Lost In Xanadu Posted June 1, 2012 Share Posted June 1, 2012 For the most part, I do not. I will sample the prime rib at Sendik's Market, but that's about it. Nothing at Sam's, no spreads or fruit... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danielmclark Posted June 1, 2012 Share Posted June 1, 2012 Noooo. I don't trust them. All those people, who knows who has been touching that food? I have two family members though, that will make their way through Sam's Club on a Sunday like they're there for lunch - because they are. They plan to be there at 11:30am, nice and hungry, and their lunch is sample after sample after sample. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lost In Xanadu Posted June 1, 2012 Author Share Posted June 1, 2012 QUOTE (danielmclark @ Jun 1 2012, 05:39 PM) Noooo. I don't trust them. All those people, who knows who has been touching that food? I have two family members though, that will make their way through Sam's Club on a Sunday like they're there for lunch - because they are. They plan to be there at 11:30am, nice and hungry, and their lunch is sample after sample after sample. Yeah, my wife and I avoid Sam's at lunchtime on the weekend. Too many toothless people thinking they are at a buffet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColdFireYYZ Posted June 2, 2012 Share Posted June 2, 2012 Yes, but I only take things that I like or think I'll like. I don't just run around Costco sampling everything in sight like some people do. The people usually wear hairnets and gloves so I trust them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rushlady23 Posted June 2, 2012 Share Posted June 2, 2012 If it's something I like, then yes, I will sample it. Trying to get a sample of something before all the vultures get it is a bit tricky. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iluvgeddy05 Posted June 2, 2012 Share Posted June 2, 2012 Usually not. I have taken some before, but I am very selective. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metaldad Posted June 2, 2012 Share Posted June 2, 2012 Not food, only Beer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Babycat Posted June 2, 2012 Share Posted June 2, 2012 Nope. Never have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReflectedLight Posted June 2, 2012 Share Posted June 2, 2012 trader joe samples absolutely. i also like the free cheese samples at a good quality store. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
troutman Posted June 2, 2012 Share Posted June 2, 2012 No way, Along with buffets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
troutman Posted June 2, 2012 Share Posted June 2, 2012 QUOTE (metaldad @ Jun 2 2012, 10:37 AM) Not food, only Beer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicken hawk Posted June 2, 2012 Share Posted June 2, 2012 No...cuz if i eat one.......I'll want more . haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReflectedLight Posted June 3, 2012 Share Posted June 3, 2012 QUOTE (troutman @ Jun 2 2012, 06:32 PM) No way, Along with buffets. i love good breakfast buffets at hotels. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrossedSignals Posted June 3, 2012 Share Posted June 3, 2012 Yes. If there is free food in front of me, I will eat it, no questions asked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iluvgeddy05 Posted June 3, 2012 Share Posted June 3, 2012 QUOTE (metaldad @ Jun 2 2012, 01:37 PM) Not food, only Beer Good point. I wine taste up and down the finger lakes of new york like no ones business. Heck, I live here so it's great for entertaining visitors on. Wine sampling does cost money, but only a couple bucks. And you learn what you like before buying the bottle and learn about the wines at the wineries. Lots of fun! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mara Posted June 3, 2012 Share Posted June 3, 2012 QUOTE (Lost In Xanadu @ Jun 1 2012, 07:04 PM) QUOTE (danielmclark @ Jun 1 2012, 05:39 PM) Noooo. I don't trust them. All those people, who knows who has been touching that food? I have two family members though, that will make their way through Sam's Club on a Sunday like they're there for lunch - because they are. They plan to be there at 11:30am, nice and hungry, and their lunch is sample after sample after sample. Yeah, my wife and I avoid Sam's at lunchtime on the weekend. Too many toothless people thinking they are at a buffet Oh god. A midday weekend at Costco will give one TREMENDOUS insights as to why some other nationalities think Americans are rude, fat, & greedy. I can't do Costco on weekends - the pushing and shoving for a bite of lasagna is just too stomach-turning. I will take samples if they're being handed out in individual portions by people in gloves/hairnets. If it's just dumped in a basket or on a tray for everyone to stick their nasty hands into, no way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnyBlaze Posted June 3, 2012 Share Posted June 3, 2012 QUOTE (Lost In Xanadu @ Jun 2 2012, 08:04 AM) QUOTE (danielmclark @ Jun 1 2012, 05:39 PM) Noooo. I don't trust them. All those people, who knows who has been touching that food? I have two family members though, that will make their way through Sam's Club on a Sunday like they're there for lunch - because they are. They plan to be there at 11:30am, nice and hungry, and their lunch is sample after sample after sample. Yeah, my wife and I avoid Sam's at lunchtime on the weekend. Too many toothless people thinking they are at a buffet Imagine if there were free food samples at Wal-Mart during the Christmas shopping season. There would be a high number of fatalities due to the pushing, shoving, impatience, and greed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
invisible airwave Posted June 3, 2012 Share Posted June 3, 2012 I love sampling at my local Fresh & Easy. Sometimes, I pour the tiny cups of samples in my own plastic 7 Eleven or Circle K cup. In the words of Jack Portnoy, 'DON'T JUDGE ME!' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metaldad Posted June 3, 2012 Share Posted June 3, 2012 QUOTE (iluvgeddy05 @ Jun 2 2012, 09:13 PM) QUOTE (metaldad @ Jun 2 2012, 01:37 PM) Not food, only Beer Good point. I wine taste up and down the finger lakes of new york like no ones business. Heck, I live here so it's great for entertaining visitors on. Wine sampling does cost money, but only a couple bucks. And you learn what you like before buying the bottle and learn about the wines at the wineries. Lots of fun! I have done Wine samples myself in the Hamptons , after awhile it creeps up on you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReflectedLight Posted June 3, 2012 Share Posted June 3, 2012 QUOTE (metaldad @ Jun 3 2012, 11:49 AM) QUOTE (iluvgeddy05 @ Jun 2 2012, 09:13 PM) QUOTE (metaldad @ Jun 2 2012, 01:37 PM) Not food, only Beer Good point. I wine taste up and down the finger lakes of new york like no ones business. Heck, I live here so it's great for entertaining visitors on. Wine sampling does cost money, but only a couple bucks. And you learn what you like before buying the bottle and learn about the wines at the wineries. Lots of fun! I have done Wine samples myself in the Hamptons , after awhile it creeps up on you hanging out with the lacoste crowd are ya? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1 of the 7 Posted June 3, 2012 Share Posted June 3, 2012 Not often, but I have on occasion. Wegman's puts the samples into little plastic cups, so no one besides the server and you touch it. There doesn't seem to be a huge demand for the samples like I'm hearing about here, either - no pushing and shoving (and Central New York is known for Black Friday trampling assaults, so if anyone would push and shove, it's people from here). The best sample I got was a little cookbook with coupons along with a sample of Ortega Mexican food one Cinco de Mayo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
go2wrk@95974 Posted July 14, 2012 Share Posted July 14, 2012 Nope...don't go to wall-fart or cost-co, or any of those kinda places. ...and on top of that, ya don't know where those server's hands have been........no chance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janie Posted July 15, 2012 Share Posted July 15, 2012 QUOTE (danielmclark @ Jun 1 2012, 03:39 PM) Noooo. I don't trust them. All those people, who knows who has been touching that food? I would not eat samples if you paid me, for that very reason. Who knows how clean their hands and work area are? Who knows if they've cooked the food properly? Who knows how long the food has been out for!? I have had food poisoning far too often to do this sort of stuff. I don't know if you guys have seen this but at the grocery stores around here, they have little plastic domes set up with things like cheeses and meats from the deli area. I see people all the time scarfing these samples down like they haven't eaten in days. I shudder to think about how much bacteria is all over that stuff. Mmmmm... botchalism. I am not spending an entire day hunched over a toilet in order to have some tasty niblet a random hairneted elderly person is doling out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
librarian Posted August 23, 2012 Share Posted August 23, 2012 hell no - Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
USB Connector Posted September 1, 2012 Share Posted September 1, 2012 If there's a person supervising and there's nobody around and I'm actually interested in what they're giving away I'll try it and perhaps even look into trying it at home. Otherwise, never. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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