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For packaged goods, maybe. Have you ever watched how people pick out specific apples from the bin? Do you ever sniff the package of raw chicken before you put
by DoubleCribble 8y ago
For packaged goods, maybe. Have you ever watched how people pick out specific apples from the bin? Do you ever sniff the package of raw chicken before you put it in your cart? Have you ever seen somebody tapping on a melon before buying it? Buying perishable foods is a sensory experience which cannot be easily mimicked.
- hnhg 8y agoI've never seen anyone sniff packaged raw chicken. I find the thought hilarious. Do you demand to sniff the meat when you go to a butcher? As for the other examples, supermarkets throw away so much that basically everything left is uniform. You get more variety at markets but even then the wastage is sadly high.
- DoubleCribble 8y agoI take it you don't shop for perishables, much? If you're going to a butcher, you should expect 4 star meat since you're paying 4 star prices. A butcher that sells questionable product probably won't be around for too long. Whereas the chicken breast on special at the local Whole Foods may look fine but have a dodgy smell indicating that it's not as fresh as it may seem. Your nose will let you know if there's a lot of e. coli growing on that chicken.[0] And no, everything on the shelf is not uniform. Watch how people buy fresh produce. Blemished produce gets put back. [0]http://www.greatlakesbiotech.org/news/2017/6/4/the-smell-of-e-coli-that-surrounds-you http://www.greatlakesbiotech.org/news/2017/6/4/the-smell-of-...
- shaklee3 8y agoThat doesn't make sense. You have them cut it, ask to smell it, then give it back to wrap it?
- WorldMaker 8y agoActually yes, a good butcher will offer you a chance to inspect the cut before packaging it, definitely including smell as an option. (Though arguably the things people smell for, you can often smell as it is being cut, without needing that much proximity.) Some of the higher end butchers even let you touch it (with gloves) if that helps you be satisfied with your cut.
- hnhg 8y agoLate reply - my point still stands, I've never seen anyone sniff chicken in a supermarket. Whether you do or not, doesn't mean everyone else does. Practically, no one does.
- diminoten 8y agoSorry, but most people don't care. You can pretend they do, but they don't. get out of your box and stop trying to sell to yourself.
- DoubleCribble 8y agoEver eat a freshly peeled, juicy, brown banana? What about a soft, mushy, bruised apple? Me neither.
- diminoten 8y agoThose aren't the options, but nice attempt at a strawman...