DO NOT TRUST THE WEIGHTS AT THE MEAT MARKET!!
We have been purchasing ground pork from them for several weeks. The meat is good quality and they grind it for you on demand. However, today we paid for 2.47 lbs of pork and only received 2.1...
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DO NOT TRUST THE WEIGHTS AT THE MEAT MARKET!!
We have been purchasing ground pork from them for several weeks. The meat is good quality and they grind it for you on demand. However, today we paid for 2.47 lbs of pork and only received 2.1 lb. I only discovered this because I was dividing the meat into 3 equal portions for freezing. I had calculated the weight of each portion in advance and was weighing them out. The 3rd portion turned out to be much less than expected!
What's more, when I brought the meat back, they refused to either refund me or make up the difference, claiming that since I had opened the bag and started dividing it, my claim was not valid. What am I supposed to do, bring my own scale to the market every time to confirm that I'm getting what I'm paying for?
I do not consider this place trustworthy, and neither should you.
UPDATE: I called the manager the next day. She didn't apologize, but on the phone, she offered an extra pound of meat to cover the difference. When I arrived at the store, though, she had gone, and the cashier said she had been instructed to just give me the difference in cash. So two extra trips to the store for $1.40, and I doubly don't trust this business. They short you on the weight AND they don't keep their promises.
Another Update: The County office of weights and measures left a message with me, saying they checked the scales at Mi Rancho, and they are accurate. I'm sure that what happened was that the butcher weighed the meat before he ground it, some of the meat was left in the grinder, and I was charged for what was left behind. I don't agree with this practice, or at least it should be disclosed before they grind the meat.