Janet US