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Originally Posted by aschen

always found organized FM to be quite expensive, even the side of the road guys arn't super cheap. Don't go to those things very often so I don't mind overpaying and supporting the vendors. They can't make a ton of money doing those things.

It's entirely possible that the vendors at those places pay quite a bit of money to "rent a space". It would take selling a ton of carrots @50¢ a bunch to offset a $100, $200, or more space rental fee.

Fruit is getting pretty expensive on the whole and my kids seem to like the fancy stuff. 3.99/lb for white nectarines. My son who struggles to eat decent food loves them so I always buy a big bag. Works out to 15$ or something if I put 10-12 in a bag.

My youngest who is so sweet an polite, I can say no to loves yellow kiwi and yellow mangos. Those damn Kiwi are over 1$ each and she eats like 4 at a time. I just tell myself "better than buying cake" at checkout.

I personally love red delicious and fuji apples which are still basically free at this point thankfully

Yep. I LOVE "Sumo" oranges, and when they are in season (short season early in the year) they are $3.99/lb at WF. I spend a ton on them, and tell myself "these are a healthy treat for a limited time only!"