/ck/ - Food & Cooking

>>16823731
No

Just be cheaper and cleaner and nicer and also sell pants and spray paints and sporting goods for cheaper and I will.

>>16823731
There aren't any mom and pop shops anymore.

>>16823731
>Start shopping at Mom & Pop's grocery stores
>OPs image is from Whole Foods

>>16823749
What type of urbanite cinder block hell hole are you from?

>>16823731
Mom & Pop told me I have to wear a mask to shop there, the conglomerate does not
I will not give mom or pop any of my money ever again until they respect my freedom of choice to infect people with covid

>>16824232
>What type of urbanite cinder block hell hole are you from
T-the regular kind, I guess.

>>16824244
>being this much of a retarded child
lol, hope you catch the coof.

>>16824232
In 2009 2.3 million Amerimutt families suffered from food insecurity. They had poor or no access to... supermarkets.

In 2019 that rose to 10.5% of all households. The figure is double for black people, triple for people below the poverty line and single-mom families. Post-rona 23% of Amerimutt households face food insecurity.

Same for 1 million Britbongs. (pre Brexit and covid).

>>16824374
Already have. Already over it. Keep on living in eternal fear, brother.

>>16823731
mom & pop stores are mostly crap. they buy the same wholesale products as the big ones but at a higher markup. btw same with most stands on farmer's markets. go to your local producers and buy what they produce

fuck mom and beat up pop. i WILL shop at multinational conglomerates and theres nothing you can do about it

>>16823731
I shop at the big box stores because they have self checkout. I don't have to engage in meaningless small talk that is beneath me.

>>16823731
>mom & pop grocery stores
Are practically nonexistent, unless you’re talking about those Korean stores in the hood that sell things at 3x normal retail because their customers are using EBT so it’s free to them anyway.
the only independent grocery stores in my area are a couple Asian markets and a Mexican one.

>>16824472
I promise you're not looking hard enough, Go for a drive for fuck sakes

>>16823731
My Town used to have one a few years ago. The place had its own produce section and a lot of people used to go to it. Then some retarded boomer took the whole place over and fired everyone that was working there and replace them with a bunch of high schoolers. He got rid of almost half the products they were selling. The place only lasted for a few months when the guy took over and they shut the whole place down after it being there for 20+ years. The place is now a gym so at least the building's being used for something.

>>16824449
>t.

>>16823731
dont have any and the farmers markets are very expensive

>>16824726
>dont have any
where do u live?

>>16823731
Nah. In capitalism MY money is the most important thing and nothing else matters, so fuck you. You people wanted capitalism, so I will not pander to anyone. It's MY money.

>>16824776
earth sadly

>>16824510
Dude what the fuck are you smoking?
There are hardly any mom/pop general grocers anymore.
They’re almost always speciality stores. Like an Italian grocer or an Indian grocer or a local fish market. I have a shitton of specialty/import grocers around me. But no independent plain old Murican grocers. Closest thing to that are a few farmers markets.

>mom and pop grocery is about 60% more expensive for most items, even their best sales are like 20% more expensive than at Walmart
Give my regards to the Rockefellers but, I can't afford to shop at the smaller grocery stores.

>>16823731
>local mom and pop stop was always a bit more expensive but shopped there instead of driving 15 minutes to kroger
>owner sells the store to indians
>everything is now 30-50% more expensive
FUCK indians.

Mom and pop stores have a shitty entitled attitude. "We deserve business. We're an INSTITUTION in this COMMUNITY." Nah, fuck off and get replaced by a walmart.

>>16823869

>>16823731
>picture is whole foods

>>16823731
too late, mom and pop won't exist in a few years thanks to leftie corporate slaves and their flu hysteria

my local grocery is a chain of maybe 4 stores and their vegetables suck, awful. I've gotten sick from the deli twice. Basics like canned goods and bread are more expensive. Fuck these niggers I go to Aldi, Walmart, and Jewel but I only enjoy Aldi.

>>16824376
"food desert" theory is bullshit. Private, and public transportation are a thing, and that alone null, and voids it.

>>16826624
that is not very smart. Private transportation is very expensive and public transportation is poorly managed.

>>16823731
I agree. I think part of the problem is that people literally don't realize this is an option anymore since most of our parents did every grocery shop at the same one or two stores for our whole lives. I can't stress enough how much cheaper and better a farmer's market is for produce. It's ridiculous.

apparently winco is an employee owned co-op
winco is like aldi/traderjoes meets costco

winco is based as fuck for staples, you can shop elsewhere for specialty items

uggggh i just wrote 'based'

>>16824449
>i WILL shop at multinational conglomerates and theres nothing you can do about it
dont complain about globohomo and lack of decent jobs

>>16824790
you know despite capitalism running our economy, there is also community that you are welcome to participate in. unless yer an antisocial loser with no friends :0

>>16826652

Correct. Believe it or not, not everyone can afford a car, and taking the bus to a suburban supermarket and back could take a couple hours, assuming that you even have a way to carry a week's worth of groceries for your family.

But that's not to suggest that everyone in the inner city is innocent either. Those corner "markets" are often also centers of EBT scams and other hustles. And the food banks... look, I'm not saying that there aren't truly poor and hungry people in America, really suffering, especially in rural areas. But on average, we probably do have the fattest "poor" in human history.

do grocery outlet bargain market franchises count as indepentdant grocery stores?

Most of my local community is immigrants anyway so what's the point

>>16824376
>In 2019 that rose to 10.5% of all households. The figure is double for black people, triple for people below the poverty line and single-mom families. Post-rona 23% of Amerimutt households face food insecurity.
That's because they don't want to walk further than 2 blocks. I'll happily walk a couple of miles to walmart and carry back 30-40 lbs of groceries no problem, but these people are shitters.
I'm a single father btw, single moms get fucked

>>16824374
https://swprs.org/face-masks-evidence/

>>16826652
so walk

>>16823731
ok open one up within a couple miles from me then

>>16826652
>that is not very smart.
No you're not very smart.
> Private transportation is very expensive and public transportation is poorly managed.
Okay lets say a used car is out of reach for some reason, but you can still afford to buy food, but you don't want to take the bus.
>taxis, uber, coach pick up service
still no, too expensive, and the government, or insurance not willing to pay your tab? Then I suggest.
>delivery
Most groceries do same day home delivery now in house service, and if not instacart, or uber will.

>>16823731
Mom & Pop grocery stores: half the shit is expired with the sticker swapped because they're struggling to pay rent and all their administrative costs are through the roof because what are economies of scale, employees get sexually harassed and raped all the time, cantankerous old soup nazi manager/owner calls the cops and bans you for life if you try to return the moldy cabbage that he wrapped in fresh cabbage leaves so you would still buy it

Chain grocery stores: expired shit gets thrown in the dumpster, friendly customer service, all the employees are protected by the unforgiving light of public scrutiny and have legitimate coverage because they're not getting paid under the table in cash and partially used EBT

Yeah I think I'll keep shopping at the chains

>>16823731
they all sell the same generic food from the same generic food distributor
grow your own if you want the good shit

>>16823731
Not my problem

>>16826682
>dont complain about globohomo and lack of decent jobs
>grocery store
>decent job
LOL

>>16823738
/thread
If I wanted to buy from places with incompetent supply chain management, I would just buy old food

>>16824376
I find this hard to believe. There's like 20 Walmarts in my city.

>>16829627
>>dont complain about globohomo and lack of decent jobs
>>grocery store
>>decent job
>LOL
what are american manufacturing jobs?
LOL

>>16829985
>I find this hard to believe. There's like 20 Walmarts in my city.
theres many cities where you have to travel 5+ miles to access the nearest walmart. no can do on car, and that can be a stuggle on a city with shitty bus system, and walmart americans dont ride bikes

^^^
no can do without car*

>>16830210
I walk several miles to the walmart and back in my town, because to me that justifies the purchase of a bottle of coca cola or whatever to enjoy afterward

>>16831357
>I walk several miles to the walmart and back in my town, because to me that justifies the purchase of a bottle of coca cola or whatever to enjoy afterward
not many people have the luxury for the time to walk many miles for a coca cola

>>16832047
It's not a luxury, it's just optimal time management. I go at the end of my day in the hour before they close. And I'm carrying back bags worth of groceries, not just a bottle of pop

>>16828875
The last "mom and pop" supermarket closed in my town several years ago, the biggest problem if you were an employee, basically you'd never get promoted because the manager's teenage daughter was the one handling the front end service desk and the department heads had all worked there for 30 years and weren't planning to give it up to anybody. Also it was substantially more expensive than the chain stores and any given piece of produce looked like it lost a fight

>>16828814
Most grocery stores that deliver won't do so if you're over 15 miles from the store, which is the basis of food desert. And public transportation? The bus stop closest to my apartment is a mile and a half away and scheduled to only come by every 2 hours. During rush hour it's supposed to be every hour but traffic always fucks with it, and even when it does come by it sometimes just drives past without stopping since practically no one uses my stop.

>>16830203
>manufacturing jobs
>decent
You absolute monkey nigger I bet you even read rekt threads. Stay in school kids if you don't want to end up retarded like this faggot.

>>16833766
Ew this jobs sucks I got an owwie on my fingie mommie kiss it better I want tendies

>>16823738

lol enjoy your tasteless xenoestrogen-infused plastic-wrapped overpriced tomatoes anon.

>>16823731
>pay more for less
no thanks

>>16833987
Enjoy the walmart people and getting harassed to sign up for credit cards LOl

>>16833994
>headphones in
>mask on

Remind me again what I'm missing for paying more?

>>16834087
a comfy experience

>>16824433
Sadly true. Even going to a farmers market doesn't guarantee you're not just being exploited by re-sellers.

>>16824433
There was a big stink about that in the farmers market where I'm from. Years back they kicked all the resellers out and it's been a lot better for it since then. I don't know where these cunts get off on this shit, especially since I've been to markets where they basically run the show.

>>16824376
LOL why the fuck are they so insecure about the food they buy???? just eat what you want nigga

>>16826652
Maybe if (((they))) stop shoplifting all the time the stores wouldn't leave.

>>16823731
every single mom and pop's grocery store in my area and the next ones now belongs to a chinese family who were sent here by a chinese conglomerate

>>16823731
I'm not sure where you live Anon, but find a local Mexican or East Indian store if you have one. I reckon Asian supermarkets are similar. My local East Indian stores have great veggy sections with some unusual choices and some strange meat choices as well. I love going there and finding new things to try.

The veggies they sell at Walmart type stores has been in the logistics chain for so long, it's already rotten by the time you buy it. Gross.

>go to the mom & pop natty health
>their sliced deli meat is sold as like, three slices to a package
If I want that good milk, fancy veg, bulk nuts or grains, sure- but they just don't have some of the crap I need.

>>16833766
>You absolute monkey nigger I bet you even read rekt threads. Stay in school kids if you don't want to end up retarded like this faggot.
" I do live in homecare for my grandpa, he worked for Ford back then but his memory isn't great. I asked him and he said $5 an hour which is the functional equivalent of $47.53 an hour or 91,257.60 a year. "

>>16823731
I shop at a local farm with an attached store. Get about 80% of my stuff there and go to a supermarket for what isn't stocked.

>>16835689
>Get about 80% of my stuff there and go to a supermarket for what isn't stocked.
looks like you wont be able to (((conviently))) get 20% of your essential items

>>16823731
my community is boomers and ugly old bitter hags so no i will not interact with them more

I go to the local farmers market because its just down the street whereas I have to take the bus to get to any big chain. The produce and things like milk and eggs are comparable, but damn the meat is expensive.

>>16837514
>but damn the meat is expensive.
our ancestors didnt eat steak every night. 8billion people on our planet and everyone thinks they deserve steak every night. our planet is fucked

>>16837608
but anon i'm just doing my part to balance out the vegan faggots

>>16824376
They don't put grocery stores in those areas because the people that live in them can't help but walk in and steal half the stuff on the shelves.

>>16832058
you must be strong to carry a week or more of groceries in your hands for "several miles"

>Oh but I don't! I just walk 20 miles to buy a coke and then walk 20 miles home and then walk 20 miles to buy a carrot and then walk 20 miles home

>>16838093
>you must be strong to carry a week or more of groceries in your hands for "several miles"
I'm an exceptionally strong grown man, thanks for asking! and it's more like a 5 or 6 mile round trip, so I'm only carrying them for 3 miles at the most.

>>16823731
Why do that when the giant conglomerates are practically giving away half their stock in the dumpster? Just roll on back at night time to collect free cakes, pizza, produce, and meats. Also self-checkout is worthless so if you're smart you can take all the good stuff right out the front door!

>>16834649
>East Indian Grocer
>the prices are worse
>the produce is low quality
>they stare at you the entire time you are there because you aren't brown

Naw fuck that. I live in the second brownest city in North America and Desi stores are never worth it.

You get good produce at high end grocers for white people. Or you go to farmer's markets for stuff that's local.

>>16838284
all the large chains are compacting their trash

>>16838309
how do i sabotage these?

>>16833994
>"No."
>"Not interested."
Gosh golly gee, that sure was hard!
Good fucking lord man, if a literal autist like me has no trouble with an interaction, then it's definitely not a big deal.

>>16834257
The vegetable guy at Gates & Vanderbilt isn't a "farmer's market", brainlet. Farmers markets are vetted and have a 10 year wait list to sell produce

>>16837608
Our ancestors ate lobster every night. Fucks the difference

>>16838093
You must be exceptionally weak that it's your body that would give and not the plastic bags your worried about

>>16839047
Your the one with mental problems of saying that every time you go to a store doesn't annoy the shit out of you.

>>16839073
Maybe where you're from, anon.

>>16837608
Our ancestors actually did eat a very large amount of high-quality meat quite often because even with fire, vegetables were still a bitch to eat because of how fibrous they were. So maybe not steaks every night, but deer, bear, board, bison, etc. yes.

That's in addition to the very clean rivers and oceans back then which were filled to the brim with fish and shellfish. Hell when I was a boy every day from the walk home from school I could stop by the nearby lake and check my crab traps and get me some blue crab and oysters and take it to my mom who would cook it for me. That lake is polluted to fuck now and the oysters that died from it were the keystone species so everything else followed. Eat meat every day, anon. It used to be normal.

>>16839164
>Hell when I was a boy every day from the walk home from school I could stop by the nearby lake and check my crab traps and get me some blue crab and oysters and take it to my mom who would cook it for me. That lake is polluted to fuck now and the oysters that died from it were the keystone species so everything else followed
yeah, the planet is doing just fine, this is all normal part of the earth cycle. keep driving your v8 to walmart to buy plastic crap from china. no need to stop pollutiing or change our convient lifestyles for the sake of the planet and future generations

>>16833994
>Enjoy the walmart people and getting harassed to sign up for credit cards LOl
you know anon, if you have even a bit of confidence it's surprisingly easy to tell them no. I always say no in a way that potentially encourages other self checkout users to say no if they're asked after me

>>16839119
>you must have mental problems if you're able to shoo away a gnat that's buzzing around you
t. Rohit Changstein

>>16823731
>everyone says fuck these corpo cunts lets shop at small stores
>big corpo cunts notice, talk with their friends in the banks, financial companies, regulators, etc.
>suddenly wages drop even faster
>gas goes up, taxes go up, meaning food price goes up
>you now earn less and food costs more
>only giant conglomerates can now offer low prices
>literally can't afford to shop at smaller stores
>you vill shop at Walmart and you vill be happy

>>16841730
maybe its time to buy less crap
i work like 3months a year, since i buy almost nothing

>>16824376
What am I supposed to take away from this? Seems to be telling me that we should put restrictions on being single moms or black as a start.

>>16826731
>Walking a couple of miles back and forth to walmart
>Shopping
>Leaving your kids
Nigga, you'd be better off spending that time in a job so you can get somewhere. Why the fuck are you so proud of poverty?

>>16842794
it's a 70 minute round trip, what makes you think I'm not doing that for my health?

>>16842838
my ass it's a 70 minute round trip if you're the anon talking about walking 2-3 miles or whatever. but maybe you're uneducated enough to know what a mile is.

>>16842853
I borderline speedwalk because like I said I'm doing it for my health, so 2.5 miles is a 30 minute walk. How slow are you that it takes you much longer than that to go a comparable distance?

>>16823731
The biggest grocer in my area is actually local so I don't have to bitch! Focus on yourself because I'm doing fine, stop projecting. I bet you even shop at fucking Wal-Mart with all the poor garbage people. I shop at a local grocer and mainly buy things that are made locally, can you say the same?

There are three grocery stores in my small town: two are owned by chains, one is locally owned. The locally owned one is small, only has a very basic variety of foods available, and is majorly fucking expensive compared to the two chains. Why am I supporting this business when I can get literally everything they sell and more at one of the chains for less?

>>16844707
if you can find anything the local one has a competitive advantage with, like connections with local growers, then use that as an excuse to shop there
if there's simply no consumer rationale to shop there at all you just gotta give it up

>he doesn't go to the farmers market to buy amazing vegetables and talk about white nationalism

>>16824376
>mutts
And what shitty nation are YOU from that you think YOU aren't a "mutt" too?

>>16839119
>Your