Green Mar 8, 2011 at 11:44 am

Absurd Plastic Wrapped Object of the Day: QFC Potatoes

Sarah Mirk
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I saw these at the Interstate Fred Meyer last week. Ridiculous.
Wubbles on March 8, 2011 at 11:45 AM Report this
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Does that say 'microwave-ready'? Oh lard that is disgusting. Do people really microwave it in plastic? It works just fine in a ceramic dish!
BruceWang on March 8, 2011 at 12:01 PM Report this
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If you microwave a potato you are DEAD TO ME.
cat & beard on March 8, 2011 at 12:24 PM Report this
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I wonder how much more you have to pay for that stupid, unnecessary plastic wrap. I've always been a little boggled as to how a 10-lb bag can cost less than $2 but individual potatoes are almost a dollar each.
Ginny on March 8, 2011 at 12:32 PM Report this
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This is an awesome feature for Blogtown. The best since Ezra was regularly ripping The Worst Sports Columnist In The History Of Sports Columnists. Please continue.
Around on March 8, 2011 at 12:36 PM Report this
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People are some lazy mother fuckers.
ScrumYummy on March 8, 2011 at 12:46 PM Report this
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The film "Bag It" at the Hollywood Theater now is an awesome and funny look at plastic packaging. The wife co-star used to live in Portland. http://www.bagitoregon.org/ Many excellent moments, including picking up dog poo in paper.

Keep up the plastic column!
R on March 8, 2011 at 12:56 PM Report this
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@Ginny The plastic-wrapped potatoes and the normal potatoes were the same price! But I forget what it was.

I'm glad you guys like the column. Maybe I'll hit up the Trader Joe's produce section next.
s.mirk on March 8, 2011 at 1:08 PM Report this
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It' the grand parade of lifeless packaging, all ready to use.
It' the grand parade of lifeless packaging, I just need a fuse.
Suburban Porn King on March 8, 2011 at 1:11 PM Report this
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I used to think the plastic bag ban was a dumb idea, but for god's sake, individually wrapped POTATOES????!!! And bananas?! That ought be illegal. Enough of this crap!
Sisya on March 8, 2011 at 1:20 PM Report this
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I don't see why you people hate the convenience and obvious food safety that this sort of packaging creates for the average hard-working American consumer. Why do you hate freedom?
Graham on March 8, 2011 at 1:37 PM Report this
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You can blame this on American's irrational fear that everything they touch could possibly give them Ebola.
Čẖüñđƴ on March 8, 2011 at 2:31 PM Report this
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QFC sucks anyway. They more or less refuse to stock local products, they're expensive as hell, etc. etc.
on March 8, 2011 at 2:32 PM Report this
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I like them french fried potaters.
Todd Mecklem on March 8, 2011 at 3:21 PM Report this
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@ScrumYummy: How is it lazy? It is the opposite of lazy. It's putting a physical barrier between you and a potato. I can get a shrink-wrapped potato and unwrap it first, or I can buy a normal potato and... IT'S ALREADY A POTATO!!1
theterminizer on March 8, 2011 at 3:21 PM Report this
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Mitch Hedberg on potatos:

http://comedians.jokes.com/mitch-hedberg/v…
cat & beard on March 8, 2011 at 3:52 PM Report this
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Are they cleaned?

Because if that wrapping doesn't function to seal in the worm feces, I'm not buying it.
TSW on March 8, 2011 at 4:50 PM Report this
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Big deal. I've been dealing with plastic-wrapped penises for 25 years. Now that's tragic.
Ron_PDX on March 8, 2011 at 5:48 PM Report this
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C&B, I think I was semiconsciously channeling Mitch, "I don't need another step between me and toast!"
theterminizer on March 8, 2011 at 6:21 PM Report this
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Safeway has Laura Palmer potatoes too. Except they're *organic*. So that makes it all okay.
maccoinnich on March 8, 2011 at 6:40 PM Report this
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That is just wickedsuperfucktarded.
Tommy on March 8, 2011 at 8:30 PM Report this
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@ cat & beard: Oh my! Ew no, I just meant that it seemed like that is what these potatoes are meant for, and if someone really wanted to do so there are many easier and less shrink wrapped ways.
BruceWang on March 8, 2011 at 8:53 PM Report this
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Microwaved potatoes: acceptable when you're too drunk to cook any other way.
Fruit Cup on March 8, 2011 at 9:03 PM Report this
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@theterminizer: It says "microwave ready" on the plastic, so I assume that means that you buy the plastic-wrapped potato and just throw it into the microwave, as opposed to a real potato, which would have to be washed first. WASHING A POTATO IS TOO HARD FOR SOME PEOPLE. I GUESS. that's what a plastic-wrapped potato says to me.
ScrumYummy on March 9, 2011 at 8:25 AM Report this
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SO BLOGTOWN!! What do plastic-wrapped potatoes say to YOU?? "Hey, how's the weather?" "Lookin' good today, handsome?"
ScrumYummy on March 9, 2011 at 8:26 AM Report this

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