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ELI5: why are grocery store strawberries (around here we get Driscoll’s brand) big with a hard white interior? Why are they so different than homegrown strawberries?

Even when overripe/rotten, the insides seem to be white. Compared to homegrown strawberries, they are flavorless. Are they a different variety?
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Picked too early.  Strawberries don’t ripen after they’re picked.  Smaller strawberries are generally sweeter than the big fat ones.  As a kid growing up in the Willamette Valley in Oregon, spent many early summers picking strawberries back in the late 60’s.  Fat ones are only good for strawberry fights.