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Post by tloonya on Apr 9, 2014 12:22:18 GMT -5
Let's say sometimes I am getting very cheap stuff. Like today I am selling 8 strawberries for $2. Every other customer asking me 'what's wrong, why so cheap'? I am being annoyed have to tell them I don't know what... My persimmons are 20 for $1. Same bulging eyes and stupid questions: 'what's wrong with it? does it have freeze burn?' Is there politically correct answer to these questions? Because so far my best is: 'you don't really think I will tell you the truth, right?'
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Post by The Captain on Apr 9, 2014 12:29:35 GMT -5
Let's say sometimes I am getting very cheap stuff. Like today I am selling 8 strawberries for $2. Every other customer asking me 'what's wrong, why so cheap'? I am being annoyed have to tell them I don't know what... My persimmons are 20 for $1. Same bulging eyes and stupid questions: 'what's wrong with it? does it have freeze burn?' Is there politically correct answer to these questions? Because so far my best is: 'you don't really think I will tell you the truth, right?' The answer is "when items come in season I try to pass my savings onto you, my most beloved customers!"
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Post by Deleted on Apr 9, 2014 12:30:17 GMT -5
Let's say sometimes I am getting very cheap stuff. Like today I am selling 8 strawberries for $2. Every other customer asking me 'what's wrong, why so cheap'? I am being annoyed have to tell them I don't know what... My persimmons are 20 for $1. Same bulging eyes and stupid questions: 'what's wrong with it? does it have freeze burn?' Is there politically correct answer to these questions? Because so far my best is: 'you don't really think I will tell you the truth, right?' 20 persimmons for $1? holy sh!t....I pay $2 each, sometimes $1.50
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Post by swamp on Apr 9, 2014 12:30:17 GMT -5
Isn't 8 strawberries for $2 expensive?
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Post by tloonya on Apr 9, 2014 12:35:04 GMT -5
I thought you were supposed to sell produce by the pound? Why did you think that?
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Post by tloonya on Apr 9, 2014 12:39:38 GMT -5
Isn't 8 strawberries for $2 expensive? No one (in their mind) selling strawberry by a piece. I thought you know that... Even back in Ukraine when strawberry were coming in season in May and were pricey as gold - nobody sold it by a piece! And I am pretty sure you had never saw not bought a single strawberry...unless you went to an Iceland or somewhere like that. So we tend (in a real world you also living in) to sell strawberries by a pound. In a plastic box (or clamshell). And 8 1lb strawberries for $2 is very cheap and deal that is hard to find. I hope you are satisfied with my answer.
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Post by milee on Apr 9, 2014 12:39:53 GMT -5
I thought you were supposed to sell produce by the pound? Our Trader Joe's (not sure if it's just here or at every one) prices produce by the piece. Example - bananas were $.19 each last time. Makes it tough to comparison shop. There are 3-4 different stores I regularly go to and buy what that store has the best or lowest price of, so I like to comparison shop so I know who has the best price. Since all the other stores price their produce by the pound, I can't tell if TJ's prices are lower or higher than the other places.
Either way - piece or pound - is fine with me, but I wish they'd all do it similarly so I could compare.
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Post by 973beachbum on Apr 9, 2014 12:40:20 GMT -5
Strawberries normaly sell by the pint or quart. I have never seen someone sell them by count before. I guess if they are big ones it might be a great deal but if they are smaller maybe not so much. Lately they have been around $4 a pint or $7 a qt. For valentines day they went onsale for $4 a quart. that was the last time I bought them.
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Post by swamp on Apr 9, 2014 12:46:15 GMT -5
Isn't 8 strawberries for $2 expensive? No one (in their mind) selling strawberry by a piece. I thought you know that... Even back in Ukraine when strawberry were coming in season in May and were pricey as gold - nobody sold it by a piece! And I am pretty sure you had never saw not bought a single strawberry...unless you went to an Iceland or somewhere like that. So we tend (in a real world you also living in) to sell strawberries by a pound. In a plastic box (or clamshell). And 8 1lb strawberries for $2 is very cheap and deal that is hard to find. I hope you are satisfied with my answer. I agree. 8 pounds of strawberries for $2 is very cheap.
I don't always buy them by the pound. The Amish sell them by the pint, quart, and peck. Thank you for clarifying.
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Post by tloonya on Apr 9, 2014 12:48:42 GMT -5
Because that's how every other grocer does it... 8 giant strawberries is very different from 8 little strawberries from a price per unit standpoint... Giant strawberries called 'stem berries' or 'stems' are sold by a pound but cost more because of the looks and purpose. Regular size strawberries sold same way but cost less. but that was not a question...
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Post by milee on Apr 9, 2014 12:48:48 GMT -5
Our Trader Joe's (not sure if it's just here or at every one) prices produce by the piece. Example - bananas were $.19 each last time. Makes it tough to comparison shop. There are 3-4 different stores I regularly go to and buy what that store has the best or lowest price of, so I like to comparison shop so I know who has the best price. Since all the other stores price their produce by the pound, I can't tell if TJ's prices are lower or higher than the other places.
Either way - piece or pound - is fine with me, but I wish they'd all do it similarly so I could compare.
Oh really? I think I've only seen corn sold by piece... it does make it really difficult to comparison shop if they do it that way. Yeah, I'd even be willing to weigh the TJ produce and mentally do the price per pound calculation, but they don't even have a scale. The cynical part of me wonders if that's the point of their strategy. Generally, TJ's pricing on most items is really low compared to other stores, so by making it impossible for customers to compare produce pricing they are hoping that customers just assume the prices are good and buy it without comparing.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 9, 2014 12:49:01 GMT -5
Translation: she is selling 8 one pound packages for $2. That IS cheap!
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Post by tloonya on Apr 9, 2014 12:51:52 GMT -5
ATTENTION SHOPPERS! Can we now go back to the original question? Geez! You guys just impossible. Who could think you will be all over how to sell produce!!!
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Post by Deleted on Apr 9, 2014 12:54:12 GMT -5
Why so irate?!?!
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Post by Otto the Orange on Apr 9, 2014 12:55:56 GMT -5
I would say
"special price for my loyal customers"
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Post by Rocky Mtn Saver on Apr 9, 2014 12:58:31 GMT -5
Translation: she is selling 8 one pound packages for $2. That IS cheap! That's so ridiculous, I wouldn't trust it either! No wonder her customers are asking why they're so cheap!
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Post by Deleted on Apr 9, 2014 12:58:42 GMT -5
It's a shame Iowa Swirl did not come over. It's a damn shame......................................
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Post by NancysSummerSip on Apr 9, 2014 12:59:57 GMT -5
It's a shame Iowa Swirl did not come over. It's a damn shame...................................... Many of us have said that, and said it often. My Loony-to-English translation skills are lacking.
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Post by Otto the Orange on Apr 9, 2014 13:02:32 GMT -5
Why so irate?!?! Are you new here?
what do you expect from her, of course she's pi$$ed off. You guys have made such dumb replies to her thread.
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Post by milee on Apr 9, 2014 13:05:15 GMT -5
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Post by NancysSummerSip on Apr 9, 2014 13:10:13 GMT -5
You wanna see irate? Watch this:
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Post by sarcasticgirl on Apr 9, 2014 13:14:35 GMT -5
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Post by mollyanna58 on Apr 9, 2014 13:15:53 GMT -5
I read it as 8 strawberries in a package with a total weight of 1 pound for $2.00.
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Post by sesfw on Apr 9, 2014 13:32:37 GMT -5
Packages of strawberries around here are 2 lbs for $0.77 and they are wonderful. I've been buying 2 packages for a couple of weeks now and we love them. Open the fridge and there they are just waiting to be eaten.
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Post by lexxy703 on Apr 9, 2014 14:27:52 GMT -5
I thought you were supposed to sell produce by the pound? Our Trader Joe's (not sure if it's just here or at every one) prices produce by the piece. Example - bananas were $.19 each last time. Makes it tough to comparison shop. There are 3-4 different stores I regularly go to and buy what that store has the best or lowest price of, so I like to comparison shop so I know who has the best price. Since all the other stores price their produce by the pound, I can't tell if TJ's prices are lower or higher than the other places.
Either way - piece or pound - is fine with me, but I wish they'd all do it similarly so I could compare.
Here some places do price per banana & compared to what I pay $.19 is really good. They are $.39 here or a bunch is $2.49 with 5-6 per.
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Post by Abby Normal on Apr 9, 2014 14:52:02 GMT -5
I live in farm country and I can't go to the field and get 8# of strawberries for $2.00. So yeah, I would wonder what was wrong with them.
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Post by lexxy703 on Apr 9, 2014 15:09:32 GMT -5
Here they are $3 a lb. They may get cheaper as they come more into season. You can go pick your own in the summer & I think they are pretty cheap then but still not 8 lb for $2.
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Post by lazysundays on Apr 9, 2014 21:36:46 GMT -5
They are ready to eat today! priced to clear fast! Use today pricing! (Make sure it isn't already rotting at the bottom).
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Post by lazysundays on Apr 9, 2014 21:37:25 GMT -5
Overstock pricing. Get it while it's ripe!
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Post by lazysundays on Apr 9, 2014 21:38:52 GMT -5
The farmers markets around here do that too. Also see it in the manager's special on store cooked food- priced to sell fast before it expires.
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