They buy tuna for their cats, because they can't buy cat food.
Man, who really is a bit of a cheapskate, recalls that store where he bought inferior tuna was collecting food for the homeless.
By giving it to the poor while buying superior tuna for himself, the man behaves like a moral chiseler.
In some shops you can buy canned tuna that's labeled ventresca.
On the road, we bought water-packed tuna and ate it dry, tossing the empty cans in the backseat.
It said it would rely on reports from the Federal observers to assure that it bought only "dolphin-free tuna."
If he doesn't choose clams, he buys tuna, scallops, shrimp - whatever is in season.
I suggested next time he buy tuna in water rather than olive oil.
When Heinz said it would buy only "dolphin-safe" tuna, the other major tuna packers quickly followed suit.
Though I have never fallen for the 30-percent-a-dish limit, I have bought water-packed tuna and the economy size without a second thought.