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California grocery store selling a limited-edition pineapple for $400 (www.independent.co.uk)

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[-] aeronmelon@lemmy.world 45 points 6 months ago

This is normal in Japan.

Perfect-looking fruits and vegetables (and giant tunafish) regularly get sold at premiums in grocery stores or are auctioned off. Sometimes it makes the news.

[-] underwire212@lemm.ee 34 points 6 months ago

Yall can buy the good looking fruit. I’ll take my ugly ass pineapples for a discount any day.

[-] Willy@sh.itjust.works 8 points 6 months ago

Same with my lovers.

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