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snailmail
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 Tue, Jan 23 2024, 4:03 pm
Of all the holidays that the Jewish stores price gouge, you may think that Tu Bishvat may get a pass, but oh no, lets over overcharge all our frum clientele for fruit, especially Shehechiyanu fruits. Most of these shehechiyanu fruits are out of season, are tasteless / not everyones taste, so are hardly eaten, but my local Jewish supermarket is selling almost every one for $9.99, Per fruit 
Then there are smaller fruits where you would need at least 2 or 3 for each in a family to taste, which are $6.99 each. A small Pineapple (yes I know its Hoadoma) the selling for $6.99, when a regular full sized one is $2.99!
Its not like the rest of regular fruit is priced at regular prices now, but I refused to pay such exorbitant prices. I put the few fruits I picked back and left the store. I will try other non-Jewish stores and mabe another Jewish store for half decently priced fruit before I venture back there again.
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Reality
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Tue, Jan 23 2024, 4:07 pm
The stores are importing expensive/exotic/out of local season fruits for a very short holiday shopping season. In two days nobody is buying this fruit.
What do you think a fair price is?
Why does everyone jump on the frum stores? If you don't want to pay exorbitant prices for weird fruit, don't buy it. The end.
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Blessing1
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Tue, Jan 23 2024, 4:30 pm
Exotic fruits are expensive in general & expensive to import.
Regular fruit is not expensive & that's what we buy for tu b'shvat. Regular in season fruit, is regularly priced now at the local stores.
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momsss
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Tue, Jan 23 2024, 5:30 pm
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I bought a pomegranate now for 9 bucks!
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simcha12plus
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Tue, Jan 23 2024, 5:34 pm
Pomegranates in not Jewish stores are $2 this week.
I am not in NY or Lakewood.
I bought on Sunday.
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isrmss91
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Tue, Jan 23 2024, 5:54 pm
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Shop the Asian Markets. They have tons of exotic fruit and a customer base who are known for not wanting to pay loads of money.
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sub
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Tue, Jan 23 2024, 6:02 pm
| isrmss91 wrote: | | Shop the Asian Markets. They have tons of exotic fruit and a customer base who are known for not wanting to pay loads of money. |
Our son did this last year and the fruits were not good.
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Blessing1
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Tue, Jan 23 2024, 6:02 pm
| momsss wrote: | | I bought a pomegranate now for 9 bucks! |
I got for $2.50 at a local jewish store.
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snailmail
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Tue, Jan 23 2024, 6:15 pm
| momsss wrote: | | I bought a pomegranate now for 9 bucks! |
Exactly my point!
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chestnut
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Tue, Jan 23 2024, 6:18 pm
| isrmss91 wrote: | | Shop the Asian Markets. They have tons of exotic fruit and a customer base who are known for not wanting to pay loads of money. |
Absolutely this
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chestnut
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Tue, Jan 23 2024, 6:18 pm
| sub wrote: | | Our son did this last year and the fruits were not good. |
Fruits from Jewish stores aren't guaranteed to be good, either.
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snailmail
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Tue, Jan 23 2024, 6:23 pm
| Reality wrote: | The stores are importing expensive/exotic/out of local season fruits for a very short holiday shopping season. In two days nobody is buying this fruit.
What do you think a fair price is?
Why does everyone jump on the frum stores? If you don't want to pay exorbitant prices for weird fruit, don't buy it. The end. |
Actual example: When the Jewish supermarket sells 1 Rambutan for $6.99 EACH, but the non-jewish supermarket sells the same thing for $5.99/lb thats about 60 cents each fruit - you know the Jewish store is price gouging.
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singleagain
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Tue, Jan 23 2024, 6:53 pm
| snailmail wrote: | | Actual example: When the Jewish supermarket sells 1 Rambutan for $6.99 EACH, but the non-jewish supermarket sells the same thing for $5.99/lb thats about 60 cents each fruit - you know the Jewish store is price gouging. |
But how many cases of rambutan are the supermarkets purchasing? When you only buy one case of a thing, it will cost a lot more than people who buy all the time or buy multiple cases.
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ShishKabob
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Tue, Jan 23 2024, 6:55 pm
| Reality wrote: | The stores are importing expensive/exotic/out of local season fruits for a very short holiday shopping season. In two days nobody is buying this fruit.
What do you think a fair price is?
Why does everyone jump on the frum stores? If you don't want to pay exorbitant prices for weird fruit, don't buy it. The end. | This, I don't feel any pressure to buy Dragon Fruit at $9.99. I won't have it on my table. I may allow myself some star fruit and other cheaper options. Please don't take the pressure. It's just like the other expensive stuff that they have that's meant for certain shoppers.
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jfk92
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Tue, Jan 23 2024, 7:03 pm
| isrmss91 wrote: | | Shop the Asian Markets. They have tons of exotic fruit and a customer base who are known for not wanting to pay loads of money. |
This. 1000 percent. I have plenty excellent experiences buying at these places. But some fruit are not my taste no matter where they are from. Also you should still lookup how to pick them.
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STovah
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Tue, Jan 23 2024, 7:04 pm
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Definitely try the Asian markets and buy what’s in season.
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Sb1234
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Tue, Jan 23 2024, 7:39 pm
| ShishKabob wrote: | | This, I don't feel any pressure to buy Dragon Fruit at $9.99. I won't have it on my table. I may allow myself some star fruit and other cheaper options. Please don't take the pressure. It's just like the other expensive stuff that they have that's meant for certain shoppers. |
FYI Dragon Fruits were 4.59 at Walmart today.
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Highstrung
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Tue, Jan 23 2024, 7:41 pm
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My DS got a bunch of fruit that are sold year round at the international food mart in our town. Didn’t bother shopping in the frum stores for that stuff
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Lita
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Tue, Jan 23 2024, 9:22 pm
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Anyone know if there are any Asian markets in the Monsey area?
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relaxation
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Tue, Jan 23 2024, 9:26 pm
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I got passion fruit for 2.49
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