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On Mon, 02 Feb 2015 16:36:36 -0500, jmcquown >
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> On 2/2/2015 3:26 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
> > On 2015-02-01 22:05, sf wrote:
> >
> >>> If certain things don't look very good, I buy something else. It's not
> >>> like there's a lack of choice.
> >>
> >> Honestly, I don't think produce in the area where she lives is even
> >> remotely as bad as she represents it to be.
> >>

> > I don't think much of what she reports here reflects anything in the
> > real world.

>
> The problem, as I see it, is she buys things in quantity then wonders
> why it spoils. Just because Costco sells 10 lb bags of onions (or
> potatoes) doesn't mean she *has* to buy the 10 lb bag.
>

That's precisely why we don't buy much produce at Costco. There's
only so much I *want* to eat within a certain time frame. Their
quantities are fine for small businesses, like caterers, people who
are having a big party or maybe sharing, but not for me.

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