BlueBeagle8 t1_je06xk3 wrote on March 28, 2023 at 1:58 PM

Reply to comment by bodhipooh in Farmers market drama? by yayforhooray

The best place to access cheap high-quality produce is actually Walmart, but nobody wants to hear that so ¯⁠\⁠⁠(⁠ツ⁠)⁠⁠/⁠¯

ScumbagMacbeth t1_je0po4a wrote on March 28, 2023 at 4:02 PM

Is there a Walmart in that neighborhood that I was not aware of? Nearly half the population of JC doesn't have a car.

jxj t1_je09zhs wrote on March 28, 2023 at 2:20 PM

Cheap, sure but high quality? Really? Maybe I'll have to check it out

BlueBeagle8 t1_je0atpq wrote on March 28, 2023 at 2:25 PM

In my experience they have good quality control. You're not going to buy an heirloom tomato that changes your life there, but you're also not going to buy tomatoes that taste like cardboard or rot after 3 minutes. It's a safe choice.

(I also haven't regularly shopped at Walmart in NJ for what it's worth, and the experience probably varies location-to-location.)

photo-smart t1_je0pdpe wrote on March 28, 2023 at 4:00 PM

I occasionally buy produce at walmart and it's never been bad, but like you said it's nothing spectacular either. The main issue with it is that I only go to walmart when I need to do bulk shopping -- mainly for household goods -- which is once every month or every two months. The best place to get produce is from my local grocer. On that note, I have found that living very close to a supermarket and a grocery is life altering. Seriously, having quick and easy access to produce whenever you want makes life so much better.