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| Take the Longo way home. |
Usually I’m a huge supporter of Longo’s, the grocery chain that (usually) never fails to deliver the best produce and a wonderful shopping experience.
This weekend, I had one of my most disappointing experiences in a grocery store since I saw a mouse at the Metro. As a side note, that Metro has since been demolished in favour of a large Tridel Condo and a Whole Foods. Upgrade! Anyway, although Longo's is sometimes known for its astronomical pricing, their quality is exceptional. Guaranteed satisfaction…tasty stuff. Or so I thought.
I visited the Woodbridge Longo’s at Langstaff and Weston and was horrified at what I saw:
- Bruised apples
- Mushy peppers
- Funny looking broccoli
- Tired looking fruit / veggie trays
- Dry raspberries… and it just goes on…
I wish I’d taken photos of what I’d seen! I was so let down, that I even gave up on the idea of checking out the pastries in the bakery. I’d bet that those would have been gross too. Maybe that store doesn’t do very well, because the product appears to have been sitting out for ages and going bad. I don’t care – I just know that I would never go back. That location is ruining the Longo’s name!
In the end I didn’t do any of my main shopping there and am opting to order via Grocery Gateway instead (still Longo’s, but delivered to my door with a 100% satisfaction guarantee). If you want to go to a store, the following locations are definitely worth checking out:
Go there! :)
also, one of the honey crisp apples was really DISGUSTING when i cut it open. the granny smith ones were ALL bruised. horrible.
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