On Tue, 21 Jul 2015 11:04:40 -0400, Nancy Young
> wrote:
>
> Ditto with the packaged pre-sliced stuff my store has started
> doing. It's over in the self serve olive bar/prepared food cool
> case.
>
> I never see anyone pick it up, but they must because it's
> still going on. If it was by the 1/3 or 1/2 pound, it would
> make more sense. You could take as many or as few as you like,
> but no, it's pound size packages.
>
> I still wonder when it was sliced. I'll just wait my turn
> and have it sliced fresh.
>
I suppose unsold pre-sliced meat (where I shop) is packaged and goes
into the refrigerated case when the deli closes up. Deli workers go
home hours before the store closes, so late shoppers that want deli
meat would have to pick it up in packages. Same with the unsold
salads. They would be packaged and go into the deli refrigerator
case. Stores are pretty good about judging how much product will sell
in a day, so I rarely see any of either one in the refrigerated case
the next day.

Of course, Steve Wertz claims to be an expert on everything and thinks
he knows better than I do how my grocery stores operate. So (wait for
it).... here comes his pontification on the subject:

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