The Fruit Taster

[purplecat41877]

Yesterday, 2 customers were checking out together and I noticed that one of the white nectarines had a bite taken out of it. It turned out that one of the customers liked to try the fruit to make sure it was good before buying it which meant I had to put the weight in manually.

[Becks]

Some people are indescribable.

[Andrew B.]

At least they're not the type who would take out a bite and put the fruit back. These people might have been making sure the fruit was, in fact, ripe first.

[Gabrielle Proctor]

At least they're not the type who would take out a bite and put the fruit back. These people might have been making sure the fruit was, in fact, ripe first.

I think the produce peons had a nasty suprise waiting for them when they got back from break.

[Evil Queen]

I will admit I have eaten a couple grapes while waiting in the check out line.

[Shpepper]

I don't know about other stores but here in WA, the Safeway will let you sample produce. You just have to ask the clerk in the department what it's like and if you can try it. Saves people from doing what the OP had happen.

Actually, there are lots of thigns that they will let you try. The rule is if a question can be answered with a sample. offer it. There are of course exceptions such as alcohol, things in cans and things that need prep.

[blas]

There are always food samplings going on at grocery stores. Even flippin Wal-Mart. One thing I have learned since I grew up and started shopping on my own was NEVER grocery shop while hungry.

I'm really torn on the issue. I have been starving after work and completely ravaged my parents' kitchen, but at the same time, I don't want to condone someone going into a store and opening stuff they haven't bought yet and noshing away. Especially items that need to be weighed!

[ebonyknight]

I don't see the big deal. She paid for said produce. The only thing you seem to be upset about is that you had to do a little extra work.

I see no suck.

*MOD EDIT - Just a reminder of the rule found in Raps' Site News. We don't call anyone out on the board, and we don't decide whose story is actually sucky.

[depechemodefan]

I noticed a lot of hispanic families in a grocery store (no, not crapping on Hispanics, I'm Hispanic too) give their kids a banana or apple and the kid eats it but they don't pay for it.

I can understand people trying some grapes. And I can see people eating things with a barcode and handing that to the cashier when they leave, but people just eating/drinking stuff and not paying for it is horrible.

[prb]

I eat grapes as walking through a store. But only if they're priced per basket, not per kilogram.

[DevilBoy]

I don't care if you have the packaging to give to the cashier to scan or not.
You want to eat it?... Pay for it first, then eat it.
Don't want to take it up to the register and pay for it first, because it's inconvenient and you don't feel like going through the 'hassle'?
Too bad... then don't eat it while shopping. I don't care if you are 'planning' on paying for it later or not... If you 'plan' to eat it whilst shopping, then you pay for it first.

Eating anything before you paid for it is tantamount to theft.

[Ree]

Actually, after the latest news reports of unsafe food and listeria, a customer is taking a huge chance eating any produce in the grocery store without benefit of washing it off first.

[purplecat41877]

Asking for a sample is one thing. Grabbing a piece of fruit and taking a bite out of it to see if it's good is another.

[Becks]

Evil Queen, depechemodefan, prb-- If you could see just how filthy those grapes are, I bet you'd stop.

Trust me.

Back in my salad (bar) days {ha ha, I made a funny} one of my duties was to de-bunch the grapes. Then I'd go around and show people how dirty my gloves were.

NASTY.

[bainsidhe]

Not just produce, people "sample" everything. If you're at least paying for it, you're easily forgiven. But if you come through my line and tell me the bag of chips you were eating are stale, I'm going to stare daggers at you. I mean, if you buy them and they're stale, we'll of course refund your money. But you haven't purchased them yet, which means You. Are. Steeeeeaaalllliiiinnnggg.