This sounds like an oxymoron. To me, “loose” means it’s sold by the unit, and “bulk” means it’s sold only in quantity (like canned soda by the six pack, or eggs by the dozen). What’s “loose bulk?”
Buying a grocery good in “bulk” in the USA means that they have open bins and you take whatever amount you want. So like, if you want to buy Almonds in bulk, they will have a big bin of almonds and you take whatever amount you want, even if it’s just one almond (they’d probably just give it to you for free). Or you could go buy a bag of almonds in the baking section, and that definitely wouldn’t be considered buying them in bulk.
So, non-bulk avocados would be avocados that were packaged up in someway together, and bulk avocados are those that are out freely for you to choose from.
OK, thanks. I am in the USA, but I don’t recall hearing the word used that way. When I hear “buying in bulk,” I equate it with “buying by the carton.”
Outside the U.S., buying in bulk means buying a load, prepackaged or not, such as purchasing a 56lb sack of potatoes which is priced as a 56lb sack of potatoes — as opposed to choosing and paying for each individual potato.
No matter how many you buy in total.
A prepackaged amount is the antithesis of what buying in bulk means to me, but I realize things may be different for others.
The bulk section of a grocery is a place with all the bins of flour, nuts, spices, produce, whatever, and you put them in bags and buy by the pound
Because light she was and like a fairy, and her shoes were number nine; herring boxes without topses sandals were for Clementine. I.e., each foot fills up the whole box.
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Good job for taking care of your health. Your choices help support others who are trying to eat healthy, and also keep you healthier (and therefore less of a financial burden on the healthcare system).
I salute your healthy choices.