Went to the closest supermarket today, one of the national chains. I
don't usually buy meat there but time constraints were persuasive. The
first 'specials' sign I saw was for New York strip steak, bone-in, at a
decent price -- $6.99/lb. Trouble was, it was the store brand beef,
which does not display a USDA grade. I could tell by looking that it
was not the equivalent of Choice--very little marbling, and it wasn't
well trimmed, either. Clearly it would be a chewy steak. Pass. So I
looked for pork chops. Only boneless available. Pass. Lamb? Some
previously frozen antipodal chops, not on sale. Pass. I bought a
Foster Farms chicken and went on to the produce section. Oh look, a
big display of some really good looking asparagus. But no price
marked. Looked all around for it. Looked for an employee to ask.
Nothing, nobody. Took my chicken and went home. Next several times I
go to the market I'll pass them by. Why don't they realize that? It
would take so little effort for them not to turn me off. -aem