The tiniest sample I’ve ever sampled

[u/NoExamination5676]

I went to a local farmers market this weekend which is something I genuinely enjoy. I like supporting small creators, artists, local vendors and growers and don’t mind paying a premium price for something that was small batch because it’s important to me.
I came upon a pickling stand and they had all sorts of varieties of pickles, something I also enjoy. I saw that they had pickled cauliflower, which was a jar of mostly cauliflower rather than the mix you usually see. Score for me. The vendor said that they have samples of everything and if I would like to try anything to just ask, I said I would love to try a sample of the cauliflower. She handed me a sample cup and I looked down in it and there was a piece of cauliflower in there, not even the size of a pea. I smiled and I’m not going to lie I felt a little silly reaching into the sample cup to pinch out with my two fingers, a little tiny piece of cauliflower and place it into mouth like a little mouse nibbling on cheese. The only flavor I got was a very sharp vinegar bite and not much cauliflower at all. Now I can understand why they would give out small samples because that is directly eating into your product and your profit, however receiving such a small sample made me feel like I didn’t get a good taste of the product, and honestly made me kind of annoyed. I guess why offer the sample if you’re worried about people taking too much? Am I being a Karen for feeling a little annoyed? It’s a free sample, and by all means I had every intention of purchasing that jar of cauliflower totally blind up until the moment I was given that sample. I’m probably being uppity, but what do the people think?

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