aggravating experience at the supermarket
 

My luck has not been good the last few days at the supermarket. We decided to try Aldi lately to save some money on produce. We have always shopped at Publix for this. Bought 3 zucchini in a bag at Aldi and got them home and they smelled so bad and were rotten. Opened up the bag of mini English cucumbers, also rotten. As we are checking out at the checkout my husband's finger went through a big rotted spot on the watermelon we were buying.

Went to Sam's club tonight and bought a roasted chicken and $6.98 package of already cut up red watermelon. Got home and cut the chicken and began eating and the chicken was not thoroughly cooked. Opened the package of watermelon and the watermelon, although red was so hard I could not put a fork through it. The entire package was hard.

Yes we did get refunds but the aggravation of having to make two trips takes the pleasure out of it. Now I will do my produce shopping back at Publix from now on and will probably never buy another already roasted chicken.

I am so sorry. You are always so positive and upbeat on here and such a help to all of us.

You made the right decision.

Thanks Gracie. Just spoiled dinner tonight. Not that big of a deal in the scheme of things but I will double check items I buy from now on although the chicken and watermelon were beautiful from the outside.

Yup!

That is why I shop at Publix.

I have never had a problem with Aldi's produce. I did buy a French Brie cheese there which was disgusting, they took it back with no problem.

However, just this week - in fact this morning - I have to take back to PUBLIX three grapefruit which have gone rotten. I bought a bag for $7.99 a couple of days ago and already three are rotten. But, I know I will have no problem with Publix because their customer service is second to none!

I do my shopping at Walmart and have little problem with bad produce. I do work there but even if I didn't work there, I would still do my shopping at Walmart to save LOTS of money over the competitors!

:agree:

Produce is a difficult commodity.

Must stay on top of rotation and disposal.

Aldi's is not a supermarket .. It's closer to a third world grocery store .. Read the threads .. people talk about how they take their bad produce back all the time .. It was one and done for me .. Most of us are well past the "just as good as" posers ..

Finding a purchased perishable perished is irritating. Repeatedly finding purchased perishables perished can indeed aggravate that irritation.

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Better check your facts : ALDI is the common brand of two German discount supermarket chains with over 10,000 stores in 20 countries, and an estimated combined turnover of more than €50 billion..

The produce manager can make a huge difference in a grocery store

.Produce Manager Duties | Chron.com

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Which includes Trader Joe's as well.

Aldi
 

Up north I had an Aldi's and I shopped there for years buying about 40% of my food stuff from them. What I learned from the store manager up there was that Aldi's don't get deliveries as frequently as a regular supermarket. So when they get produce, milk, bread, it's a big delivery. So check perishable items carefully.

Having gone into Aldi on 466A (by the way my first and last visit to an Aldi), I tend to agree. I tried to like it, after reading all the rave reviews. I truly did not find any bargains, despite buying veggies and fruit. The stack of brown bananas were unappealing. The chicken I purchased appears ok, but I didn’t notice any great bargain.

Personally, I will not return, but I know others swear by Aldi.

I'll tell ya what's annoying, anybody see those new Diet Coke commercials? Holy Macaroni. I want to gouge my eyeballs out.

Most of my produce comes from my garden. Saving a few cents at Aldi is not worth buying something I have to return. Fresh Market is high on my list, and have never had to return, same with TJs

Strange. our deed restrictions don't allow vegetable gardens. We can have a tomato or pepper plant in a pot but no gardens.

I beg to differ. A customer of mine just received ARC approval to have an 8’ side by 3’ deep herb garden (with wooden sides) built directly behind her house.

Under the eaves. Repeat after me. Under the eaves.

This is why I don't shop there. I prefer to support local stores and preferably not box stores if I can help it.

Three feet is well beyond the eaves. ARC approved.

Go to the local farmer's markets. Better prices and products plus you are supporting a local business

Hey, come to think of it, in our 55 1/2 yrs of marriage and living in many place, I never had to return a grocery item. There were a few times when I thought the item was inedible, but I just did not want to bother to drive back to the store just to get a few dollars or cents back. I always thought being miserly was a sign of being mean.

I witnessed an elderly man demanding at a restaurant that he was shortchanged ten cents. The line behind him was getting log and long, so I gave him a dime and asked him to leave. He drove away in a brand new Cadillac. Ever since then I swore to myself that I would never be one of those miserly mean grouches.

Gracie, You really do have to read and understand the Deed Restrictions for your specific district and lot, and not just rely on rumor. This not the same as crosses.

Specifically, for District 12 Section 2.18 (Fenney) this section specifies the rules. Furthermore the ARC approval lists no restriction or mention of eaves.

What was that story about Pandora and a box.

Hopefully Hesiod got ARC approval

One would be surprised by what you can grow in a container garden. Beans, peas, peppers, tomatoes, lettuce, carrots are easy to grow in containers. Because they are potted plants, I don’t think you are running afoul of any ARC requirements.

Any of you ex hippies out there growing anything else?

I had heard that they are building a large hydroponic garden nearby to provide produce to our local grocery stores. I saw what I think is the structure going up near Brownwood. I hope the veggies taste home grown. Having grown up on a farm I miss the taste of home grown veggies.

I agree . Never let anyone deliberately take advantage but never be a miser. Most of us here can well afford to be generous but some just can’t seem to get into that “loving feeling”

I stated that ours does not allow vegetable gardens, I did not say yours does not, no need to beg to differ. While on the subject, are you allowed to grow vegetable in your herb garden?

Whats the difference between an herb and a vegetable? But yes, VOG, it was approved as an herb garden.

Also, for clarity and my edification, could you please reference the Deed Restriction which prohibits such an item. I'd be interested to read it, especially since ARC approved the plans for my customer.

"a herb is something that flavours food where a vegetable is a plant that can be eaten as a main ingredient."

Copied from here: What Is The Difference Between A Herb And A Vegetable > This Week In The Garden


This too:

An herb is an annual, biennial, or perennial plant which does not produce permanent woody stems, and has aromatic, medicinal, or savory qualities.

A fruit is the ovary or seed-bearing part of a plant.

A vegetable is any other part of a plant--stems, leaves, roots, bulbs, tubers, etc. that is eaten.

Dictionary by Merriam-Webster: America's most-trusted online dictionary

Herbs, fruits, and vegetables are all plants. Not all plants are herbs, fruits, or vegetables. Maybe they wouldn't have approved tomatoes, peppers & eggplant growing but OK'd herbs ???


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The Villages Grown
 

In the August Vmail video, beginning construction of The Villages Grown was mentioned. It will be on Route 44, kitty corner to the Rohan Rec. Center. The Villages Grown is supposed to provide nutrient dense, sustainably grown produce. The Vmail did not say when construction would be finished.

Recomendation
 

Regarding concern in buying "roasted chicken". We buy ours at "Whole Foods" and have never been wrong. They are slightly smaller and a trifle over priced but definitely worth it. Found Sam's to be big, cheaper but very tough.:ho:

It would be nice if they have a farm stand and sell the vegetables.

Definitely, and hopefully tours of the operation will be offered.