By ChinRes 
Complaints regarding the fresh fruits and vegetables sold at Costco are not new nor very uncommon. Since the beginning of time, customers have been using social media to voice their disapproval of the retailer’s products, noting the rapid spoiling of the product and the overall lack of consistency in its quality.
This week, a new wave of protest against the fruit sold at Costco has been appearing on social media. This observation demonstrates that the department that is plagued by complaints is still having difficulty finding solutions to these problems in the year 2024.
This week, a customer turned to Reddit to express their dissatisfaction with the produce area at Costco, stating that it has been “really slumping.” This has led to a fresh focus on the fruits and vegetables sold at the retailer.
Inquiring, “Is there a reason for this, or is it simply bad luck?” the shopper posed the question. The prices aren’t all that fantastic however, and there is a lot of moldy and mushy goods being sold. Four of the most recent trips have been quite unremarkable.
Since then, the article has been met with more than 450 comments, the most of which come from other Costco members who share the same dissatisfaction with the variety of fruits and vegetables that are available at the warehouse club.
I am able to confirm. “I’ve purchased strawberries and raspberries from that establishment, and they don’t even make it through the first 48 hours in the refrigerator’s fruit drawer,” a customer remarked.
Last week, they offered grapes for $5.99, despite the fact that they had noticeable white mold on them. One more person said, “What a deal!”
The fact that this is the case does not mean that customers have had a negative experience with any of the fruit that Costco sells. Some people even commented on the page in order to protect the fruits and vegetables that the business sells.
“I have had a wonderful experience with Costco produce pretty much with anything that I have purchased from them. According to one person’s writing, “I get fruits and vegetables of high quality that last forever in my refrigerator, often for more than a week.”
Despite this, the number of complaints lodged against the produce section at Costco is much too high to be ignored. Some people have even gone so far as to completely abstain from purchasing any vegetables from Costco because the difficulties have grown so intolerable.
Despite the fact that we continue to like Costco, they have a policy that ‘no produce’ is allowed. Even if it only lasts for five days after we get it home, we will be lucky. According to a user on Reddit, “I wholeheartedly agree with the slumping theory.”
In recent times, the only products sold at Costco that have been subjected to significant criticism are fruits and vegetables. Customers immediately started complaining about the “very meh” flavor and the price of $5.99 per pound when the retailer introduced a new butter chicken with naan bread meal package to its deli department. The meal kit was launched to the deli section of the store last month. (The pricing range for the whole meal kits is around $14 to $16)
A commenter on Reddit stated, “I would not buy this at $5.99 per pound, let alone at $5.99 per pound.”