I like the funny conversation between Will and anonymous. your both idiots.

Much in the same manner that a Christmas tree still drinks water long after it’s been cut down.

You are one cheap bastard. I’ll bet you shake the pump at the gas station when you’re done filling up to get every last drop don’t you? Yeah, thought so ;-)

They find all kinds of ways to get you, and you might not think that a little water on your vegis are worth it, but that stuff adds up. Also when you buy frozen crablegs(Or any other seafood) from your local fish market, make them rinse the ice off it. The last time I did that it took $4.32 off my bill.

What the hell? Complaining about wet vegetables is like complaining about how gross milk is. Although,

3) you, or no one here, is qualified to say how much water a crown of broccoli can hold.

There’s a qualification process for this? Where do I take the requisite licensing classes? Think of the chicks I could pull in the grocery store! “Let me help you with that, miss, I’m a certified legumary hydrologist.” The next sound I’ll hear is her pants hitting the floor. Money.

It’s not the cost of the water (which is minimal). It’s the cost to keep the sprinkling system working, and if the water is recycled (YUCK) that would include pumps.
Anyway, I’m cheap, but breaking off broccoli stems, seems pretty tacky.

Anonymous — assume that, at most, the grocery store pays $17.60/HCF.

Simply figure out how much weight in water you believe the veggies hold, multiply that weight by the cost of veggie per pound, subtract the cost for water, and you get the idea.

Now I know I’m bored. Anyhow, I hope the link works.

http://stellaskitchen.com/howtokeeplettucefresh.html

Ah, sprinklers in grocery stores. Yet another innovation that hasn’t made it SE DC yet.

I’m not sure how effective sprinklers are, but keeping damp paper towels around your lettuce and greens can help keep them from going brown. So they’re probably not just out to rip you off. That part is a side bonus.

Brocoli water? What about the fucking stems!!! Crack those off then checkout.

Good article, Roosh. It’s nice to see that you aren’t completely bound by your primitive, “Reptilian” cortex every once in a while.

If they recycle the water, they spend less on it; if it costs them less – which is most likely, considering commercial customers always pay significantly less than single-family homes – they spend less on it.

Which means they make more.

nice calculation there copernicus but your assumptions are junk because 1) you dont know how much the grocery store pays for water, 2) you dont know if they recycle the vegetable water, and 3) you, or no one here, is qualified to say how much water a crown of broccoli can hold.

i do agree that the broccoli stalk is a waste. and you know those tomatees on a vine? i rip the vines off before bagging the tomatoes. without the vine the clerks sometimes charge them up as plum tomatoes which are much cheaper. i don’t correct them

Brilliant!

For us readers not interested in learning how to most cost-effectively bag chicks, I have to say Roosh, you’re offering up good stuff today. Those Safeway tools aren’t getting anymore unnecessary broccoli money out of me.