Interesting shopping habit of recent asian immigrants ...

[slackerinabox]

disclaimer: I'm asian, my parents are asian immigrants (not the generation that I see doing this)- zero disrespect implied, just curious.

so i noticed while grocery shopping that there's often a swarm of asian immigrants (skews older) who seem to examine every single meat product. Not just looking for marbling, but examining price stickers, weight info, etc. Digging to the bottom, really taking their time with each one. I understand this with beef since marbling, muscle to fat, etc. matters but with everything - chicken, pork, etc. What are they looking for? Since pricing is per unit anyways what's the obsession with exact weight and price? What am I missing? I'm very aware that large portions of this population are just smarter than me so i'm genuinely curious

 

[Carson Dyle]

That's nothing to do with "asian", just older. Gotta admit, I do the a lot of the same. I see someone grabbing a package of meat out of the bin and casually tossing it into their basket, and my first thought is "they didn't even check the date".

> What am I missing?

They're in no hurry. They don't have a project to finish for tomorrow, kids to put to bed, dinner dates to get to. It's kinda nice, to be honest. I suspect that the grocery store is the only place you've noticed it.

 

[VirtualLarry]

I have an older retired friend of mine, that somewhat "agonizes" over computer purchases for like six months before he pulls the trigger. By then, the product(s) in question, are half-way off the market. Ah well. Kind of the opposite of me (early adopter).

 

[bononos]

disclaimer: I'm asian, my parents are asian immigrants (not the generation that I see doing this)- zero disrespect implied, just curious.

so i noticed while grocery shopping that there's often a swarm of asian immigrants (skews older) who seem to examine every single meat product. Not just looking for marbling, but examining price stickers, weight info, etc. Digging to the bottom, really taking their time with each one. I understand this with beef since marbling, muscle to fat, etc. matters but with everything - chicken, pork, etc. What are they looking for? Since pricing is per unit anyways what's the obsession with exact weight and price? What am I missing? I'm very aware that large portions of this population are just smarter than me so i'm genuinely curious

Probably want the freshest ones at the bottom and inspecting the stickers for signs of relabelling.

 

[DaWhim]

these folks used to buy fresh meat in wet market. they look for many things, cut, redness(freshness) etc.

 

[Mayne]

Or they could be like me...can't read the damn labels without squinting with my reading glasses on.

 

[slackerinabox]

these folks used to buy fresh meat in wet market. they look for many things, cut, redness(freshness) etc.

This makes a ton of sense, they're used to shopping in markets where vendors could potentially pull a fast one, and are checking every variable out of habit (thought I don't think aldis or most costco's pulling those shenanigans so I don't look with the same scrutiny). Thanks, i knew there was some logic there

 

[MagnusTheBrewer]

these folks used to buy fresh meat in wet market. they look for many things, cut, redness(freshness) etc.

Redness doesn't mean freshest.