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"Know what happens to most of the produce that's edible, has enough shape to survive in transit, but looks funny? IT GOES TO THE GROCERY STORES THAT POOR PEOPLE
by nightfly 8y ago
"Know what happens to most of the produce that's edible, has enough shape to survive in transit, but looks funny? IT GOES TO THE GROCERY STORES THAT POOR PEOPLE SHOP AT"
- starpilot 8y agoRead: ethnic markets, 99 ranch, h-mart etc
- csa 8y ago99 ranch? Really? My understanding is that they, like many Asian markets, have exclusive long term deals with certain farms. Maybe only for certain types of produce? Regardless, I find a lot of their produce, especially their greens, to be incredibly fresh and incredibly good looking — much better than what I can typically find at TJs or WF.
- woolvalley 8y agoOther candidates are foodmaxx and grocery outlet. I've been to all of those places and other than the decor and maybe freshness they didn't seem that misshapen or blemished to me.
- Alex3917 8y agoH Mart is closer to Whole Foods than an ethnic market. Ugly produce most certainly is not ending up there.
- syntaxing 8y agoSince when has h-mart been a "poor people market"... Their stuff can get pretty expensive near me and usually has been pretty good quality when it comes to produce. Though to be fair their quality has been going down hill these past two years.
- veridies 8y agoHer examples really don’t have very ugly produce in my experience. Like, all the stuff at Grocery Outlet or the Dollar Tree looks pretty damn good, although it’s often not very fresh. The only time I see really misshapen or bruised fruit is at the farmer’s market in discount bins. Is my experience abnormal?
- Kalium 8y agoMy experience with Grocery Outlet leads me to think that their produce is usually stuff that's close to expiring, rather than things that are blemished.
- ewoodrich 8y agoAgreed. I buy about half my groceries from Grocery Outlet and it's more likely you'll sell slimey lettuce in bags nearing expiration, or nonperishable products that have been phased out, but from the same brands as "regular" stores. The fresh produce isn't even that much cheaper than say, a Kroger store and the quality is comparable.
- DanBC 8y agoIt doesn't though. A load of it just gets ploughed back into the ground.