Listen! Before you come into the store complaining about the perishable department prices make sure you are comparing apples to apples. I can only justify perishables here because regular grocery items really are the same unless you buy house brands and well that’s another blog all together.
Here in the big Erie market, we have many places you can go to buy fresh meat, seafood, produce, deli and bakery items. However, not all are created equal. Here’s why.
I will speak mainly for meat and seafood as that is where my expertise lies. It’s where I have worked for the past decade.
When you shop competitors and you rake in super cheap meat, you are also, most of the time, getting super poor quality meat. It’s a fact. I can show you:
If you look at the above pyramid, you can see that USDA SELECT is at the bottom of the pyramid. It means is has only slight marbling, which in fact is what makes meat tender and more flavorful. If you read the label carefully at the store, you will notice that it does say what grade of meat it is. Here, let me show you that, too:
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