I've been working in the produce department since i was 16 years old. It was a cool high school job, certainly easy, and it was nice to have a lot of money all the time because i didn't have bills to pay. Also those 2 years of experience in Connecticut got me the same job in Florida where i've been working for the past year, also they pay me four more dollars an hour, which is very convenvient for that hefty monthly rent bill I have. However, besides a job to get me through school, thinking about working at a grocery store as a career, bores me incredibly. Although you can make 120,000 a year as a store mananger, you can make a decent amount of money doing a lot of crappy jobs.
The best part is being able to eat all the fruit. Fruit is great. I like a lot of fruits and a lot of vegtables (minus peas and probably others that don't come to mind right this second)
Best apples...
1) Pink Lady Apples (Cripps Pink)- Although they're often much more expensive, you'll thank yourself for buying them in the end. They're sweet, juicy, but only have a 200 day growth period, so you can't find these juicy nuggets (poor adjective, yet comical) year round.
2) Gala- You can find this year round, and it's often on the cheaper side.
3) Fuji- You can find this year round as well. I'm already out of things to say about apples, these three are the best to get. Fact.
Note* These are all sweet apples, if you prefer tart mealy apples, then stick to your granny smith's and red delicious apples.
Something you should know...
2 FOR $5 = 1 FOR $2.50! So, yes you can get one of one kind and one of another and they will be $5, or you could just get the one and still get the deal!
Buy One Get One Free, often refered to as BOGO in the biz, means you have to buy one in order to get one free, I would think the offer title is clear enough. So NO it's NOT one for 50% off!
Green Onions = Scallions
If an on sale item is empty, that means there isn't anymore.
Final thoughts...
Bananas are very overrated taste wise, yet are the #1 seller in every and all grocery stores.
I can't wait to never work at a grocery store again after October 2nd, 2009.
There is probably a lot more i could talk about, after working in the produce department for 3 years...but i'm tired of seeing this blog draft in my posts.
