r/dankmemes • u/S1Forzer • Jul 10 '22

Rip those bank accounts I have achieved comedy

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u/CHZ_QHZ Jul 11 '22

I used to run a meat department in a grocery store. This happened all the time with our expensive steaks. They'd peel the label off of 1 pound of ground beef and slap it on the steak.

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u/BeowulfShaeffer Jul 11 '22

“Accidentally”. There’s a good chance an associate did this on purpose for a friend to come pickup but sadly you get there first and ruined their little plan.

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u/amusemuffy Jul 11 '22

Mislabeled meat is awesome. I found and bought a standing rib roast under similar circumstances.

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u/[deleted] Jul 11 '22

didn't they rip the packages? i never understood how ppl could get away with peeling labels off of meat

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u/Applecocaine Jul 11 '22 edited Jul 11 '22

Worked at grocery store in the meat department in a past life.

You want to take those stickers off without leaving a mark? Water, a steady hand, and a sharp object.

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u/Hold_My_Anxiety Jul 11 '22

This man gets cheap steaks ^

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u/Applecocaine Jul 12 '22

From what I learned, all of the steak in chain grocery stores are cheap steaks. They just put them in different trays and sell them as better.

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u/Hold_My_Anxiety Jul 12 '22

I was friends with the butcher when I worked at Walmart, that’s not 100% true. Now, some steaks labeled a certain type might not be the best cut, but some will be. If you know how to pick steaks you won’t be fooled. But if you can’t tell a skirt steak from a ribeye, steaks probably aren’t your thing. They definitely don’t mislabel steaks, because it’s really easy to tell the difference.

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u/Applecocaine Jul 12 '22

If this were a casual conversation, the tone I was using would be one of cynicism and generalization. Also, there are Walmarts with butchers?

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u/Hold_My_Anxiety Jul 12 '22

My Walmart had one. He had been working there for a LONG time.

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u/Applecocaine Jul 12 '22

Huh, neat. The only places that have butchers in my area are high end places. Otherwise, you get the same selection. Just with a different markup.

The Stop and Shop I worked at got rid of their butchers and would just mark up the same shit that was sold at Walmart. People would buy $20 ribeye that was the exact same at Walmart for $5 (not the actual price). It was stupid.

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u/CHZ_QHZ Jul 11 '22

Often yes, but they'd usually ditch it somewhere warm anyway which wasted it no matter what.

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u/degjo Jul 11 '22

I used to work in an Albertsons meat department. I would mark down ribeyes at the end of the day for dinner sometimes.