Bingo Wholesale Club Lakewood

[moko]

This attitude is one of the reasons why some well known Jewish communties have turned into a heaping sewage pit of undesirable excrement under the guise of religion.

oh....I thought it was because of blood in the matza

[yitzgar]

This attitude is one of the reasons why some well known Jewish communties have turned into a heaping sewage pit of undesirable excrement under the guise of religion.

I don't know who you are talking about, but I would say that you sound like a very bitter sick person. I think most here would agree with me.

[yitzgar]

I don't think it's exaggerating to say that this is probably what things sounded like in Germany in the 1930's

[Emkay]

I don't know who you are talking about, but I would say that you sound like a very bitter sick person. I think most here would agree with me.

Even I agree with you.

[Emkay]

I don't think it's exaggerating to say that this is probably what things sounded like in Germany in the 1930's

Which part? The being thankful that a store  shut down and someone lost money because they sold something that your limited range of incorrect halachik reasoning told you is assur to sell?

[churnbabychurn]

Which part? The being thankful that a store  shut down and someone lost money because they sold something that your limited range of incorrect halachik reasoning told you is assur to sell?

Thankful they will maybe stop selling raspberries is all.

You hate communities.

[Emkay]

You hate communities.

Nope. Just the people who ruin them.

[yitzgar]

Which part? The being thankful that a store  shut down and someone lost money because they sold something that your limited range of incorrect halachik reasoning told you is assur to sell?

You cannot even compare

[churnbabychurn]

Nope. Just the people who ruin them.

You know how you feel.. I couldn't care less

[Emkay]

I couldn't care less

That much is obvious, and part of the problem.

[churnbabychurn]

That much is obvious, and part of the problem.

It's a problem that I believe you hate certain communities? And don't care.

No. The problem is your hate.

[yitzgar]

Hate is a personal problem. When one starts spewing hatred and vitriol on a public forum it takes it to the next level

[ib3]

All halachic discussions aside, someone IS buying it, or they wouldn't carry it.

And that is exactly the problem. People see it in the store, assume it can't be that bad because Bingo is selling it and " someone IS buying it, or they wouldn't carry it"and therefore assume that they can also buy it.
So basically entrapping the ill informed to assume it's ok.

[ib3]

Only issue with the pricing was that looking at my receipt I see that the 5lb potatoes which were two for $3 reg. 2.49 rang up with the first 2 for $3 but the third ringing up at $2.49. Some stores do that but it its not cool. Put a “must buy two” on the sign....

Also be careful when buying different flavors of same item. When yogurts are 5/$3 your ymmv if you mix flavors. Same for reg and BBQ potato chips. Etc

[ExGingi]

And that is exactly the problem. People see it in the store, assume it can't be that bad because Bingo is selling it and " someone IS buying it, or they wouldn't carry it"and therefore assume that they can also buy it.
So basically entrapping the ill informed to assume it's ok.

Seriously?

Is Lakewood such a rural and dispersed community, with poor communication? Did any Rabbonim or local Kashrus organizations put out an alert that people who care about Kashrus shouldn't purchase blackberries, raspberries, or any other fruit or vegetable that is considered muchzak and is very difficult to check/rid of infestation?

[cmey]

Seriously?

Is Lakewood such a rural and dispersed community, with poor communication? Did any Rabbonim or local Kashrus organizations put out an alert that people who care about Kashrus shouldn't purchase blackberries, raspberries, or any other fruit or vegetable that is considered muchzak and is very difficult to check/rid of infestation?

Lakewood is not what is used to be. If the rabbonim put out an alert it would have to cover a good chunk of many of the grocery store produce aisles- Andy Boy Romaine,Broccoli, and literally dozens of produce items, some of which a consumer could conceivably clean if they took a course, but in practice will almost always be consumed in a manner that even the OU would not accept, and other items that are almost impossible to clean properly according to any mainstream kashrush agency.

Yeah, the stores may tell you that you can technically filter and use the juice; go take an informal survey of the purchasers and see how many plan on using the product that way....

The rabbonim sometimes have to pick their battles....

And that’s just the retail scene. Ask anyone involved in the restaurant scene ( I’m talking in general, not Lakewood) and they will tell you that there is a huge gap between theory and practice; many kashrus agencies have official protocol for vegetable checking and washing in restaurants under their supervision that in practice are routinely violated. Often the mashgiach is a kid who is getting paid a pittance to check all the vegetables as well as do general restaurant work. There are often way more vegetables to be processed than are practicaly able to be processed in the time frame provided. I know someone in charge of supervising masgichim for restaurants under a hashgacha in NJ who has story after story. He has caught restaurants with batches of vegetables that they claimed were checked that turned out the staff lied and just dumped in a bin for use. They get a reprimand but the agency that he works for won’t drop them for various cheshbonos. He tells me he takes no responsibility; he only works for the agency and is doing hos job. He would not eat at most of the places and privately tells people who ask him the same...

[yesitsme]

We ranted and raved about this in the seasons thread.
They sold raspberries, balackberries etc

#goodriddence

This attitude is one of the reasons why some well known Jewish communties have turned into a heaping sewage pit of undesirable excrement under the guise of religion.

Seriously?

Is Lakewood such a rural and dispersed community, with poor communication? Did any Rabbonim or local Kashrus organizations put out an alert that people who care about Kashrus shouldn't purchase blackberries, raspberries, or any other fruit or vegetable that is considered muchzak and is very difficult to check/rid of infestation?

So CBC is questioning a עובד ע'ז about selling raspberries?

[churnbabychurn]

Seriously?

Is Lakewood such a rural and dispersed community, with poor communication? Did any Rabbonim or local Kashrus organizations put out an alert that people who care about Kashrus shouldn't purchase blackberries, raspberries, or any other fruit or vegetable that is considered muchzak and is very difficult to check/rid of infestation?

עקבתה דמשיחה אין תוכחה

Rabbonim here don't seem to "fight" much at all

[churnbabychurn]

So CBC is questioning a עובד ע'ז about selling raspberries?

The owners of seasons were one of those?

[ExGingi]

עקבתה דמשיחה אין תוכחה

Rabbonim here don't seem to "fight" much at all

Not everyone is like you and makes everything a fight.

IF Rabbonim believe this is a serious Kashrus issue and a michshol, all they have to do is publicize the issues with said berries. If the עולם cares, they won't buy, and I would presume that Bingo won't carry it (just like I presume they don't carry Hebrew National, because there are no buyers).