Last week at the grocery store, Sergio was feeling bold, and he decided to ask the butcher if he could:
a. wrap the meat in paper instead of styrofoam and cellophane
b. put the meat in a reusable glass container in the future
The butcher seemed rather offended, and seemed also to think that Sergio was a bit of a dodo.
"This meat is fresh! I assure you!" he kept exclaiming. "Do you want me to take it in the back and remove the wrapper, or cut you a fresher piece? This meat was just put out today. It isn't bad!"
Clearly, there was a miscommunication in place. Everybody wanted to do the right thing, but nobody was on the same page. Finally (as these sorts of situations often necessitate) the manager was summoned. He was very amicable and very pro-green agendas. He got the drift right away, and:
a. a new piece of meat was placed in a paper wrapper
b. we may bring a reusable glass container in the future
c. we should ask for him, at least the first time we bring the container
One point for team Zero Waste.
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