Wk 4-27-23: Rising food prices partly due to careless or reckless shoppers

Is a lot of unnecessary food waste in grocery stores caused by reckless shoppers?

It is disheartening to see shopping carts, borrowed to haul groceries home, abandoned along a main walkway or alongside a main street, far from their originating store. As well, it is disheartening to see shoppers select items from the refrigerated section, only to abandon them on some other shelf, thawing and spoiling because some changed their mind about the purchase. When these items are discovered, thawed and ruined, they are inevitably trashed at the store’s expense. More food wasted, with the store’s only recourse to raise prices.

Even more amazing, is the customer who opens a sealed jar to inspect or sniff at the contents; then re-lids the item returning it to the shelf. Would you buy the item knowing this had been done to it? Then the shopper who unwraps produce or fruit to check its ripeness…worse, the shopper who squeezes every single fruit testing its maturity. Who wants to buy produce or fruit that has been manhandled like this?

Finally, would you believe there are shoppers who open the bag of grapes to taste one or two? Then, they move on to the bagged cherries. Wow! Good enough for tasting on the spot but not for purchase at the designated price.

No wonder some of these stores are raising their prices. They must cover their financial loss for tossed items ruined by careless shoppers.

Shouldn’t all shoppers respect all other shoppers with consideration for cleanliness and hygiene? Choose grocery items with your eyes, then direct-to-bag them, showing consideration with clean and hygienic shopping. It’s the proper way to shop….and as for those careless or reckless shoppers, we, the Savvy Shoppers, are watching you!

Savvy shopping everyone!

Savvy Shopper

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