Comments on: Produce Stand Operates On Honor System

By: Just An Old Soldier

Just An Old Soldier — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 19:10:50 +0000

There’s a fellow out at Pensacola Beach that does the same thing with Tomatoes – God Bless them both! (And the Tomatoes were great!)

By: joe

joe — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 02:30:17 +0000

wow, good information to know about the book. Sherry if you read this, I have been writing down my purchases in the book everytime for several years now. I did not know it was for an IOU tab. I always pay each time but I guess now that I know what it was really there for I look like some kind of re-peat dead beat that continues to take your produce! sorry for the confusion over thelast 5 years….. I feel bad about it, so if you have kept the totals I recorded in the book I will pay them to clear my name. I would hate to go over one day and see a sign that says “do not sell to these people” and see a picture of just me! yikes! Next Stop, Walnut Hills Most Wanted…..

By: Debbie

Debbie — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 02:29:59 +0000

Sweet lady and good story! Thanks for an uplifting message of trust!

By: Smitty

Smitty — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 02:14:20 +0000

I’ve been coming to her stand off and on for years, thought the spiral note book was to log what you bought , not for what you owed. Good lady and family.

By: chrissy

chrissy — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 02:10:38 +0000

this is WONDERFUL! =-)

By: William Wendt

William Wendt — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 01:51:09 +0000

I knew her dad and I know her. Great people!!!!! If only all the people in the world were like these………Everyone go buy all her stuff and leave some extra. It will come back to you!

By: barrineau

barrineau — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 21:21:24 +0000

thank you Mrs Black, my wife makes it a point when we can to stop and “get the good stuf” . It is also nice to show my kids that there is some good left in this crazy world . thanks NE for shining a lite on something that most wouldn’t take a second look at.

By: interested reader

interested reader — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 18:36:21 +0000

We live near this stand and have used it sometimes. It is good to know that we still have people who believe that good people still live. Hope Sherry receives an extra blessing from the Lord for this good deed.

By: horrific

horrific — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 16:30:39 +0000

A Cajun that’s funny david lol.

It is a sad commentary tho about our times.

I remember we always did business with the corner drug store and everyone
knew our name and we had a charge account.

It was the same way at the corner gas station.

We never locked our doors or took the keys out of the ignition.

The only thing we were ever told was to never get in a car with a stranger.

We never heard of drugs till the Vietnam war but I was married by then
and wasn’t exactly in the scene for that kind of thing. My friends were
so straight they didn’t even smoke cigs.

We also did business with a little grocery store where we called the woman
who ran it grandma and she gave us penny candy while our mom was
shopping.

One of my sisters was even named after her which was the name of
the store too. (Ina’s)

LOL could you see naming your child winn-dixie or publics or calling
the manager grandpa…..

I long for those days.
Where did they go…..
What happened to all the good people….?????????

By: David Huie Green

David Huie Green — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 15:32:12 +0000

I was traveling down in south Louisiana and noticed citrus fruit stands in front of people’s houses where they were selling the fruit off their own trees. There was a can and a price beside the fruit and no people in sight.

I mentioned to the foreman beside me how nice it was they figured they could trust people. He explained that was mostly true but sometimes there was a Cajun inside the window ready to perforate the cars of any who stole from them.

That was impressive too.

David for honorable dealings