Grocery shopping (& Consumer Reports)

[Telefunken]

*thread hijack*

I'm a bachelor and find it annoying that the cheapest grocery stores bundle their meats and produce in mega-family-econo-paks. I'd prefer to shop the grocery store in my neighborhood instead of driving to the Stop'N'Shop 10 miles away. But I don't want a pound package of Serrano peppers when two are plenty enough. Maybe I'm odd in the fact that I'm the only bachelor that likes to cook and doesn't live off of Hot Pockets and frozen pizzas. Why can't grocery stores be more accommodating towards bachelors?

[busterb]

Originally Posted by Telefunken

*thread hijack*

I'm a bachelor and find it annoying that the cheapest grocery stores bundle their meats and produce in mega-family-econo-paks. I'd prefer to shop the grocery store in my neighborhood instead of driving to the Stop'N'Shop 10 miles away. But I don't want a pound package of Serrano peppers when two are plenty enough. Maybe I'm odd in the fact that I'm the only bachelor that likes to cook and doesn't live off of Hot Pockets and frozen pizzas. Why can't grocery stores be more accommodating towards bachelors?

Damnifino. Or single people. I have the same problem. I guess the food stamp folks have given them some kinda mind set. WTF do I need with 30 lbs of chicken leg quaters?

[Telefunken]

Originally Posted by busterb

Damnifino. Or single people. I have the same problem. I guess the food stamp folks have given them some kinda mind set. WTF do I need with 30 lbs of chicken leg quaters?

The closest grocery store bundles their produce into Styrofoam packs and shrink wraps them. Very little produce is offered bulk. You have to buy the package of 6 zucchini and throw out the 4 you didn't use because you don't eat that much zucchini. This place is stuck in the 70's. The customer service at this grocery store sucks so it would be futile for me to ask "can I only purchase two zucchini?" These days I'm trying not to drive long distances to do basic errands. It's a carbon footprint thing. On the other hand, wasting food sucks because that also impacts my carbon footprint.

Meats I can freeze. It's the produce that irks me because not all of it can be frozen. Plus I don't have a large freezer to keep everything in.

If we only had a Whole Foods in my city.