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RE: Wrath of Grapes - 12/12/2006 12:47:58 AM

Focus50

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I complained at length to the produce manager about why the bags of grapes weren't weighed and priced before being put on the shelf. If you have small children and they get hungry, you can't let them eat the grapes and then pay for the bag at the checkout. Instead you have to open a box of cookies and pay for that at the end. What it means is that a mother of young children can't buy grapes and pay for them without having the small children whine during the shopping trip. Instead they force you to buy unhealthy food.

The way they do it here, the boxes of grapes are packed by the growers and all the supermarket does is wheel out those original boxes from the cool room, remove the lids and place them on the stands. Your suggestion would make it far more labour intensive and undoubtedly dearer at the checkout.

Screaming kids would test anyone's resolve, esp in public. Hell, even I'd shove a "free" grape in their mouth if it shut them up.... lol

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RE: Wrath of Grapes - 12/12/2006 4:20:09 AM

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.... But to make repeated passes - that was pathetically petty of him and thoroughly deserved my smart-arsed admonishment when I held up an apple for him.... lol

Yeah, I try in order to buy not because I'm really cheap. I'm frugal in that I only want to buy what I will actually eat. I am very serious when it comes to veggies and fruit.

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RE: Wrath of Grapes - 12/12/2006 5:03:15 AM

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My mother is shamelessly notorious for such actions, grapes...and cherries as well. She's been informed that she is not allowed to do this when we are at the store together. She just doesn't see it as stealing....

As for myself, if i am really hungry or thirsty, i will open something up thats pre packaged and already weighed, and priced at the deli, or open a beverage, but always scan the item thats half consumed.

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