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35 Times People Ordered Groceries During Quarantine And Got More Than They Bargained For
Fruits, vegetables, and berries come in various shapes and sizes—just like humans do. However, unlike with people, we don't often see diverse-looking produce in stores. As it turns out, produce is held to strict and unrealistic "beauty" standards which result in tremendous amounts of perfectly edible vegetables and fruits being thrown away or fed to livestock. Yet from time to time, some of the ugly and imperfect veggies slide past the strict evaluation process and end up in stock. Unused to the sight, many customers avoid buying them; however, those who buy food online don't always have the opportunity to see what they'll get. That's why when a Twitter user named Naomi ordered 1 kg of sweet potatoes, she was surprised to get one mutant potato she called "PotatoZilla." Inspired by this funny incident, we decided to gather a list of sizeable units people got when ordering produce. Check them all out below!
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SirPatTheCat 5 years ago
*faceplants* (alternatively: *carrot drags down creating a long stripe down the front of him*)
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mario.b 5 years ago
That is my guess also, the taste of this carrots not going to be great
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Mo Poppins 5 years ago
LOVE the big carrots! Much less work when you’re prepping a large quantity, since you don’t have to peel as many. Plus, their super-sized form is just impressive. I can only find them in Asian groceries, though...unfortunately. At least I know a restaurant supplier is a guaranteed win.
Tovah Roche 5 years ago
We've been getting carrots and zucchini this size in our co-op produce boxes. We only need half of each for a meal for our family of three. They're also pretty damn good for bread too.
SandraG_lak 5 years ago
We have had these monsters for at least a year in the Safeways where I live in Canada. They're terrifying!
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Susann Campbell 5 years ago
That is the size of the potato that I didn't ask for. I wanted ten lb. bag or ten lbs of potato's . More than ten lbs , she got me ten of these. Four have started growing their own potatoes. I still love my young neighbor and she still shops for me because we are over seventy.
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Bob Belcher 5 years ago
No you don't. Be lazy today. It's good for you to relax.
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Ninja Nonna 5 years ago
It seems like everything I cook lately needs Wine sauce....
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Podunkus 5 years ago
Sooooooo many opportunities for food porn jokes here, but I just didn’t have the nerve today. 😞
Katinka Min 5 years ago
It'S good that the veggies, that wouldn't sell in a supermarket get eaten this way don't end up in the trash.
DC 5 years ago
There are places where stuff just grows bigger than elsewhere. Usually, giant zucchinis taste awful and are pretty hard inside. Grandma's never were, but they were huge. I really wondered when I saw them in the store the first time ... they were, like, one foot or even less. What are they for, for those playing-shops with matchbox-sized food packaging or so? The largest I remember reached my shoulders when standing on the ground. Well, I was two then, and maybe remember it more drastic than it was.
Tina Stalcup 5 years ago
If we could grow food this big everywhere we could have enough to feed the world! Someone hurry up and find a way to do this!!!!!!!! (teach me how to get monster sized yums please! I want to feed my entire neighborhood!)
Borgia 137 5 years ago
World is not hungry, because we can't feed poor, but because we can't feed rich enough(or something like that, i may not remember it quite right)
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Sharon Hahn 5 years ago
Seems grocery stores will get rid of whatever won't sell when you order your groceries online. It's why I will take my chances, put on a mask, and pick out my own.
Michelle Schoofs 5 years ago
Okay, so were these grocery stores/farmers markets located next to a nuclear plant??
Barbara Vandewalle 5 years ago
What is the texture and flavor like when the produce is so over sized?
Chris DiFonso 5 years ago
I wouldn't want to eat the large carrots or potatoes or sweet potatoes, I'd be afraid that they'd be very fibrous and yucky
Jane Kavanagh 5 years ago
This is what food looks like when you grow it at home. Same for the eggs, it's very common to get "freaky" looking egg that haven't gone through a factory line.
John L 5 years ago
Not to worry folks. This is what things look like if you live in Alaska, in and around the Matanuska Valley. I remember these things every late summer when I lived up there during the 50s. HUGE potatoes, GIGANTIC cabbages. Those of you who live around Anghorage know what I am talking about. ;)
Dave P 5 years ago
A lot of these arent crazy, I mean Spanish Onions, Large Whites and Jumbo Yellows are normally that size, with Garlic, Elephant Garlic is normally that big, etc, etc. It is people who just asked for generic of these types and got sent ones they are not used to. But very few of these are shocking to anyone who ever walks through a vegetable and fruit area in any decent stocked grocery store
Plushipoof 5 years ago
I got two huge unwarranted packages of Swiss Miss hot cocoa, does that count?
Vanta Black 5 years ago
I like big food and I cannot lie, you other brothers can't deny, when a girl walks in with an itty bitty waist and a round thing in your face you get... to see the massive onion she found.
Doubleheader 5 years ago
They should feel blessed. ;) It's like finding the holy grail when you work in the Produce Department. We find the largest piece of produce and triumphantly parade it around the department, saying "LOOK AT HOW HUUUGE THIS IS." Such a great feeling ahaha.
Jonahs Mrs 5 years ago
Anyone else getting kitchen envy? Or is it just me? Wouldn't be the first time I'm on my own with a thought or opinion tbh 😁x
Pittsburgh rare 5 years ago
Not necessarily. There used to be an anual fair at my hometown where local farmers would exhibit their biggest fruits and vegetables. They were hilariously huge. All of them were small farms with little to no fertilizers involved, so I guess it has to do with the soil.
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Lea Springstead 5 years ago
So what is going on? Because I have noticed this at grocery stores too. Are "they" putting more growth hormones in food bc of the pandemic?
Ceredwyn Ealanta 5 years ago
If you grow your own, you discover that 'normal' is a hugely variant size. Supermarkets only accept a select set of sizes, and now consumers think that's the standard. Sweet potatoes especially can get huge, and I've had strawberries that size from my garden.
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Bob Belcher 5 years ago
No you don't. Be lazy today. It's good for you to relax.
Load More Replies... Ninja Nonna 5 years ago
It seems like everything I cook lately needs Wine sauce....
Load More Replies... Podunkus 5 years ago
Sooooooo many opportunities for food porn jokes here, but I just didn’t have the nerve today. 😞
Katinka Min 5 years ago
It'S good that the veggies, that wouldn't sell in a supermarket get eaten this way don't end up in the trash.
DC 5 years ago
There are places where stuff just grows bigger than elsewhere. Usually, giant zucchinis taste awful and are pretty hard inside. Grandma's never were, but they were huge. I really wondered when I saw them in the store the first time ... they were, like, one foot or even less. What are they for, for those playing-shops with matchbox-sized food packaging or so? The largest I remember reached my shoulders when standing on the ground. Well, I was two then, and maybe remember it more drastic than it was.
Tina Stalcup 5 years ago
If we could grow food this big everywhere we could have enough to feed the world! Someone hurry up and find a way to do this!!!!!!!! (teach me how to get monster sized yums please! I want to feed my entire neighborhood!)
Borgia 137 5 years ago
World is not hungry, because we can't feed poor, but because we can't feed rich enough(or something like that, i may not remember it quite right)
Load More Replies... Sharon Hahn 5 years ago
Seems grocery stores will get rid of whatever won't sell when you order your groceries online. It's why I will take my chances, put on a mask, and pick out my own.
Michelle Schoofs 5 years ago
Okay, so were these grocery stores/farmers markets located next to a nuclear plant??
Barbara Vandewalle 5 years ago
What is the texture and flavor like when the produce is so over sized?
Chris DiFonso 5 years ago
I wouldn't want to eat the large carrots or potatoes or sweet potatoes, I'd be afraid that they'd be very fibrous and yucky
Jane Kavanagh 5 years ago
This is what food looks like when you grow it at home. Same for the eggs, it's very common to get "freaky" looking egg that haven't gone through a factory line.
John L 5 years ago
Not to worry folks. This is what things look like if you live in Alaska, in and around the Matanuska Valley. I remember these things every late summer when I lived up there during the 50s. HUGE potatoes, GIGANTIC cabbages. Those of you who live around Anghorage know what I am talking about. ;)
Dave P 5 years ago
A lot of these arent crazy, I mean Spanish Onions, Large Whites and Jumbo Yellows are normally that size, with Garlic, Elephant Garlic is normally that big, etc, etc. It is people who just asked for generic of these types and got sent ones they are not used to. But very few of these are shocking to anyone who ever walks through a vegetable and fruit area in any decent stocked grocery store
Plushipoof 5 years ago
I got two huge unwarranted packages of Swiss Miss hot cocoa, does that count?
Vanta Black 5 years ago
I like big food and I cannot lie, you other brothers can't deny, when a girl walks in with an itty bitty waist and a round thing in your face you get... to see the massive onion she found.
Doubleheader 5 years ago
They should feel blessed. ;) It's like finding the holy grail when you work in the Produce Department. We find the largest piece of produce and triumphantly parade it around the department, saying "LOOK AT HOW HUUUGE THIS IS." Such a great feeling ahaha.
Jonahs Mrs 5 years ago
Anyone else getting kitchen envy? Or is it just me? Wouldn't be the first time I'm on my own with a thought or opinion tbh 😁x
Pittsburgh rare 5 years ago
Not necessarily. There used to be an anual fair at my hometown where local farmers would exhibit their biggest fruits and vegetables. They were hilariously huge. All of them were small farms with little to no fertilizers involved, so I guess it has to do with the soil.
Load More Replies... Lea Springstead 5 years ago
So what is going on? Because I have noticed this at grocery stores too. Are "they" putting more growth hormones in food bc of the pandemic?
Ceredwyn Ealanta 5 years ago
If you grow your own, you discover that 'normal' is a hugely variant size. Supermarkets only accept a select set of sizes, and now consumers think that's the standard. Sweet potatoes especially can get huge, and I've had strawberries that size from my garden.
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