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by ThePowerOfFuet 424 days ago
Wait, is that "local grocery store" selling those oranges for $2.49 _each_?!
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Not a typical orange. “Sumo Citrus” / dekopon / shiranui is a hybrid tangor/tangerine cross. Very fragile, specialty fruit, only recently available at scale in the eastern US. This is on the high end per-fruit but I’ve seen higher. I usually buy in cases at ~$1.25 per fruit.
Wow indeed. Though I think the 4.99 ones are by weight, for 2 lbs? Seems weird though so I'm not sure.