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Artichoke47
June 26th, 2004, 07:09 AM
First, please don't call this store "Meijers," because the name is "Meijer," singular. :D Pet peeve of mine.

Anyway, DO NOT buy organic fruit from this store. I forgot to get organic garlic at the health food store yesterday and so I had to go to Meijer to get conventional. I saw that they had organic nectarines and peaches. Some of the peaches had mold on them. I found a container of nectarines and peaches that looked okay, got home, and some of the peaches were mushy and rotting.

Further, I have bought kiwi from there before (organic) and half of them were bad. This store sucks as far as organic produce goes. That's probably why it seems so cheap.

Then I saw they had cored pineapple for like $2.50 when I just spent $5.50 on it, but I'm sure there's isn't Fair Trade Certified.
smedley
June 26th, 2004, 10:01 AM
[QUOTE=Artichoke47]First, please don't call this store "Meijers," because the name is "Meijer," singular. :D Pet peeve of mine.

tee hee hee--i have the same pet peeve--sends me thru the roof!!! and people say "The Jewels" as well--HELLO????????? anyone in there that can read??? it is "JEWEL", no plural, no "the"!!!!!!!!!!!! rant ended! :rolleyes:

i cannot buy organic produce all of the time, however, i do notice all of their produce tends to be poor quality. and dont you dare go shopping in the late afternoon/early evening--it is all picked over, buggy, moldy and just plain gross looking. pathetic. :wall:
FalafelsRule
June 26th, 2004, 10:20 AM
*stays away from meijers*
smedley
June 26th, 2004, 10:23 AM
*stays away from meijers*
:wall: :grr: :p
Artichoke47
June 26th, 2004, 10:27 AM
Oh, he probably didn't even do that on purpose. You're giving him too much credit. :p
FalafelsRule
June 26th, 2004, 10:28 AM
I couldn't resist. :D
Artichoke47
June 26th, 2004, 10:31 AM
Yeah, FR "seen" Walmarts today when he was driving on 31.

Back on topic. :whip:
IamJen
June 26th, 2004, 11:46 AM
I have good luck with Meijer around here, fruit wise. They're pretty veg-friendly (also less so at my urbanite location). I am growing frustrated with their WalMart-like mentality - gobbling up empty land at a frenetic pace, but they have to compete w/WM. They are the only union-friendly grocery chain in the city, so for now, they are the lesser evils. However, in the summer, my fruit comes from the Farmers' Market! yay! (headed there shortly)