Hacker News new | ask | show | jobs
by mattmaroon 171 days ago
I guess my question is: why is this better for me the customer than just buying them at my local supermarket? The shipping must make them very expensive, relative to my store. Are they that much better onions?
1 comments

most grocers don't carry Vidalias. If they do, they sometimes mislabel them, so you don't know whether you're receiving an authentic Vidalia. Also, grocers often charge more than we do - we had a customer from California one year mention that they found some out there for $8-$10 a pound (our 10# box is $50, and that includes shipping to lower 48 usa).
Interesting. Maybe I’m just lucky, I’m in northeast Ohio and we have them regularly.

But $5/lb including shipping is not bad at all for something from the internet.