Don’t ask about the peppers!!!
I am still editing my weekend recap, so in lieu of that here is a story from Saturday!
During the beginning of Saturday’s half marathon, we ran by the Farmers’ Market, and I asked Rachel if it would still be open when we finished running for us to check out. It was, and we did, yay! (She warned me about how crowded it gets, and while it was shoulder-to-shoulder crowds, they were at least moving. I appreciated the warning – I don’t always do well in crowds.)
I had no idea the “Saturday Market on the Square” had so many vendors! Whoa! I was impressed by the variety of produce, baked goods (even some vegan ones!), and crafts. I decided to buy peppers, since we kept seeing them, and they were on my shopping list anyway. Fresh peppers would be a treat!
Then Rachel and I had the strangest interaction with one guy selling them (although I wonder if he was actually selling any, with his attitude…).
He was selling sweet peppers, and I said to Rachel “I wonder if these will be good on salads, or if they’ll be too sweet?” I always buy bell peppers for our salads, and didn’t know! So Rachel wondered that out loud to the vendor and he answered “No, they won’t be good.” Then scowled and said “Of course they would be, why would you ask that?”
We were both so taken aback with what a dick he was being. I said something about typically using bell peppers so I just wondered how these would be, and he quipped back with “just go back to using your watered-down tasteless peppers” (or something like that, it’s been a few days now, ha).
Um. What. Da. Fuq. Did he want to sell his peppers or not? Is it offensive if someone asks if the thing you grew and are selling would be good eaten a certain way? So freaking bizarre. And he definitely was NOT trying to be funny. He was straight-up rude and pissy with us.
So we obviously walked away! I bought peppers from someone else who was nice and let me ask questions about what she uses them for. Because YES I have been buying conventional bell peppers from Aldi for five years so please enlighten me. Jeebus.
Nice lady peppers (some bell, some sweet)
That interaction didn’t ruin our market experience, just made me wonder what the hell was up that guy’s butt and how he expected to sell anything if he was being such a dick to anyone who asked a stupid question. Maybe you should NOT be at the Farmers’ Market, interacting with people, buddy. Know your limits of human interaction! I am proud that my interaction with him didn’t take me to my limit for the day, ha ha ha.
Themocracy
Holy crap, was Gollum selling peppers?
I think so! Only we didn’t get to see him switch to his sweet side! ha!
Um, what a jerkwad. I don’t get how people who are trying to sell things can be SO RUDE to potential customers. I mean hello, you get that you’re not the only produce vendor at this market, right?
That is what I was thinking – you realize you aren’t the only one selling this stuff, right?!?! Why go there and to all that effort if you are going to turn people off from buying your stuff?
And yeah, people being rude in general selling stuff. That doesn’t make people want to do business with you… that seems so basic!
Rude! But he is obviously a miserable person if he can be that angry around a complete stranger.
He is! I hope his life gets better!
OMG KIM. My jaw is dropped. I cannot believe that awful service! That’s just another level of rude. UGH.
Isn’t it? I am glad I was able to portray the shock factor in this post.
Goodness! What an unnecessarily unpleasant experience! That seems like the most unproductive way to respond to your question!
Right? He should have just ignored us! Ha!
Holy hell what a weirdo. Usually when I’m talking to the vendors at a farmers market they are super nice and super into their produce and love to talk about it and happy we are inquiring/buying stuff from them.
If I still have peppers when we meet I’ll bring you some from my balcony garden. They are not too sweet. Lol.
Do you like spicy ones too?
That is the experience I thought I would have. Ha ha ha, nope!
Ooo, thanks!!! I do like spicy. What do you use them for? Nachos?! 🙂
Wow, I can’t believe that. He must think his peppers are *so* special.
So you don’t like sweet peppers in salads? I always think of bell peppers are pretty sweet. What do you use the sweet ones for?
He must be special, ha!
We did try them in salads and they were a bit sweeter than I preferred! I think we put them in a noodle dish too with other veggies, but now I can’t remember! Honestly… they’re so much more work to cut and clean than bell peppers. Ha.