Rotten Carrots & Celery

Recently I purchased a bag of carrots and stalks of celery for juicing.
I looked through the 2lb bags of carrots looking for some green. Most tops were black.
Checked the celery since I have thrown some away before. Looked good on the outside.
The following morning I opened the bag of carrots for my juicing. The middle carrots in the bag were moldy and rotten.
I am ready to juice! All my other veggies are cut up. Carrots and celery the last two I add.
I growled a bit, sorted through the bag of carrots. I manage to get some I could use. Sprayed them heavily with my veggie wash, (white vinegar and water). Peeled them all as well for extra protection.
The  rest in the bag will be returned to the store.
Then I pull off some stalks of celery the part of the celery where the ribs are close together near the top all dark and moldy inside the rib. I cut the celery stalk thinking it might be dirt. Nope, rotting (disintegrating) I go through the celery and salvage half the batch. Once again using my vegetable wash. I was not a happy camper. :-)
I brought the remaining carrots and celery back and got replacements. They were good with the return and apologized for the product not meeting my expectations.
How many people bite the bullet, throw it out, and just purchase more next time?  At $2.50 for the carrots and $3.99 for celery, $6.50 can almost buy me lunch at Chipoltas!!!!  .

Cost to me?

• Extra trip to the store, 
• Time, gas and inconvenience. 
• Possible health risk, 

Now I will be looking more carefully at the produce I choose.  Maybe even bring a magnifying glass for these old eyes.