never buying meat from a box store again

Let me first say that i have heard the warnings of not buying meat from wal-mart and other box stores but Im a try myself type of guy. I normally buy all my meat from our local meat shop but last year I saw some ribs on sale (1.29/lb) at our local walmart and i snatched up a few slabs (actually as many as I could find). I used them for several cook outs and I thought they were actually pretty good. They were a hit with the family and friends. Unfortunatly I cannot remember the brand.

This year over memorial day weekend I was walking through Target and I saw they had ribs on sale so I picked up three slabs (I also cannot remember the brand). let me just cut to the chase. They were horrible. The worst ribs I have ever made BY FAR!!!! I would actually say they were uneatable. They were soooo hammy tasting and after 6 hours (3-2-1) in the smoke at 250 there was no fall off the bone. After the cookout there were at least 2 slabs left and let me just say that just aint right. Ive never had ribs left after a cook. I would say that it compleatly ruined the cookout but I had some killer pulled pork and a pan full of abt's.:becky:

Did anyone else get the ribs from target over memorial day? Did you have the same results? Im trying to remember what brand they were. I think they were hormel. Any advice or comments would surely be welcome.

I learned a valuable lesson. I definitely will be buying all my meat from now on here in town. The butchers know me by name and usually invite me back as they prepare my cuts. You wont get that at wal-mart or target.

Somewhere along the line service has been lost and its all about low prices and quantity.