Targets stores in the USA, are selling banana for 0.29 each
Watch out for a new money grab by supermarkets, this one has started in Targets stores in the USA, Yes that is 0.29 each banana
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Targets stores in the USA, are selling banana for 0.29 each
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Watch out for a new money grab by supermarkets, this one has started in Targets stores in the USA, Yes that is 0.29 each banana
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- Kiraly
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Whole Foods used to sell green peppers for $3.99 per pound, and organic green peppers for $2.99 each. That made the organic price appear lower, which of course it wasn’t. I complained to the store manager several times before they stopped doing this.
- chimaican
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Are you sure that isn't a printing typo? I can't imagine they'd charge by the unit (each), that would be crazy expensive.
Tis banana is IRIE 😎
10% off is cold, 50% off is warm, 75% off is hot, but FREE IS RFD!
10% off is cold, 50% off is warm, 75% off is hot, but FREE IS RFD!
- MusicBox
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LOL at being "expensive" when its a fruit that comes from 5,000 miles away, it was planted in hot weather by a farmer, is cutted manually by someone, sent to a warehouse, then a distributor, then loaded manually into a ship and then to a port, and then carried by truck to the store and then put on the shelf by an employee and then kept refrigerated for 2-3 days by the store, and you call it expensive at 0.29 cents? Buddy, a Kit-Kat is $2.20 and its made in a factory in Mississauga. People nowadays are ungrateful cheapskates.
- chimaican
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Considering stores tend to sell it at 59cents/lb, yeah, 29c/each is pricey, unless everywhere is planning to start charging $1+ per pound.MusicBox wrote: ↑ LOL at being "expensive" when its a fruit that comes from 5,000 miles away, it was planted in hot weather by a farmer, is cutted manually by someone, sent to a warehouse, then a distributor, then loaded manually into a ship and then to a port, and then carried by truck to the store and then put on the shelf by an employee and then kept refrigerated for 2-3 days by the store, and you call it expensive at 0.29 cents? Buddy, a Kit-Kat is $2.20 and its made in a factory in Mississauga. People nowadays are ungrateful cheapskates.
Take a chill pill.
Tis banana is IRIE 😎
10% off is cold, 50% off is warm, 75% off is hot, but FREE IS RFD!
10% off is cold, 50% off is warm, 75% off is hot, but FREE IS RFD!
- pialshgiml87
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Gotta love perspectiveMusicBox wrote: ↑ LOL at being "expensive" when its a fruit that comes from 5,000 miles away, it was planted in hot weather by a farmer, is cutted manually by someone, sent to a warehouse, then a distributor, then loaded manually into a ship and then to a port, and then carried by truck to the store and then put on the shelf by an employee and then kept refrigerated for 2-3 days by the store, and you call it expensive at 0.29 cents? Buddy, a Kit-Kat is $2.20 and its made in a factory in Mississauga. People nowadays are ungrateful cheapskates.
- carmaster
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Starbucks sells bananas for $0.99 each or something.
- sandikosh
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This is meant for those people who just want one banana. Instead of the customer breaking up a bunch for just one, this forces them to buy the bunch. All stores should implement it to reduce unnecessary waste.
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- Kiraly
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What unnecessary waste? The receipt printing?
- l69norm
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The answer is in the reddit thread
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Because this one probably isn't a grocery store. It's probably a Target that got a makeover and remodeling.
Target's like these are glorified convenience stores with slightly lower prices.
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One reason is likely because their registers are not equipped with scales. I don't think there are any items they do sell that would need to be weighed at the register.
Looks like not all target stores sell traditional groceries (aka Super Target). These particular Target stores have convenience sections that sell per item
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Because this one probably isn't a grocery store. It's probably a Target that got a makeover and remodeling.
Target's like these are glorified convenience stores with slightly lower prices.
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One reason is likely because their registers are not equipped with scales. I don't think there are any items they do sell that would need to be weighed at the register.
Looks like not all target stores sell traditional groceries (aka Super Target). These particular Target stores have convenience sections that sell per item
- TorontoWest91
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My one friend used to walk to the grocery store everyday and buy 1 banana or 1 apple. It was their excuse to get out of work and go for a walk...
I used to tease them and join on their lunch break. Walking to a Longos and buying 1 apple.
I used to tease them and join on their lunch break. Walking to a Longos and buying 1 apple.
- chemicalxv
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Who's selling bananas for $0.59/lb these days? They're $0.77/lb or $0.78/lb everywhere here.
Anyways, this doesn't seem that expensive considering I specifically remember going to Safeway in the early 2010s and buying one single banana for $0.26, and the only reason I remember it is because that's the smallest charge I've ever put on my debit card.
- carmaster
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Every single place in Ontario and even cheaper at other stores.chemicalxv wrote: ↑ Who's selling bananas for $0.59/lb these days? They're $0.77/lb or $0.78/lb everywhere here.
Anyways, this doesn't seem that expensive considering I specifically remember going to Safeway in the early 2010s and buying one single banana for $0.26, and the only reason I remember it is because that's the smallest charge I've ever put on my debit card.
- lemmiwinks
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My local no frills, for one. $0.59/lb for conventional and $0.89 for organic.chemicalxv wrote: ↑ Who's selling bananas for $0.59/lb these days?
- lemmiwinks
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Anyways, depending on the size, 2 bananas can weigh just about a pound. So $0.29 cents each isn’t that insane...
- chimaican
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The other two posters just answered the question.chemicalxv wrote: ↑ Who's selling bananas for $0.59/lb these days? They're $0.77/lb or $0.78/lb everywhere here.
Tis banana is IRIE 😎
10% off is cold, 50% off is warm, 75% off is hot, but FREE IS RFD!
10% off is cold, 50% off is warm, 75% off is hot, but FREE IS RFD!
- chimaican
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Yeah, but it's Target, so that's $0.29 USD or $0.38 CAD.lemmiwinks wrote: ↑ Anyways, depending on the size, 2 bananas can weigh just about a pound. So $0.29 cents each isn’t that insane...
Tis banana is IRIE 😎
10% off is cold, 50% off is warm, 75% off is hot, but FREE IS RFD!
10% off is cold, 50% off is warm, 75% off is hot, but FREE IS RFD!
- imoo2u
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US 29 cents is no surprise for one banana.
I saw CAD 49 cents for one banana at a local Pharmaprix where it also sells 3ib bundle (average 8 bananas) for $1.99 side by side on the same shelf.
Likely priced due to high spoilage and for people who just want one with 'take-out' cold meal (sandwich and beverage).
I saw CAD 49 cents for one banana at a local Pharmaprix where it also sells 3ib bundle (average 8 bananas) for $1.99 side by side on the same shelf.
Likely priced due to high spoilage and for people who just want one with 'take-out' cold meal (sandwich and beverage).
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- ml88888888
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Shoppers Drug Mart sells the same thing too. Have you checked out the store lately? It is targeted to single persons who doesn't buy a lot of fruit and veg.