I always assumed stickers were there for marketing/branding purposes.
It always made me laugh because:
a) I coudn’t tell you the name of any of those brands, so that doesn’t work.
b) I buy whatever fruit is at the shop. I can’t go searching for XYZ brand of apples lolI cut the stickered bit off fruit that I’m eating. I’ve done enough sports strapping work to know that stickers (sports tape) leave a residue that can be difficult to clean off so instead of trying I just cut it off. I don’t want to eat sticker residue.
Ngl I kind of assumed we would’ve just made them out of something biodegradable and food-safe because it seems insane to use them otherwise
p.s. here’s the intended link for people on platforms that don’t support those types of edits: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/jun/29/calls-for-australia-wide-crackdown-on-real-estate-ads-that-use-ai-to-hide-faults-and-lure-in-renters
Literally just laser engrave into the skin of the fruit or something. Doesn’t have to be deep.
