First, make sure you are getting Eastern Peaches and not California ones. The CA ones are bred as hard as rocks so they will travel. I've had good luck at the local Safeway finding good Eastern Peaches on sale due to the season. They have ripened in a day or two and are tasty, not mealy, and sweet.

The Lori Anne peaches from Wegman's have been great!

Anonymous wrote:I've got some great peaches from Costco.

Good to know, because I haven't gotten any, but the smell of them walking by is heavenly!

I have been eating the Costco peaches non stop.

I've got some great peaches from Costco.

I’ve gotten fantastic peaches and nectarines by going to local orchard and picking myself.

The only place I have found good ones this year is at farmer’s market. They are all terrible in grocery stores this years. The farmer’s tell me that the hot dry summers are best, the lack of rain concentrates the flavor. Haven’t been able to go in a few weeks, so don’t know it the recent rains were an issue in quality.

Anonymous wrote:I don't eat white peaches, nor do I like nectarines that much. Proper peaches, when picked ripe, are awesome. Of course, as you all pointed out, it is hard to find them ripened on the tree.
We all need to move to Europe to eat tasty fruit when in season. But I don't have any money for that!

In europe is not necessarily better...strawberries and cherries this spring/summer in Europe were awful, tasteless blobs. and don't even get me started on the grossness that is an avocado in europe...

OP I agree with you, peaches have been very disappointing this year and last year. Doesn't matter if they are from the grocery store or local orchard

Anonymous wrote:I don't eat white peaches, nor do I like nectarines that much. Proper peaches, when picked ripe, are awesome. Of course, as you all pointed out, it is hard to find them ripened on the tree.
We all need to move to Europe to eat tasty fruit when in season. But I don't have any money for that!

Peaches are not native to Europe.