On Thu, 23 Jul 2015 10:44:35 -0400, Dave Smith
> wrote:

>On 2015-07-23 10:07 AM, Brooklyn1 wrote:
>
>> There's a lot of loss with produce, what doesn't sell rots... makes
>> more sense to sell bananas at cost or even less to minimize losses. I
>> see reduced price produce offered every time I shop
>>
>
>This particular butcher/deli always has a number of great deals. They
>have a sign board out in front with their weekly specials and their
>deals are hard to resist. While the bananas are cheap.... and seconds..
>the cold cuts and other specials are outstanding. They specials get
>people into the door and believe me, they get it back in spades. Their
>regular meat prices are high.

Many stores offer complimentary items for free but make up the small
loss by selling high markup merchandise... bananas are cheap relative
to beef.

>and they always give huge portions. Ask for
>a pound of regular ground beef and they give you more like a pound and a
>half.

I was actually believing you until this.