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I gave an extreme example, but very few people's circumstances at this point allow them to go shopping every day. Even people working a single job are far too exhausted by it at the end of the day to be expected to go shopping after work. If Aldi can't sell vegetables that last more than a couple of days, people are less likely to shop there and more likely to shop at somewhere like Walmart. If for no other reason than sometimes you don't get to cook as quickly as you want to and you end up losing more money on the cheaper vegetables than you would have if you just bought the longer-lasting ones.
Even back before supermarkets where you had to go to multiple individual shops to buy food, no one went to the greengrocer on a daily basis. That is not how vegetables are supposed to work.
I don't comment often and I do know you Squid but you're wrong on this. Aldi had great food and especially great produce. I've been going there for more than 3 years exclusively.
I wasn't commenting on the vegetables at Aldi except going with what other people were saying about them I was talking about this, which I found to be ridiculous:
That is beyond what most people should be expected to do and it is beyond what people have done historically and it's just not how most vegetables and fruits work.
I'm not surprised that isn't true of Aldi because it would be bad business to buy old produce that was on the edge of turning rotten.
Going to a local market to buy fresh produce has been the norm throughout history. In the past century it has changed but for billions of people, buying what you need for that day is still the norm, I know I still do it.
Going to it every day? No it hasn't.
No one has told me which vegetables last less than a week yet.
Unfortunately, the American society is just not great for accommodating healthy living. Everything must be done by car and in bulk. And everything must last long because people also want to go once a week. So things are pumped full of unhealthy preservatives as gasses.
It's not good.
Sure, but vegetables that only last a day or two has also never really been a thing for most vegetables we eat. Is there any Western country where people have to buy fresh vegetables every day?
I live in the Netherlands and I buy fresh produce four or five times a week. Freshness wise it depends on the fruit or vegetable. I wouldn't say most things only last two days but it's not like it's gonna last ages, especially after it's been opened/started.
What vegetables do you have that last less than a week and how are you storing them?
Yes, in most of Europe. The fruit is also smaller because it's mostly untreated. But it also tastes better.
Really? People have to buy fresh vegetables and fruit every single day in Europe?
I don't believe you. Especially since I've been there. Also, I know how plants and agriculture work.
Seriously, have none of you ever grown your own vegetables?