A large part of the supermarkets ethos is availability, they are petrified of running out of anything because they fear a shopper will abandon them if they don't have the range and availability of a given product. Ergo they overstock rather than sell out, so they have to try to flog it cheap as...
Fruit and veg shopping is a very big can of worms , it's usually all about freshness and presentation to the extent the fruit and veg varieties are bred not so much for their taste but for their ability to look good on the shelf for as long as possible. Flavour has almost been bred out of so...