Grocery delivery is an efficient, earth-friendly way to stock up on a week’s worth of food.
Instead of multiple customers bringing their cars to the store, one truck makes multiple deliveries, reducing the amount of pollution from vehicles using polluting fuels that contribute to global warming . Even better if that truck runs on electricity.
But getting quality produce is still important, and one Redditor was particularly disappointed with the items she ordered from Walmart.
The image, posted on a rather infuriating subreddit, shows a moldy lemon in a citrus bag and a rotten apple cut open.
Commenters suggested sending the images to Walmart and requesting a refund, but one Redditor said it’s still not an ideal situation for meal planning for the week.
“You can’t eat a refund,” they said. The original poster was acutely aware of this problem, stating that his wife was sick and he was busy with work, so he chose Walmart delivery.
As frustrating as the situation must have been, this shopper is unlikely to use Walmart’s services again anytime soon.
“A lesson learned,” they said.
This isn’t the only time Walmart has angered customers recently. For example, one shopper was disappointed with the decision to switch Elbow Macaroni’s packaging from recyclable cardboard to plastic.
Meanwhile, a closer look at photos of rotten fruit deliveries reveals another annoying decision made by the grocery chain.
My order arrived in an apparently disposable plastic bag, even though the lemons came in their own mesh produce bags.
According to the Center for Biological Diversity, citing data from The World Counts, Americans use 5 trillion plastic bags annually. The group revealed that the material could take around 1,000 years to break down in landfills and could contribute to methane pollution, one of the main causes of global warming. We shared information about our research.
Improper disposal of plastics is also associated with flooding in some areas, as it can prevent proper drainage in drainage systems.
The rotten fruit incident happened at least 7 months ago, so we hope it was before Walmart committed to reducing single-use plastics.
The company is eliminating plastic bags in its stores in Canada and Mexico, as well as in many U.S. states, and hopes to achieve 100% recyclable, reusable or industrially compostable packaging by 2025. ing.
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