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Complaint Review: Man In White Van Selling Shrimp - Phoenix Arizona
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Man In White Van Selling Shrimp
SE Corner Of I-17 And Carefree Highway Phoenix, Arizona, U.S.A.
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Man In White Van Selling Shrimp Sells disgusting shrimp that causes near fatal illness Phoenix Arizona
Beware: The shrimp sold by a man in a white van on the SE corner of I-17 and the Carefree Highway is BAD. I got as sick as a dog, I thought I was going to die.
To top it off, his prices are outrageously expensive: A five pound cost $19.99!
Stay away from the man in the white van selling 5lbs of jumbo shrimp for $19.99.
Dumb Dave
glendale, Arizona
U.S.A.
To top it off, his prices are outrageously expensive: A five pound cost $19.99!
Stay away from the man in the white van selling 5lbs of jumbo shrimp for $19.99.
Dumb Dave
glendale, Arizona
U.S.A.
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Dumb Dave
Glendale,Arizona,
U.S.A.
I didn't feel like going to the supermarket
#2Author of original report
Wed, November 01, 2006
I bought the shrimp from the man in the white van because of the ridiculous lines at the Albertsons on the NE Corner of I-17 and the Carefree highway. So although the shrimp may have been better at Albertsons, it probably would have went bad in line due to a 3 hour wait to make my purchase. The shrimpman is no longer there, there's a guy selling selling burritos and enchiladas from a silver van. They were actually pretty good, and I didn't get sick.
Peter
Pony,Alabama,
U.S.A.
I agree
#3Consumer Comment
Wed, November 01, 2006
Since when does it become safe, from a food-handling perspective, to buy shrimp from a man in a white van on the side of the road? Also, since when is $4 a pound for shrimp considered "outrageously expensive"? The last I checked, shrimp was $10-12 a pound at the grocery store.
Steve
Bradenton,Florida,
U.S.A.
$4/LB for Jumbo Shrimp outrageous?
#4Consumer Comment
Tue, October 31, 2006
Dave, Jumbo Shrimp usually sell for $9-$11 a pound. You can catch them on sale for like $7-$8 but that is rare. So there goes the "outrageous" claim. Now for the common sense part! NEVER buy perishable food from a roadside vendor! Especially one in AZ where it tends to stay around 100 degrees this time of year. Have you lost your mind? You have no idea how old this stuff is or how it has been handled or stored. There are no legal safeguards or inspections of these people. Think about it.
Lori
OMAHA,Nebraska,
U.S.A.
WHY?
#5Consumer Comment
Tue, October 31, 2006
Why would you think it was ok to buy shrimp from a man in a white van, on the streets? Just had to ask.
Lori
OMAHA,Nebraska,
U.S.A.
WHY?
#6Consumer Comment
Tue, October 31, 2006
Why would you think it was ok to buy shrimp from a man in a white van, on the streets? Just had to ask.
Lori
OMAHA,Nebraska,
U.S.A.
WHY?
#7Consumer Comment
Tue, October 31, 2006
Why would you think it was ok to buy shrimp from a man in a white van, on the streets? Just had to ask.
