"Doris Night" > wrote in message
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> On Sun, 24 Apr 2016 22:10:24 -0700, "Julie Bove"
> > wrote:
>
>>
>>"Doris Night" > wrote in message
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>>> On Sun, 24 Apr 2016 19:50:31 -0700, "Julie Bove"
>>> > wrote:
>>>
>>>>Anyone else noticing produce problems in their area? Seems no matter
>>>>where
>>>>I go, they have more bananas than usual. They do look good but none of
>>>>us
>>>>are big on those so don't need. As for the rest... There seems to be
>>>>less
>>>>variety than usual for this time of year, and often I leave the store
>>>>with
>>>>less than I wanted or even an alternate thing. And it's not just one
>>>>store
>>>>but every store.
>>>>
>>>>Husband loves asparagus. I got some that was good but can't remember
>>>>where.
>>>>Two other stores had none. Then I found some but it was really big and
>>>>woody.
>>>>
>>>>I wanted green bell peppers. I was craving them. But all of the green
>>>>ones
>>>>were so wrinkled and mushy I was a bit shocked that they were even out
>>>>there
>>>>for sale.
>>>>
>>>>Have to really pick through the onions to find good ones. Stuff like
>>>>that.
>>>>
>>>>This may have somewhat to do with our weather. Draught. Then too much
>>>>rain. Freak heat wave. Now cold. Or it may have to do (at least with
>>>>some
>>>>stores) with whatever they are doing with the Albertsons/Safeway/Haggen
>>>>mess. Dunno.
>>>>
>>>>I will just be happy when I can get a good salad again. Having to make
>>>>do
>>>>with greens, onions, nuts, beans, olives and rationed tomato. Because
>>>>when
>>>>I do find a good tomato, it's usually just the one. That's not
>>>>necessarily
>>>>a bad salad but I like other veggies too.
>>>
>>> No problems with produce here in Southern Ontario. It's pretty much
>>> the same variety of stuff as always, plus the "seasonal" stuff like
>>> asparagus, and there's plenty of everything. At this time of the year,
>>> most of it comes from Mexico, but I have no issues with the freshness
>>> of anything.
>>>
>>> I don't get what you are saying about tomatoes. Aside from the fact
>>> that they are "winter" tomatoes, all of the ones here are fine. I
>>> think we must have better grocery stores in Canada.
>>
>>It's not normally like this here which is why I asked. At one store,
>>every
>>box of strawberries had bad ones in there. Another customer told me that
>>she just redid them and made her own box. I wouldn't because I figured
>>with
>>that many bad ones, the ones that looked okay were sure to be bad soon.
>>
>>Grapes are split open and wrinkled, no matter the store.
>>
>>And at one store, the customer service counter was covered with bags of
>>spoiled fruit. Not sure what the story was there but the only decent
>>things
>>I found there (of what I needed) were cucumbers and oranges. Not saying
>>it
>>was all bad but I only had a few specific things on my list.
>
> So just do what I do, and only buy the stuff that looks good.

I did. But I wanted more than oranges and a cucumber. I don't eat either
of those things.