Haluci said:
You must think of this through the eyes of the seller. They need something to identify their fruits so they don't get mixed up with any fruit of another brand. Of course, once the fruit is sold, the sticker becomes useless....
Did you figure out the hard way that they are not for eating? I kid... it was most likey an honest mistake... tell me more about what caused you to vent, it intriques me in a spooky sort of way.
Actually, I did have someone tell me once that the stickers
became popular because it was seen as an advertising tool.
(if you read them they usually have little ads on them,
not just an identifying number).
I don't buy the line:
"you must think of... the seller".
Every market in my lifetime did quite well with a list at
the register telling the cashier what the code number was
for every type of fruit they carried.
In fact, most supermarkets no matter how big or small
still use a list for their sale items, and if I bring a bag
of fruit to the register and they can't read the sticker
then they still have a little book to look up the number.
I am just annoyed at every single plum, apple, whatever
having a sticker that causes me to attempt to remove
it without breaking the skin of the fruit - especially soft fruit.
And yes, while there are people in deep peril down south
and elsewhere tonight, I realize if I can complain about
stickers on fruit my life is pretty good...
And no, I've never eaten one by mistake
but I can see that happening...
