Why do exotic fruit have to be so damn expensive over here? If I'd buy a kilo of those I couldn't afford paying my rent next month. Seriously, they're worth more than gold here.

Novabreaker said:

i know what you mean. over here even simple fruit is rediculously expensive
sometimes. yesterday i went out and got:

4 zespri yellow kiwis
4 bananas
4 apples
1 net of oranges

total price: $ 12,-

i mean damnit, i can get an entire bag full of crappy food for that and eat
junkfood every night all week.

IstenSzek said:

That's totally insane.

I haven't either bought any fresh fruit for quite a while, just canned ones. When the EU expanded they promised huge cutbacks on the prices of groceries, but rat's asses.

Novabreaker said:

yeah exactly, most groceries now cost double of what they did before
they changed the currency to the euro.

it's rediculous. they tell us to eat more fruit and vegetables and a
bag full of those, like you already said, costs as much as rentmoney
for a month. it's insane.

meanwhile i can buy a pack of 12 waffels for 0,49 cents but a 1 lemon
costs 99 cents. it's madness.

IstenSzek said:

Fruit isn't quite that expensive here (obviosuly), but overall it's much much cheaper to eat badly than it is to eat healthy here. It's ridiculous.

CarrieMpls said:

Thanks, Carrie...there is a Trader Joe's nearby.

SHANNA said:

the trader joes in my nabe had FANTASTIC artichokes on sale, by the way. not that this is relevant at all. but i'm just sayin'.

Most fruit is really cheap here.

You can buy 10 limes here for under 50 cents, so we make fresh lime juice all the time.

Some fruit is more expensive though, like strawberries, cherries and large oranges, but pineapples and coconuts cost nothing compared to back in the UK.