Hello!
First of all: I am Migroskind❤️! And it will stay that way.
My annoyance: I am often disgusted by people who touch and squeeze fresh fruit and vegetables ...
Among others, there are those who don't look very clean and also "cough" at the fresh produce.
I have been observing such "attacks" for years...
With regard to mandarins, for example, I've got to the point where I'm currently buying the most expensive ones because - as I've noticed - they are the least squeezed?
(No joke and good for business?!)
Is it not possible to provide written instructions, such as: "Please only touch the goods with gloves on!" or an announcement on this subject? I think that the staff should also draw the attention of the people concerned to this grievance, especially in the current time of flu and the like ... I don't understand why this is allowed. Isn't that totally unhygienic?!
I'm aware that my description will make you smile and I admit that I'm more of a fussy sort of person....
Nevertheless, I observe such situations every time I post my greens and it simply disgusts me.
I've wanted to share my misery for years, and now I've done it!
I would be delighted if my request would be considered.
Sincerely, BB
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Guest
This can be avoided in most cases:
-- buy organic products, because they are wrapped in cellophane or plastic
--Buy small sandwiches at the counter: they use tongs or tissue paper to wrap them...(and save a job)
I have more trouble with the dogs in the shopping carts, therefore a visible sign at the entrance or trolley station:
FDHA Hygiene Ordinance, HyV817.024.1 Art. 14
No animals may be taken along -
Dogs must remain outside - with the exception of guide dogs leading a person.
Guest
@Baebi. I also think it's creepy when people aim for the fresh vegetables.
But I've rarely seen that.
But what I don't understand is why you are "disgusted" just by touching them? Nuts are naturally protected - or do you eat mandarinli with the skin on?
And you also learn to clean vegetables and fruit beforehand!
Hello
No, I don't have to smile.
My opinion with regard to buying fresh produce is that touching it is essential, that this has to be done with gloves - no, not really, it just generates extra garbage and I have to rinse off what I've bought all the same.
I also touch the fresh produce if I want to buy it, but I'm not prepared to buy overripe fruit (kiwis) that will barely survive the journey home. I also don't buy fruit/vegetables that are already moldy and, thanks to the perfectly lit shelves, this is usually only visible on closer inspection.
However, I wash the produce at home before eating or remove the peel, according to the principle "wash it, boil it or peel it." Whether tasty or not, I somehow have to get the produce into my trolley and I can't see what has been done to it before it is stored on the shelf.
i'm not at all a binging person, but this behavior annoys me enormously. it's not just because of hygiene. by touching and squeezing the goods, they are also partially damaged. i personally don't shy away from pointing this out to these people. unfortunately with not much success or even with stupid comments.
i don't know where you shop, but i have never seen dogs in shopping carts and i hardly think that this would be tolerated by the employees or the management.
Guest
Hello Lupocanis - your nickname reveals the dog's owner :-))
Oh, yes.... but logically, only smaller dogs are placed in shopping carts and therefore don't attract much attention. If you, as a Migros customer, speak to these people in a decent, discreet manner, they are offended (my dog is house-trained), a few even get nasty.
I understand that Migros is not the small village store it used to be, where you could put your dog on the dog hook in front of the entrance door for 10 minutes and always have him in view.
The staff rarely intervene out of consideration for the customer.
hello marcoti, yes i have dogs that would be too big for the shopping cart of german shepherds and 1labrador-mix. joking aside, i personally have never seen that, but i have to agree with you. a dog does not belong in any grocery store, no matter in what way. i would also take immediate action against it. i am very familiar with how people react to being approached. i know these reactions well enough. (groping tomatoes, plums etc. have a nice day.
Guest
If you're seriously reaching your disgust threshold, you can switch to packaged, canned, frozen or dried products, as @marcoti suggested - if that's worth the environmental costs.
Otherwise you can grow your own; there are those growing kits in Migros...
Honestly - what do you do with lettuce & co. at home? Chop it up directly, pour dressing over it and bon appetit? Along with any soil and clean residue?
And how do you recognize that avocado, kiwi, mango & co. are ripe without feeling or smelling them? (No, don't crush or pick them!)
Like @LisaLotta, I'm not prepared to buy fresh produce at random without using my senses...
kurumi. of course smell and feel first to be sure that the produce is ripe. i am only concerned with those who almost crush the fruit/vegetables. touching and smelling does not exclude respect for the product.
@Baebi. I also think it's creepy when people aim for the fresh vegetables.
But I've rarely seen that.
But what I don't understand is why you are "disgusted" just by touching them? Nuts are naturally protected - or do you eat mandarinli with the skin on?
And you also learn to clean vegetables and fruit beforehand!
And what about all the apples and pears that are fingered by older people in particular?