I only buy the precut ones which of course are more expensive but you can see which are super red inside.

Ive had good ones. From HT and local store. I get one with a big yellow spot and tap on it for sound.

Anonymous wrote:If so, please tell me where you got one. I’ve bought 3 so far and they taste like, well, water. No flavor whatsoever.

Yes. I've had three and all have been sweet and crisp. I learned the secret to choosing sweet watermelon from Willard Scott when he was on the Today show. Here it is:

Take a strand of real straw (hardware store in my area carries straw brooms. The fake straw won't work) and lay it on melon and if the straw starts moving in a circle then its sweet. This method has never failed and I've been using it for years. Obviously, you need to put melon on a flat surface.

Yes, at Lidl.

H mart

Anonymous wrote:Yes, at both Trader Joe’s and Whole Foods. The key is making sure that the skin is not shiny, more matte, and has a good sunspot on the bottom – yellowish brown area – which means it was left to ripen.

Correct you want to do

uniform size and heavy - not elongated
dull- not shiny
large brown spot- not white spot
check that you can fit two fingers or so on the darker green areas
make sure there is sufficient webbing from the stem

I picked up some already cubed watermelon at Lidl on the way somewhere, and it was delicious

Yes, at both Trader Joe’s and Whole Foods. The key is making sure that the skin is not shiny, more matte, and has a good sunspot on the bottom – yellowish brown area – which means it was left to ripen.

I’ve had a few good ones from Wegman’s. We eat a ton of watermelon every summer and the best ones are always in June.

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Anonymous wrote:If so, please tell me where you got one. I’ve bought 3 so far and they taste like, well, water. No flavor whatsoever.

Yep from all over: HT, Costco, WF.

How are you picking your watermelons OP?

I purchased one from a farm on the Delaware shore and 2 from Trader Joe’s. Normally, I’ve found Trader Joe’s to have some of the sweetest ones in the past but no more.

I’ll try one of your suggestions. Thanks!

Anonymous wrote:If so, please tell me where you got one. I’ve bought 3 so far and they taste like, well, water. No flavor whatsoever.

Same here. Plums and watermelons have been watery, Georgia peaches delicious.

Anonymous wrote:If so, please tell me where you got one. I’ve bought 3 so far and they taste like, well, water. No flavor whatsoever.

Yep from all over: HT, Costco, WF.

How are you picking your watermelons OP?

Yes, I got a delicious one from Costco! Did not check its origin

Yes but they're from Mexico if that matters

If so, please tell me where you got one. I’ve bought 3 so far and they taste like, well, water. No flavor whatsoever.