Guy selling steaks out of white truck
 

I was outside when someone let me know that he had just delivered steaks to one of our neighbors and they all couldn't fit in the guy's freezer so if I wanted to buy some steaks at $3 each...

I didn't.

Has anyone been in contact with this guy and brought the steaks?

I guess it's a way to make a living!!

Years ago, I bought in similar conditions......, and it turns out (we think) it was horse meat...

No way I’d buy from some random guy in a truck. No telling where the meet came from, how old it is or how it’s been stored.

There’s a member on here that claims he feeds his dog... horse meat. Maybe he’ll see this post!

No way. Also, don't buy day-old sushi from the gas station.

One of my favorite comedians....Nick Dipaolo....in his bio, he talks about going door to door for an outfit selling meats etc. Not uncommon in that era and quite profitable for ‘the guy’ doing it. Just don’t see it as often in the neighborhoods today....most have transitioned to farmers markets.

I recall someone doing that years ago. It was probably around 2008. Guy came to the door and his truck was out front. My Dad said no.

Lobster tails
 

Bought plenty of lobster tails in California back in the 80s off of a guy who was out every Friday and Saturday afternoon for a couple of hours. They were always delicious. That said, we are in a different era and you probably don’t have the guy that raised the “beef”. In our case, the seller dove for the tails.

Unless we knew the guy and trusted him no way

So, those guys are back. If it is the same guys from about 5-6 years ago, they verbally claimed to have Omaha Steaks, had shirts that said Chicago Steaks, and yet a third name on their truck. I decided that if they ever knocked on my door again I would get my phone and start recording. I figured that they would go running. But I have not seen them since.

Not sure what recording would do. Most established communities have ‘Do Not Knock’ ordinances. Which means a vendor would need to check in with the appropriate licensing authority before entering a neighborhood. Not sure if that is even an option in TV or more importantly the county.

After Covid ? Who would buy meat from a guy in a truck ??

Obviously some do

Pre Covid.....Dollar Tree was selling $1 (before $1.25 kicked in) Rib Eye steaks. So if people will pay a buck for a ‘steak’ at a dollar store known for selling Chinese toothpaste in the past....they’ll cut out the middle man and buy it from a truck....curbside! :1rotfl:

Unless you're in a Patio Villa (which most have "private roads"), I think you're stuck with anyone who wants to go door to door. At least that's what I've been told is the case in Sumter County.

Something maybe one of our Commissioner candidates can respond to or clarify

No mention of a guy in a white truck…..😎
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Those sellers or their representatives that are currently regulated as to the sale of goods and services by Chapter 475 or Chapter 497, Florida Statutes.

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Take some risk from store, no way off street for me.

This is an old scam, very old. Had a friend up north that owned a bar and bought a big order of steaks and chopped meat from a truck that were reasonably priced. They looked good. He tried one, was tough and didnt taste good at all. He brought a couple of tge steaks to the local butcher.
The butcher explained that the meat was low grade. They cut the meat very professionally so it looks like store bought. My friend had all the meat ground up to feed his dog. It is not horse meat.

I said in my first post, "Horse meat".
You say the meat was tough and didn't taste good but you really don't know, it sounds like house meat to me..:yuck:

Try it you will like it:pepper2:

Depending on which ‘publications’ you believe....apparently we’ve all sampled horse meat if you frequent fast food chains! :1rotfl:

Phew! That restores my trust and faith in bar food....up north!

I see you've sampled Buzzy's.

Of course, at 3 a.m., who cares what animal the meat came from.

A Jay Leno staple when he was on the Boston comedy scene! One red picnic bench next to the county jail.

The biggest crooks in the area weren't in the Charles St. Jail. The guy who owned the gas station right at Leverett Circle was the biggest crook in town.

Take a hard pass on that.

There's a guy selling supposedly fresh, wild caught Georgia gulf shrimp out of a truck in the Plantation of Leesburg once a week. I read about this on Nextdoor and from what I've read has gotten good reviews. I haven't tried it yet but I would trust that more than a guy selling steaks out of his car.

As I understand it, almost all shrimp is frozen immediately after it is caught. It is virtually impossible to buy fresh, never frozen shrimp, except off of the boat. When buying shrimp in the grocery store, you should buy it frozen, and thaw it yourself. It is better than the previously frozen shrimp sold by the store in their seafood case. Publix sells never frozen fish, but they never claim to sell "fresh" shrimp.

Most established communities certainly do NOT. I have called The Villages Community Watch, Wildwood Police, and Sumter County and they all said there's nothing that can be done to stop them.

I've never seen any other part of the state that had a "Do Not Knock" ordinance.

This whole ploy is common. "Leftover" things delivered to neighbors. "Extra stock". "We happened to be working/doing a delivery in the area". All common sales scams used to trick people into thinking they are getting a "deal".

It's the same ruse as "we are working in your neighborhood .... and can offer you a great deal". There is no guy next door and no over-filled freezer.

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Common scam up north

That would be like buying things on TeMu IMO so nope.

The OP clearly says he ran into the guy, not that the guy knocked. The key question is, which neighbor? No name, no address, no sale. By the way, for me no sale anyway.

Made the mistake of buying frozen “steaks” of a truck in Georgia last year. Some package deals he had going.
Trouble is, I didn’t do a package count. The vacuum packed/sealed frozen steaks were already very thin, about 1/4” thick. Then I opened our first package at home to cook. 2 steaks in a vacuum sealed package! Looked like one…. Buyer beware…

I'm a true New Yorker and we are accustomed to buying things from that have fallen from the back of a truck, but food FORGET ABOUT IT.
I question the meat I buy at Publix.

Thats an easy answer... There are many folks with their names hanging from their lamp post. Pick one 5-6 houses up....

I don't understand why people in The Villages put their name on their lamppost and their golf cart. I never did it anywhere I have lived and I don't here.