High-qualityfresh producecan be hard to find.
So what are the worst grocery stores for finding fresh produce?
The best way to find out is to ask the shoppers themselves.
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They’re sitting in the warehouse too long."
One user answered our survey, writing, “Walmart, hands down.
Especially if you have it delivered.”
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Another angrily shared, “WALMART…..HANDS DOWN!!!”
One reader believes the problem could be in how the retailer is storing the produce.
“I think part of their problem is not storing things correctly.
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Get the same salad at another grocery store, still fine a week after expiration.”
But the real kicker comes from a reader who says they used to trigger the Walmart produce department.
They write: “I ran the produce department at Walmart for years.
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Walmart has the worst, hands down.
The stuff I used to get would come off the truck with mold on it.
Aldi
Second only to Walmart, Aldi was also brought up many times in our Facebook survey.
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“Aldis by me, if you don’t use the produce the same day it goes bad.
I have bought Strawberries and they are moldy the next day, Bananas that turn brown very quickly.
It’s a waste of money for me to buy produce there.
Everything else is great just not produce,” one person wrote.
Another wrote: “The lettuce rots in 2 days and cucumbers already look rotten at the store.
I returned a bag of mandies cause they had mold on some of them.
I love some Aldi so it sucks cause they are so affordable.”
Some customer stories are a bit scarier than produce that goes bad after a few days.
One customer shared quite a horror story in anAldi Reddit thread.
“I agree the produce is VERY hit or miss.
If you smell anything but dirt, put it back.”
Despite all of this, there were some Aldi defenders in our Facebook survey, too.
One user wrote, “I love my Aldi produce, always fresh.”
One person said, “Costco!
all my fruit rots in 2 days.”
However, Reddit users had much more to say about Costco’s produce offerings.
Many other Reddit users agreed.
However, not all Costco shoppers agreed, with some even saying they love shopping atCostcofor produce.
“I love Costco’s produce.
Most shoppers seemed to agree, with one writing, “TJs produce has always been bad.
I completely skip that section of the store.”
Another added, “TJ’s is meant for frozen and groceries, go elsewhere for produce.”
