Buying meat off a truck?

[supton]

Also while shoveling snow today: had someone stop by, wanted to know if I could help him out and buy some meat at what he paid for it, already made his delivery but ordered too much, would get in trouble with the company, something like that. Since its about the third time heard that pitch I was pretty sure I wasn't interested. We have bought in the past, the price was ok, but we have a small freezer and are not big meat eaters.

Do all these guys have the same play book or what?

This guy was a first though, smoked the whole time, and had to come back later to get his iPhone, as he managed to drop it--I was hoping he wouldn't notice, and that I could finally have one of those smartphones. Drat.

 

[JHZR2]

What was the brand/business? Was there at least a household or local name that was legit?


I remember getting the EXACT same story more than once in college and within a year or two after, from folks selling floorstanding stereo speakers...

 

[kb01]

We get those guys 2 or 3 times a year. The whole thing always feels really shady -- At the very least, it seems like they're lying about the "excess" meat but it sure feels like they're selling expired or recalled food.

 

[thr_wedge]

The meat is overpriced and the playbook is always the same.

 

[SwampSurvivor]

Shady

 

[supton]

Steakhouse Supply is what the flyer says. Quality since 1992.

The guy described the filet mignon as "panty dropping." I wanted to tell him that my age I just want my wife to cook the darn steak already.

These days when we want good meat we buy from this local farm. Pricey, but local and organic. And not that pricey since we only buy meat a few times a week.

 

[GumbyJarvis]

I've bought schwanns stuff before, nothing too special. Can get it cheaper and more of it at publix/winndixie

Or my case now h-e-b

 

[joaks]

I've heard that line for speakers also.

 

[joaks]

Originally Posted By: supton

The guy described the filet mignon as "panty dropping."



Seems like there should be some sort of intestinal parasite/loose bowel joke in there somewhere.

 

[GumbyJarvis]

Originally Posted By: joaks
Originally Posted By: supton

The guy described the filet mignon as "panty dropping."



Seems like there should be some sort of intestinal parasite/loose bowel joke in there somewhere.


If I ever run for a political office, and in a debate. After they say their plans for the future, I'll use that one.
"My plans for the future are going to be "panty dropping"... That is all.

 

[loyd]

I had a guy come by offering to sell meat out of a van and told him no thanks, don't come back. He came back again when just my wife was home and she told him the same thing. When he came back the third time I stuck a gun in his face and told him the next time he came up my driveway I would shoot him. Haven't seen him since. Also reperted hi to my local county sheriff deputy and he also warned him off.

 

[Donald]

At my old house I had a guy sell meat out of his truck. But he had no bogus sales pitch. My reply was that I do not eat red meat.

 

[aquariuscsm]

Yep,I've heard that same pathetic sales pitch so many times. I just don't answer the door,or if I'm outside,I just look at them and tell them to keep on walking.

 

[whip]

I used to work at a refrigersted warehouse. These guys would buy a case of meat for about $65. They would then turn and sell it for up to $300. They were some of the greatest sales people in the world.

 

[Zaedock]

Was it a guy in a white Chevy from Maine? Had a dude stop by my house on his way back up because he saw me outside riding the ATV.

 

[UncleS2]

They always have the same spiel, I always have the same reply:
"No thanks, not interested, goodbye."

 

[Jarlaxle]

Originally Posted By: loyd
I had a guy come by offering to sell meat out of a van and told him no thanks, don't come back. He came back again when just my wife was home and she told him the same thing. When he came back the third time I stuck a gun in his face and told him the next time he came up my driveway I would shoot him. Haven't seen him since. Also reperted hi to my local county sheriff deputy and he also warned him off.


You should be in prison for that!

 

[R80RS]

My wife bought meat from a guy like that several years ago. He said he was in the neighborhood delivering to some of our neighbors and saw her working in the yard and had some extra inventory he could sell for a bargain. Each steak, filet, roast, etc. was individually vacuum wrapped. I can't remember the name of the company, but the meat packages were labeled from Florida. As I recall the quality of the meat was poor and we never saw the guy again.

 

[GumbyJarvis]

Originally Posted By: R80RS
My wife bought meat from a guy like that several years ago. He said he was in the neighborhood delivering to some of our neighbors and saw her working in the yard and had some extra inventory he could sell for a bargain. Each steak, filet, roast, etc. was individually vacuum wrapped. I can't remember the name of the company, but the meat packages were labeled from Florida. As I recall the quality of the meat was poor and we never saw the guy again.


Sounds like the schwans guys in Florida.

 

[cjcride]

We get the same 'speaker spiel' guys in a white van up here in Toronto. Small World.
Originally Posted By: joaks
I've heard that line for speakers also.