Andy wrote:
> The produce market had JUMBO green bell peppers for 79¢/ea. Almost
> cantalope melon sized. Like two normal ones. I could barely get a
> hold of it. Got $1.00/ea. red, yellow and orange bells and an English
> cucumber.
>
> The artichokes on the other hand were between baby and medium sized
> for 79¢/ea. I passed on them.
>
> And they were out of basil!?? (
>
> Avocados were $1.19/ea. I passed on those too. ((
>
> There were the typical "two ladies gabbing" roadblocks in every aisle
> and the stocking grocers piling boxes of fresh fruits and veggies
> onto tables, yelling help and advice to customers in what is the
> slowest unchoreographed ballet that is my produce market.
>
> Andy
I beat you. . .red, yellow or orange huge bell peppers were .69 and green
bell peppers were .49. I was thrilled because the week before the cheapest
pepper I could find was $1.59 each. That was a real hardship for us as we
eat one whole red pepper in our salad each night. The .69 has pretty much
been the price here all winter except for the week of Easter and the week
after. I got some strawberries at Costco last week that were the largest I
have ever seen. 2 1/2 inches long and just a simdge under 2 inches wide.
Intense strawberry flavor. $5.99 for 4 pounds and not a nasty spot in the
bunch.
Janet