"Dave Smith" > wrote in message
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>I had to pick up some stuff at the butcher/deli down the road from me.
>While I was checking out I grabbed some bananas. The cashier looked a
>little confused and then started counting them and said something about
>them being 50 cents apiece. I looked at her puzzled and then told her they
>are bananas. They are sold by the pound. Doh. A hand of 6 bananas would
>have been $3.

They're not always sold that way here. Target sells them per piece.