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I've seen large gallon+ sized bags of fiji apples at Safeway for $1.99 (containing maybe 15 apples). At my local grocer, I've seen 'bruised' bags that contain a

I've seen large gallon+ sized bags of fiji apples at Safeway for $1.99 (containing maybe 15 apples). At my local grocer, I've seen 'bruised' bags that contain about 10 apples for 99c (with only one or two actually really bruised). The problem is that people assume that good food has to look good, and that fear of bruised/uncharismatic food is what drives prices of healthy base-ingredient foods up.

eridius 11y ago
On a related note, tomatoes are a tragic victim of appearances. The "nice" looking tomatoes you can get in any grocery store here are really quite awful. They sacrificed taste and texture at the altar of appearances. In contrast, if you buy heirloom tomatoes, they look pretty bad, but they taste amazing.