# The Why of Fruit Labels

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-why-of-fruit-labels/676163>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [December 12, 2013, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-why-of-fruit-labels/676163 "2013-12-12T16:02:50Z")\
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**Post date:** [December 5, 2014, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-why-of-fruit-labels/676163/41 "2014-12-05T02:49:59Z")

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I know it’s a zombie, but I used to work for a hamburger joint and we got our produce delivered from a distributor in town. Every. Single. Fricking. Tomato had a sticker on it which had to be removed before you ran it through the slicer. It may save time at the checkout, but when you buy them in bulk from a supplier, it adds to the food preparation time when you have to peel the stickers off approximately 30 tomatoes in a box.

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