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| - Normally I wouldn't review a grocery store, but when my food keeps spoiling someone has to know!
Yes, this store is beautiful. Yes, it has Starbucks and Panda Express (neither of which I use). Yes, it has a large selection of everything.
But what it doesn't have: is the ability to keep food fresh enough to not spoil before it hits your plate.
I buy weekly here and sometimes even every few days, but no matter what I do, my food ALWAYS spoils.
I'm a huge fan of fresh food, I rarely, if ever, buy processed, so I tend to stay in the vegetable/fruit section for most of my purchases. It never fails; I will buy fruit for $12 (mango slices) that ruin a day before their expiration. I will buy shitake mushrooms, get them home and half are moldy (same day). I will buy avocados (the worst culprits) with no 'ripe' sticker and by day two they are black.
What gives? I don't have time in my busy life to keep running back and forth returning fruit and vegetables, I just don't. I'm far too busy and this would seriously be a full-time job. They just don't have fresh food that lasts.
I don't want to have to complain, I'd do it all the time, so I just have to choose to shop at Whole Foods or TJ's in order to get the best food. It seems I'd be paying about the same anyway since I can't even eat Von's food!
Also, they sell their chicken in packages on the floor for dollars more than they do in their display. Just an FYI.
I dislike this store, too many bad experiences. Too much bad food.
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