notbob wrote on Mon, 07 Apr 2008 19:55:43 GMT:

??>> Nor do I. Nor do I think people should be picking
??>> individual tomatoes off the "vine tomatoes". They're
??>> meant to be sold as a "unit".

n> To chumps, perhaps!

n> If I want two of them and there are three on a vine, I'll
n> pull off two and leave the third on the vine. If you don't
n> mind paying $3-5 lb for inedible vine, be my guest. Momma
n> Notbob never raised such a foolish child.

I'm with you on number but the weight of the stem is fairly
trivial so removing it seems cheese-paring unless necessary.

James Silverton
Potomac, Maryland

E-mail, with obvious alterations:
not.jim.silverton.at.verizon.not

Nancy Young wrote:
> "none" <""Mark\"@(none)"> wrote
>
>> Either way, I buy the "loose" tomatoes. They tend to cost a bit less
>> than the "bunch" ones, and I just leave the stem-punctured ones
>> behind. (I've never seen fingernail marks on a tomato, though.)
>
> I never noticed until someone here mentioned that every tomato
> in some store had little half moon cuts in the skin and finally
> figured out it was a fingernail poke. Since then I have noticed that
> more than once. I never before wondered what caused that rejected
> tomato to have that cut. Now it's obvious.
>
> nancy

I have identified some of the culprits and their damage is not limited to
the produce section. Little children love to poke holes in the clingfilm
covering of packaged meats because it feels nifty; older children love to
poke holes in the meat packages because they know they are being wicked.
Janet

notbob wrote:
> On 2008-04-07, Wayne Boatwright >
> wrote:
>
>> Nor do I. Nor do I think people should be picking individual
>> tomatoes off the "vine tomatoes". They're meant to be sold as a
>> "unit".
>
> To chumps, perhaps!
>
> If I want two of them and there are three on a vine, I'll pull off
> two and leave the third on the vine. If you don't mind paying $3-5
> lb for inedible vine, be my guest. Momma Notbob never raised such a
> foolish child.
>
> nb

Next time you are at the store and already pulling the tomato vines apart,
will you weigh just the vine portion? I'm curious about the percentage cost
of vine vs. tomato ;o}
Janet

On 2008-04-07, Janet Bostwick > wrote:


> will you weigh just the vine portion? I'm curious about the percentage cost
> of vine vs. tomato ;o}

Then you weigh it.

nb

Nancy Young > wrote:

> I never noticed until someone here mentioned that every tomato
> in some store had little half moon cuts in the skin and finally figured
> out it was a fingernail poke. Since then I have noticed that more
> than once. I never before wondered what caused that rejected
> tomato to have that cut. Now it's obvious.

I've never seen fingernail marks in tomatoes.

I did see that somebody took a bite out of a wax-covered piece of
cheese at CostCo - you could see the front teeth marks.

-sw

Sqwertz > wrote in news:070408.215658rfc249.975
@sqwertz.com:

> Nancy Young > wrote:
>
>> I never noticed until someone here mentioned that every tomato
>> in some store had little half moon cuts in the skin and finally
figured
>> out it was a fingernail poke. Since then I have noticed that more
>> than once. I never before wondered what caused that rejected
>> tomato to have that cut. Now it's obvious.
>
> I've never seen fingernail marks in tomatoes.
>
> I did see that somebody took a bite out of a wax-covered piece of
> cheese at CostCo - you could see the front teeth marks.

I saw that too, when I worked at a grocery store.

When I worked at a drugstore, we used to find opened packages of diapers
and baby wipes all the time...

On 2008-04-08, sarah gray > wrote:

> When I worked at a drugstore, we used to find opened packages of diapers
> and baby wipes all the time...

Better than finding the exchange!

nb

On Mon, 07 Apr 2008 19:42:40 GMT, Wayne Boatwright
> wrote:

>On Mon 07 Apr 2008 07:30:00a, blake murphy told us...
>
>> On Sun, 6 Apr 2008 06:19:40 -0700 (PDT), wrote:
>>
>>>On Apr 5, 4:07*pm, "Janet Bostwick" > wrote:
>>>
>>>> Depending upon my mood that day, I would have explained to him one way
>>>> or another about that quirk of his. ;o} *That's like picking all the
>>>> grapes you want off the vine and leaving ickt looking bunches for
>>>> someone else. Janet
>>>
>>>And that would be wrong why?
>>>Frankly, I don't see the problem. Its your money you have to eat what
>>>you select. Why shouldn't a person have the right to buy only what
>>>they choose when buying produce? You shouldn't be able to open sealed
>>>packages but if the fruit and veggies are just piled high, loose in
>>>the bins, why not select only what you deem the best of what's offered?
>>>
>>
>> to the extent of picking individual grapes from a bunch? i don't
>> think so.
>>
>> your pal,
>> blake
>>
>
>Nor do I. Nor do I think people should be picking individual tomatoes off
>the "vine tomatoes". They're meant to be sold as a "unit".

eh, i don't think separating some tomatoes from a group is quite as
egregious, though i can't explain exactly why. i would take some of
the vine, though, and not just the tomato.

your pal,
blake

notbob wrote:
> On 2008-04-08, sarah gray > wrote:
>
>> When I worked at a drugstore, we used to find opened packages of
>> diapers and baby wipes all the time...
>
> Better than finding the exchange!
>
> nb
Then you just stuff the dirty ones in the bushes outside the store.
Janet

blake murphy wrote:
> On Mon, 07 Apr 2008 19:42:40 GMT, Wayne Boatwright
> > wrote:
>
>> On Mon 07 Apr 2008 07:30:00a, blake murphy told us...
>>
>>> On Sun, 6 Apr 2008 06:19:40 -0700 (PDT),
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> On Apr 5, 4:07 pm, "Janet Bostwick" > wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Depending upon my mood that day, I would have explained to him
>>>>> one way or another about that quirk of his. ;o} That's like
>>>>> picking all the grapes you want off the vine and leaving ickt
>>>>> looking bunches for someone else. Janet
>>>>
>>>> And that would be wrong why?
>>>> Frankly, I don't see the problem. Its your money you have to eat
>>>> what you select. Why shouldn't a person have the right to buy only
>>>> what they choose when buying produce? You shouldn't be able to
>>>> open sealed packages but if the fruit and veggies are just piled
>>>> high, loose in the bins, why not select only what you deem the
>>>> best of what's offered?
>>>>
>>>
>>> to the extent of picking individual grapes from a bunch? i don't
>>> think so.
>>>
>>> your pal,
>>> blake
>>>
>>
>> Nor do I. Nor do I think people should be picking individual
>> tomatoes off the "vine tomatoes". They're meant to be sold as a
>> "unit".
>
> eh, i don't think separating some tomatoes from a group is quite as
> egregious, though i can't explain exactly why. i would take some of
> the vine, though, and not just the tomato.
>
> your pal,
> blake

I got to thinking about this. These tomatoes that are being picked apart. .
..maybe they are offered for customers to pick apart. The tomatoes on the
vine that I am familiar with are offered in a plastic box or net bag that is
sealed. Obviously they are meant to be sold as a unit. The other tomatoes
are apparently just in a bin like bunches of bananas. Then I see no
difference between taking two bananas from a bunch or 2 tomatoes from a
bunch.???What say you?
Janet

"Janet Bostwick" > wrote in message
...
> I got to thinking about this. These tomatoes that are being
> picked apart. . .maybe they are offered for customers to pick
> apart. The tomatoes on the vine that I am familiar with are
> offered in a plastic box or net bag that is sealed. Obviously
> they are meant to be sold as a unit. The other tomatoes are
> apparently just in a bin like bunches of bananas. Then I see
> no difference between taking two bananas from a bunch or 2
> tomatoes from a bunch.???What say you?
> Janet
I wouldn't break open a package of fruit or vegetables without
bring it to the attention of the management. Fortunately, I
don't often find the need. However, bananas are a good case for
selection and I feel entitled to do it since I do not like
"fully ripened" bananas. Grapes are also a case in point since a
bag may contain about 2 lbs and I only want 1 lb. If the bag is
not sealed, I rearrange things! I once had a highly noisy
argument with the produce manager about that and I had to bring
in the general manager who agreed with me. The produce man still
hates me!



--
Jim Silverton
Potomac, Maryland

Janet Bostwick > wrote:

>I got to thinking about this. These tomatoes that are being picked apart. .
>.maybe they are offered for customers to pick apart. The tomatoes on the
>vine that I am familiar with are offered in a plastic box or net bag that is
>sealed. Obviously they are meant to be sold as a unit. The other tomatoes
>are apparently just in a bin like bunches of bananas. Then I see no
>difference between taking two bananas from a bunch or 2 tomatoes from a
>bunch.???What say you?

I agree, it's not particularly egregious.

Contrast to people who go to the bin of $30/lb porcini mushrooms,
pull of the stems and leave them there, taking only the caps.
Now that's slimeball.

Steve

James Silverton wrote:
>
> "Janet Bostwick" > wrote in message
> ...
>
>> I got to thinking about this. These tomatoes that are being picked
>> apart. . .maybe they are offered for customers to pick apart. The
>> tomatoes on the vine that I am familiar with are offered in a plastic
>> box or net bag that is sealed. Obviously they are meant to be sold as
>> a unit. The other tomatoes are apparently just in a bin like bunches
>> of bananas. Then I see no difference between taking two bananas from
>> a bunch or 2 tomatoes from a bunch.???What say you?
>> Janet
>
> I wouldn't break open a package of fruit or vegetables without bring it
> to the attention of the management. Fortunately, I don't often find the
> need. However, bananas are a good case for selection and I feel entitled
> to do it since I do not like "fully ripened" bananas. Grapes are also a
> case in point since a bag may contain about 2 lbs and I only want 1 lb.
> If the bag is not sealed, I rearrange things! I once had a highly noisy
> argument with the produce manager about that and I had to bring in the
> general manager who agreed with me. The produce man still hates me!

I just ask and they do it for me.

"Hey, would you mind bagging me up just about one pound of those nice
green grapes? By the time we go through a two pound bag they're halfway
to raisins."

Sqwertz wrote:
> Nancy Young > wrote:
>
>> I never noticed until someone here mentioned that every tomato
>> in some store had little half moon cuts in the skin and finally figured
>> out it was a fingernail poke. Since then I have noticed that more
>> than once. I never before wondered what caused that rejected
>> tomato to have that cut. Now it's obvious.
>



I've never seen fingernail marks in tomatoes.

What I HAVE seen, and often, is places where the stem of a
tomato
has pierced the skin of another tomato stacked on top of it.
You'd think
the produce guys would wise up and stack tomatoes so the stems
face outward rather than upward.

gloria p

On Tue 08 Apr 2008 11:49:34a, Janet Bostwick told us...

> blake murphy wrote:
>> On Mon, 07 Apr 2008 19:42:40 GMT, Wayne Boatwright
>> > wrote:
>>
>>> On Mon 07 Apr 2008 07:30:00a, blake murphy told us...
>>>
>>>> On Sun, 6 Apr 2008 06:19:40 -0700 (PDT),
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> On Apr 5, 4:07 pm, "Janet Bostwick" > wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Depending upon my mood that day, I would have explained to him
>>>>>> one way or another about that quirk of his. ;o} That's like
>>>>>> picking all the grapes you want off the vine and leaving ickt
>>>>>> looking bunches for someone else. Janet
>>>>>
>>>>> And that would be wrong why?
>>>>> Frankly, I don't see the problem. Its your money you have to eat
>>>>> what you select. Why shouldn't a person have the right to buy only
>>>>> what they choose when buying produce? You shouldn't be able to
>>>>> open sealed packages but if the fruit and veggies are just piled
>>>>> high, loose in the bins, why not select only what you deem the
>>>>> best of what's offered?
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> to the extent of picking individual grapes from a bunch? i don't
>>>> think so.
>>>>
>>>> your pal,
>>>> blake
>>>>
>>>
>>> Nor do I. Nor do I think people should be picking individual
>>> tomatoes off the "vine tomatoes". They're meant to be sold as a
>>> "unit".
>>
>> eh, i don't think separating some tomatoes from a group is quite as
>> egregious, though i can't explain exactly why. i would take some of
>> the vine, though, and not just the tomato.
>>
>> your pal,
>> blake
>
> I got to thinking about this. These tomatoes that are being picked
> apart. . .maybe they are offered for customers to pick apart. The
> tomatoes on the vine that I am familiar with are offered in a plastic
> box or net bag that is sealed. Obviously they are meant to be sold as a
> unit. The other tomatoes are apparently just in a bin like bunches of
> bananas. Then I see no difference between taking two bananas from a
> bunch or 2 tomatoes from a bunch.???What say you?
> Janet
>
>
>

I can only say that I have seen produce managers scowl at customers who
were seperating bananas from a bunch, as they were meant to be sold as a
bunch. there are usually random single or double bananas there as well as
full bunches. So...I'm still resolute about people plowing through a bin
of vine tomatotes picking each one off individually. They would probably
not be offered on the vine if they weren't meant to be sold that way. One
also sees bins of individual tomatoes labeled "vine-ripened".

--
Wayne Boatwright
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Countdown till Memorial Day
6wks 5dys 10hrs 10mins
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Cats must put their head in their
human's mouth while he is trying to eat.
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On 2008-04-08, Steve Pope > wrote:

> pull of the stems and leave them there, taking only the caps.
> Now that's slimeball.

Yeah, that's pretty snarky. OTOH, with the creeping meatballism of markets,
these days, I'm getting ready to fight back. You seen what they're calling
broccoli crowns, lately? I don't know about you, but I'm seeing an awful
lot of stalk on those crowns. And normal broccoli ...chrystonacrutch!....
starting to look like tree trunks with some brocs at the top.

nb

"Steve Pope" > wrote

> Contrast to people who go to the bin of $30/lb porcini mushrooms,
> pull of the stems and leave them there, taking only the caps.
> Now that's slimeball.

To fan the flames, people on this very newsgroup have mentioned
snapping off the ends of asparagus and leaving them there.

I say if the price was for asparagus tips, they might have a right.
The price is for the whole asparagus.

nancy

Nancy Young wrote:

> "Steve Pope" > wrote
>
> > Contrast to people who go to the bin of $30/lb porcini mushrooms,
> > pull of the stems and leave them there, taking only the caps.
> > Now that's slimeball.
>
> To fan the flames, people on this very newsgroup have mentioned
> snapping off the ends of asparagus and leaving them there.
>
> I say if the price was for asparagus tips, they might have a right.
> The price is for the whole asparagus.

I have no problem ripping a few bananas off a big bunch or taking a few
vine ripened tomatoes off the vine, but breaking off the asparagus tips
is pushing the envelope.

notbob wrote:
> On 2008-04-08, Steve Pope > wrote:
>
>> pull of the stems and leave them there, taking only the caps.
>> Now that's slimeball.
>
> Yeah, that's pretty snarky. OTOH, with the creeping meatballism of
> markets, these days, I'm getting ready to fight back. You seen what
> they're calling broccoli crowns, lately? I don't know about you, but
> I'm seeing an awful lot of stalk on those crowns. And normal
> broccoli ...chrystonacrutch!.... starting to look like tree trunks
> with some brocs at the top.
>
> nb

I wish I had access to your broccoli. I hate the tops but love the stalks.
Janet

On Apr 7, 12:42*pm, Wayne Boatwright >
wrote:
> On Mon 07 Apr 2008 07:30:00a, blake murphy told us...
>
>
>
>
>
> > On Sun, 6 Apr 2008 06:19:40 -0700 (PDT), wrote:
>
> >>On Apr 5, 4:07*pm, "Janet Bostwick" > wrote:
>
> >>> Depending upon my mood that day, I would have explained to him one way
> >>> or another about that quirk of his. ;o} *That's like picking all the
> >>> grapes you want off the vine and leaving ickt looking bunches for
> >>> someone else. Janet
>
> >>And that would be wrong why?
> >>Frankly, I don't see the problem. Its your money you have to eat what
> >>you select. Why shouldn't a person have the right to buy only what
> >>they choose when buying produce? You shouldn't be able to open sealed
> >>packages but if the fruit and veggies are just piled high, loose in
> >>the bins, why not select only what you deem the best of what's offered?
>
> > to the extent of picking individual grapes from a bunch? *i don't
> > think so.
>
> > your pal,
> > blake
>
> Nor do I. *Nor do I think people should be picking individual tomatoes off
> the "vine tomatoes". *They're meant to be sold as a "unit".
>
> --
> * * * * * * *Wayne Boatwright * * * * * *
> -------------------------------------------
> * * *Monday, 04(IV)/07(VII)/08(MMVIII)
> -------------------------------------------
> * * * * Countdown till Memorial Day * * * *
> * * * * * 6wks 6dys 11hrs 20mins * * * * *
> -------------------------------------------
> * * * Do you really believe the past * * *
> * * arranges itself for our convenience * *
> * *into those paltry little squares they *
> * * * * * * print on calendars? * * * * * *- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -

Oh oh, I'm guilty! I've never really thought about it before. I guess
I'll do differently from now on. But what about grapes? They are
always packaged in plastic netted bags, altho they are not zip locked.
Am I bad if I take some out and bag the myself? They always put in
more than I want to buy...

Janet Bostwick > wrote:

> notbob wrote:
>> On 2008-04-08, sarah gray > wrote:
>>
>>> When I worked at a drugstore, we used to find opened packages of
>>> diapers and baby wipes all the time...
>>
>> Better than finding the exchange!
> Then you just stuff the dirty ones in the bushes outside the store.

I'd bet $50 many of them land behind the shelves, or in back of the
display. But most of the people probably did it in the bathroom.
Technically, the baby is possession of the stolen items and they're
too young to be arrested.

-sw

On Tue 08 Apr 2008 02:22:05p, merryb told us...

> On Apr 7, 12:42*pm, Wayne Boatwright >
> wrote:
>> On Mon 07 Apr 2008 07:30:00a, blake murphy told us...
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> > On Sun, 6 Apr 2008 06:19:40 -0700 (PDT), wrote:
>>
>> >>On Apr 5, 4:07*pm, "Janet Bostwick" > wrote:
>>
>> >>> Depending upon my mood that day, I would have explained to him one
way
>
>> >>> or another about that quirk of his. ;o} *That's like picking all the
>
>> >>> grapes you want off the vine and leaving ickt looking bunches for
>> >>> someone else. Janet
>>
>> >>And that would be wrong why?
>> >>Frankly, I don't see the problem. Its your money you have to eat what
>> >>you select. Why shouldn't a person have the right to buy only what
>> >>they choose when buying produce? You shouldn't be able to open sealed
>> >>packages but if the fruit and veggies are just piled high, loose in
the
>> >>bins, why not select only what you deem the best of what's offered?
>>
>> > to the extent of picking individual grapes from a bunch? *i don't
think
>> > so.
>>
>> > your pal,
>> > blake
>>
>> Nor do I. *Nor do I think people should be picking individual tomatoes o
>> ff the "vine tomatoes". *They're meant to be sold as a "unit".
>>
>> --
>> * * * * * * *Wayne Boatwright * * * * * *
>> -------------------------------------------
>> * * *Monday, 04(IV)/07(VII)/08(MMVIII)
>> -------------------------------------------
>> * * * * Countdown till Memorial Day * * * *
>> * * * * * 6wks 6dys 11hrs 20mins * * * * *
>> -------------------------------------------
>> * * * Do you really believe the past * * *
>> * * arranges itself for our convenience * *
>> * *into those paltry little squares they * * * * * * * print on
>> calendars? * * * * * *- Hide quoted text -
>>
>> - Show quoted text -
>
> Oh oh, I'm guilty! I've never really thought about it before. I guess
> I'll do differently from now on. But what about grapes? They are
> always packaged in plastic netted bags, altho they are not zip locked.
> Am I bad if I take some out and bag the myself? They always put in
> more than I want to buy...
>

Though you didn't say, I doubt you're picking off individual grapes and
filling a bag with the selection. More likely you're taking a branch or
cluster of grapes from the whole lot. Not a bad thing at all.

--
Wayne Boatwright
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Tuesday, 04(IV)/08(VIII)/08(MMVIII)
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Countdown till Memorial Day
6wks 5dys 5hrs 35mins
-------------------------------------------
The fragrance always stays in the hand
that gives the rose-Hada Bejar
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notbob > wrote in
:

> On 2008-04-08, sarah gray > wrote:
>
>> When I worked at a drugstore, we used to find opened packages of
>> diapers and baby wipes all the time...
>
> Better than finding the exchange!


Used to find those, too.



there was also the person that made such a huge mess in the bathroom,
that I can only imagine them standing on the toilet seat and aiming up
towards the wall. I am so glad I am not in retail anymore.

Saerah

notbob wrote:

> On 2008-04-08, Steve Pope > wrote:
>
> > pull of the stems and leave them there, taking only the caps. *
> > Now that's slimeball.
>
> Yeah, that's pretty snarky. *OTOH, with the creeping meatballism of markets,
> these days, I'm getting ready to fight back. *You seen what they're calling
> broccoli crowns, lately? *I don't know about you, but I'm seeing an awful
> lot of stalk on those crowns. *And normal broccoli ...chrystonacrutch!.....
> starting to look like tree trunks with some brocs at the top.
>


But the stalks are the *best* part of the broccoli, nb...!!!

I go out of my way to buy bunches with gigantor stalks, I like to peel
them and use them in stir fries, coleslaw, etc...


--
Best
Greg

Nancy Young wrote:
> "Steve Pope" > wrote
>
>> Contrast to people who go to the bin of $30/lb porcini mushrooms,
>> pull of the stems and leave them there, taking only the caps.
>> Now that's slimeball.
>
> To fan the flames, people on this very newsgroup have mentioned
> snapping off the ends of asparagus and leaving them there.
>
> I say if the price was for asparagus tips, they might have a right.
> The price is for the whole asparagus.
>
> nancy
>
Besides, if you snap the ends off at home you can use them when making
vegetable stock

Jill

jmcquown wrote:
> Nancy Young wrote:
>> "Steve Pope" > wrote
>>
>>> Contrast to people who go to the bin of $30/lb porcini mushrooms,
>>> pull of the stems and leave them there, taking only the caps.
>>> Now that's slimeball.
>>
>> To fan the flames, people on this very newsgroup have mentioned
>> snapping off the ends of asparagus and leaving them there.
>>
>> I say if the price was for asparagus tips, they might have a right.
>> The price is for the whole asparagus.
>>
>> nancy
>>
> Besides, if you snap the ends off at home you can use them when making
> vegetable stock
>
> Jill

Shame on you Soup Lady. .. . they ends make excellent cream of asparagus
soup ;o}
Janet

On Tue, 08 Apr 2008 14:39:35 -0500, Kathleen
> wrote:

>James Silverton wrote:
>>
>> "Janet Bostwick" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>
>>> I got to thinking about this. These tomatoes that are being picked
>>> apart. . .maybe they are offered for customers to pick apart. The
>>> tomatoes on the vine that I am familiar with are offered in a plastic
>>> box or net bag that is sealed. Obviously they are meant to be sold as
>>> a unit. The other tomatoes are apparently just in a bin like bunches
>>> of bananas. Then I see no difference between taking two bananas from
>>> a bunch or 2 tomatoes from a bunch.???What say you?
>>> Janet
>>
>> I wouldn't break open a package of fruit or vegetables without bring it
>> to the attention of the management. Fortunately, I don't often find the
>> need. However, bananas are a good case for selection and I feel entitled
>> to do it since I do not like "fully ripened" bananas. Grapes are also a
>> case in point since a bag may contain about 2 lbs and I only want 1 lb.
>> If the bag is not sealed, I rearrange things! I once had a highly noisy
>> argument with the produce manager about that and I had to bring in the
>> general manager who agreed with me. The produce man still hates me!
>
>I just ask and they do it for me.
>
>"Hey, would you mind bagging me up just about one pound of those nice
>green grapes? By the time we go through a two pound bag they're halfway
>to raisins."

a sensible solution.

your pal,
blake

On Tue, 8 Apr 2008 19:36:50 +0000 (UTC), (Steve
Pope) wrote:

>Janet Bostwick > wrote:
>
>>I got to thinking about this. These tomatoes that are being picked apart. .
>>.maybe they are offered for customers to pick apart. The tomatoes on the
>>vine that I am familiar with are offered in a plastic box or net bag that is
>>sealed. Obviously they are meant to be sold as a unit. The other tomatoes
>>are apparently just in a bin like bunches of bananas. Then I see no
>>difference between taking two bananas from a bunch or 2 tomatoes from a
>>bunch.???What say you?
>
>I agree, it's not particularly egregious.
>
>Contrast to people who go to the bin of $30/lb porcini mushrooms,
>pull of the stems and leave them there, taking only the caps.
>Now that's slimeball.
>
>Steve

i've been wondering when we'd get back to the mushrooms.

your pal,
blake

On Tue, 08 Apr 2008 20:55:52 GMT, notbob > wrote:

>On 2008-04-08, Steve Pope > wrote:
>
>> pull of the stems and leave them there, taking only the caps.
>> Now that's slimeball.
>
>Yeah, that's pretty snarky. OTOH, with the creeping meatballism of markets,
>these days, I'm getting ready to fight back. You seen what they're calling
>broccoli crowns, lately? I don't know about you, but I'm seeing an awful
>lot of stalk on those crowns. And normal broccoli ...chrystonacrutch!....
>starting to look like tree trunks with some brocs at the top.
>
>nb

the stems are the good part, except for maybe the very bottom inch.
they're not hard to peel, and then slice thinly on the diagonal.

your pal,
blake

On Tue, 08 Apr 2008 20:53:38 GMT, Wayne Boatwright
> wrote:

>On Tue 08 Apr 2008 11:49:34a, Janet Bostwick told us...
>
>> blake murphy wrote:
>>> On Mon, 07 Apr 2008 19:42:40 GMT, Wayne Boatwright
>>> > wrote:
>>>
>>>> On Mon 07 Apr 2008 07:30:00a, blake murphy told us...
>>>>
>>>>> On Sun, 6 Apr 2008 06:19:40 -0700 (PDT),
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> On Apr 5, 4:07 pm, "Janet Bostwick" > wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Depending upon my mood that day, I would have explained to him
>>>>>>> one way or another about that quirk of his. ;o} That's like
>>>>>>> picking all the grapes you want off the vine and leaving ickt
>>>>>>> looking bunches for someone else. Janet
>>>>>>
>>>>>> And that would be wrong why?
>>>>>> Frankly, I don't see the problem. Its your money you have to eat
>>>>>> what you select. Why shouldn't a person have the right to buy only
>>>>>> what they choose when buying produce? You shouldn't be able to
>>>>>> open sealed packages but if the fruit and veggies are just piled
>>>>>> high, loose in the bins, why not select only what you deem the
>>>>>> best of what's offered?
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> to the extent of picking individual grapes from a bunch? i don't
>>>>> think so.
>>>>>
>>>>> your pal,
>>>>> blake
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Nor do I. Nor do I think people should be picking individual
>>>> tomatoes off the "vine tomatoes". They're meant to be sold as a
>>>> "unit".
>>>
>>> eh, i don't think separating some tomatoes from a group is quite as
>>> egregious, though i can't explain exactly why. i would take some of
>>> the vine, though, and not just the tomato.
>>>
>>> your pal,
>>> blake
>>
>> I got to thinking about this. These tomatoes that are being picked
>> apart. . .maybe they are offered for customers to pick apart. The
>> tomatoes on the vine that I am familiar with are offered in a plastic
>> box or net bag that is sealed. Obviously they are meant to be sold as a
>> unit. The other tomatoes are apparently just in a bin like bunches of
>> bananas. Then I see no difference between taking two bananas from a
>> bunch or 2 tomatoes from a bunch.???What say you?
>> Janet
>>
>>
>>
>
>I can only say that I have seen produce managers scowl at customers who
>were seperating bananas from a bunch, as they were meant to be sold as a
>bunch. there are usually random single or double bananas there as well as
>full bunches. So...I'm still resolute about people plowing through a bin
>of vine tomatotes picking each one off individually. They would probably
>not be offered on the vine if they weren't meant to be sold that way. One
>also sees bins of individual tomatoes labeled "vine-ripened".

i would say anything sold by the pound is fair game, but this would
allow picking single grapes off a bunch. ethics are so thorny!

your pal,
blake

On Wed, 09 Apr 2008 02:07:41 GMT, sarah gray >
wrote:

>notbob > wrote in
m:
>
>> On 2008-04-08, sarah gray > wrote:
>>
>>> When I worked at a drugstore, we used to find opened packages of
>>> diapers and baby wipes all the time...
>>
>> Better than finding the exchange!
>
>
>Used to find those, too.
>
>
>
>there was also the person that made such a huge mess in the bathroom,
>that I can only imagine them standing on the toilet seat and aiming up
>towards the wall. I am so glad I am not in retail anymore.
>
>Saerah

shit-tales are almost a staple at the *customers suck!* web site.
there are some deeply weird people out there, kids.

your pal,
blake

blake murphy wrote:
> On Tue, 8 Apr 2008 19:36:50 +0000 (UTC), (Steve
> Pope) wrote:
>
>> Janet Bostwick > wrote:
>>
>>> I got to thinking about this. These tomatoes that are being picked
>>> apart. . .maybe they are offered for customers to pick apart. The
>>> tomatoes on the vine that I am familiar with are offered in a
>>> plastic box or net bag that is sealed. Obviously they are meant to
>>> be sold as a unit. The other tomatoes are apparently just in a bin
>>> like bunches of bananas. Then I see no difference between taking
>>> two bananas from a bunch or 2 tomatoes from a bunch.???What say you?
>>
>> I agree, it's not particularly egregious.
>>
>> Contrast to people who go to the bin of $30/lb porcini mushrooms,
>> pull of the stems and leave them there, taking only the caps.
>> Now that's slimeball.
>>
>> Steve
>
> i've been wondering when we'd get back to the mushrooms.
>
> your pal,
> blake

I don't understand about the mushroom thing -- doesn't anyone use the
mushroom stems? Am I wrong to be using them?
Janet

"Janet Bostwick" schrieb :
> blake murphy wrote:
<snip>
>> i've been wondering when we'd get back to the mushrooms.
>>
>
> I don't understand about the mushroom thing -- doesn't anyone use the mushroom
> stems? Am I wrong to be using them?

Of course you use the stems !
Just cut off a thin slice at the bottom, where the roots are located.

Cheers,

Michael Kuettner

On Apr 8, 6:26*pm, Wayne Boatwright >
wrote:
> On Tue 08 Apr 2008 02:22:05p, merryb told us...
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> > On Apr 7, 12:42*pm, Wayne Boatwright >
> > wrote:
> >> On Mon 07 Apr 2008 07:30:00a, blake murphy told us...
>
> >> > On Sun, 6 Apr 2008 06:19:40 -0700 (PDT), wrote:
>
> >> >>On Apr 5, 4:07*pm, "Janet Bostwick" > wrote:
>
> >> >>> Depending upon my mood that day, I would have explained to him one
> way
>
> >> >>> or another about that quirk of his. ;o} *That's like picking all the
>
> >> >>> grapes you want off the vine and leaving ickt looking bunches for
> >> >>> someone else. Janet
>
> >> >>And that would be wrong why?
> >> >>Frankly, I don't see the problem. Its your money you have to eat what
> >> >>you select. Why shouldn't a person have the right to buy only what
> >> >>they choose when buying produce? You shouldn't be able to open sealed
> >> >>packages but if the fruit and veggies are just piled high, loose in
> the
> >> >>bins, why not select only what you deem the best of what's offered?
>
> >> > to the extent of picking individual grapes from a bunch? *i don't
> think
> >> > so.
>
> >> > your pal,
> >> > blake
>
> >> Nor do I. *Nor do I think people should be picking individual tomatoes o
> >> ff the "vine tomatoes". *They're meant to be sold as a "unit".
>
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> > Oh oh, I'm guilty! I've never really thought about it before. I guess
> > I'll do differently from now on. But what about grapes? They are
> > always packaged in plastic netted bags, altho they are not zip locked.
> > Am I bad if I take some out and bag the myself? They always put in
> > more than I want to buy...
>
> Though you didn't say, I doubt you're picking off individual grapes and
> filling a bag with the selection. *More likely you're taking a branch or
> cluster of grapes from the whole lot. *Not a bad thing at all.
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Nope, I take a cluster, or part of one!!

On Wed, 9 Apr 2008 11:13:48 -0600, "Janet Bostwick"
> wrote:

>blake murphy wrote:
>> On Tue, 8 Apr 2008 19:36:50 +0000 (UTC), (Steve
>> Pope) wrote:
>>
>>> Janet Bostwick > wrote:
>>>
>>>> I got to thinking about this. These tomatoes that are being picked
>>>> apart. . .maybe they are offered for customers to pick apart. The
>>>> tomatoes on the vine that I am familiar with are offered in a
>>>> plastic box or net bag that is sealed. Obviously they are meant to
>>>> be sold as a unit. The other tomatoes are apparently just in a bin
>>>> like bunches of bananas. Then I see no difference between taking
>>>> two bananas from a bunch or 2 tomatoes from a bunch.???What say you?
>>>
>>> I agree, it's not particularly egregious.
>>>
>>> Contrast to people who go to the bin of $30/lb porcini mushrooms,
>>> pull of the stems and leave them there, taking only the caps.
>>> Now that's slimeball.
>>>
>>> Steve
>>
>> i've been wondering when we'd get back to the mushrooms.
>>
>> your pal,
>> blake
>
>I don't understand about the mushroom thing -- doesn't anyone use the
>mushroom stems? Am I wrong to be using them?
>Janet
>

not in the slightest.

i'll confess to throwing away the stems of chinese dried mushrooms,
but i'll bet there's even some use for them.

your pal,
blake