Is she being unreasonable or is this not quite the 'right' thing to do?

[Lauriefairyonthetreeeatscake]

I'm in Sainsburys buying brocolli and the woman stocking the shelves told me I ought to 'snap the stalk off' so I didn't pay for more than I needed.

I didn't think this was quite right so I muttered something about feeding the stalks to the bunny.

Is this common or is Sainsbo's woman a big thief?

I like the stalk.

i do it sometimes,
or lately i put it in the soup
or save it for hamster

Anyone that doesn't want the stalk - send them my way - love the stalk and will eat raw (dont like the tree bit raw though ahhsplitssh)

i always snap the stalk off in the shop. why should i pay for something i dont use! i dont care either!

ludicrous to cherry pick. take off stalks of cherries.
i like making earings
well the dc's do

shouldbeironing I'm surprised he wasn't wrestled to the ground and charged with possessing a dangerous weapon.

I do it with asparagus. It's that expensive, and sometimes the stalks are really long, reckon it makes a big difference...

She's a looon. I peel the stalk and eat it. It's nutty in flavour. You can eat that bit uncooked so you get lots of vitamins. My children who arent' great veg eaters will eat raw broccoli stalk.

I might take the stalks and no florets!

peel - just eat it

Next time I go to the supermarket I am going to de-core the apples before they get weighed

I can't remember which supermarket, but I've seen a sign saying that the broccoli stalks are not to be removed.

Agree with provincial lady, it is uncouth. Them's the folk with all the cash, betcha!

Isn't that why the bagged florets are more expensive? Bcs you are getting all nice fluffy tops and no yucky slimy bottoms, which bring the price down?

So technically I would say it is not quite the right thing to do. Desi.

really awful thing to do

Stalk breaker or not? You decide

Stalk snappers of the world unite: you have nothing to lose but your dignity!

yes, I think that's what it comes down to. It seems a little infra-dig to be told off by a 13yr old store detective for broccoli-related crimes, rather than glugging a third of a bottle of Baileys and filling up with babylotion before replacing the cap.

I used to do it when I was a genuinely cash strapped student. Now I can afford to pay for stalk I leave it on (and use it in cooking too - didn't actually realise till I was older that you could cook the stalk)

My Dad used to destalk all the mushrooms!

Oh no - i DO that! No-one in our house will eat the stalks so they get chucked out. I promise NEVER to do it again. Bad, I am.

i do it too.
i would chop it off and bin itnotherwise.
supermarkets make huge amounts of money-fuck em

I think I've been missing a trick actually. I'm going to train dd (3) to do it disingenously.

I am roffling at this thread

I am taking great pride in the knowledge that some women might think me shameful for snapping stalks.

I am particularly grateful for the asparagus tip (if you'll pardon the pun). I shall henceforth discard with woody lower stalks of said vegetable, in a loud and cracking manner whenever someone middle-class, pugnacious and smelling of J'Adore should happen my way in Sainsbury's.

The next time they're in season, of course

Ha ha ha! I've just noticed Crush's comment

Nope! Killing someone is a really awful thing to do.