"Ophelia" > wrote in message
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> "sf" > wrote in message
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>> On Sun, 1 Feb 2015 11:09:54 -0000, "Ophelia"
>> > wrote:
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>>> "sf" > wrote in message
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>>> > On Sat, 31 Jan 2015 11:43:14 -0000, "Ophelia"
>>> > > wrote:
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>>> >> > On Fri, 30 Jan 2015 14:30:28 -0800, "Julie Bove"
>>> >> > > wrote:
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>>> >> >> I have gotten spoiled produce at Costco. I will never buy onions
>>> >> >> or
>>> >> >> potatoes there again even though they are cheap. Much of the
>>> >> >> other
>>> >> >> things
>>> >> >> they sell comes in far too large of a quantity for me.
>>> >> >
>>> >> > You seem to be the only one on this ng who consistently manages to
>>> >> > find subpar or spoiled vegetables. The rest of us don't have that
>>> >> > problem.
>>> >>
>>> >> I can choose my veg from open boxes so I can feel if they are good.
>>> >> Do
>>> >> all
>>> >> your veg come ready packed?
>>> >
>>> > Mostly no, but some do. Fortunately, those that come prepacked are
>>> > excellent quality where I shop. I certainly don't mind buying
>>> > packaged lettuce because there's a huge variety of mixes that isn't
>>> > available when they are sold loose. I prefer Trader Joe's packaged
>>> > lettuce mixes over Safeway because Safeway's is too wet and needs to
>>> > be used immediately or taken out and dried. I'm not willing to do
>>> > either. I also don't mind buying broccoli and cauliflower by the
>>> > package because the packages are crown only and pieces are the size
>>> > I'd be cutting the crowns into if I bought them whole.
>>> >
>>> > I wouldn't buy my produce from a store where I needed to paw the
>>> > produce to figure out if they were still good or not.
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>>> First the eyes then the hands. Don't you wash your veg when you get
>>> them
>>> home? Even in ready packed someone has handled them and I doubt those
>>> field
>>> workers hands are too clean.
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>> Not sure why you're changing the subject
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> ??? *sigh* if I did (did I?) you joined in. I seem to remember
> someone complaining about vegetables ...
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> but vegetables have been
>> washed. Packaged vegetables have been triple washed. It's up to you
>> to wash them or not, just like it is with loose vegetables.
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>> I'm not advocating packaged vegetables, which is something I hate but
>> put up with in certain stores. In fact, Trader Joe's is the only
>> store where I buy them frequently because I can trust the quality.
>> What I don't like is being forced to by 4 zucchini when I only wanted
>> two.
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>> What I'm saying about loose vegetables in a bin is if the quality is
>> so bad that I need to paw through the bin to find the few that suit my
>> needs, I'll shop for vegetables elsewhere next time.
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> Bin? How deep is this 'bin'? Our 'bins' are around 4 inches deep.
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> Oh and I don't use 'paws' I use my hands.

Our produce displays can be very deep. If you want green peppers, there
could be hundreds of them in the bin. Or there could be less.