Cherries are expensive at store

[debodun]

$6.99 a pound. When I checked out, my bag rang up over $15. No price was posted where the fruit was, I got it from the store web site. They almost had to call for a clean-up at the checkout. How's the price in your locale?

 

[Disgustedman]

1 lb of organic is $6 a pound here 2 lb of red cherries is $9.98

 

[Aunt Bea]

Wegman’s is advertising sweet cherries at $4.99/pound.

The price probably has more to do with the cost of harvesting the cherries than the cherries themselves.

 

[CallMeKate]

2.5 lb bag of red cherries for $8.93 here.

 

[Oldeagle66]

I haven't thought about fresh cherries in a long time. Haven't even seen any except for cherry pie or ice cream. I love cherries and going find some again.

 

[Rossana]

They are normally $6.99 per bag but this week they are on sale for $3.99. They are excellent, sweet and juicy!

 

[Aunt Bea]

I have one of these old cast iron Enterprise cherry pitters in the closet just waiting for a new home.


The old days sure were a lot of work on hot summer days but the rewards were well worth it on a cold winter day!

 

[Flarbalard]

4.99/ lb for dark sweet cherries. A few weeks back for about a month they were on sale for 2.99, and one 3-day sale for 1.99. We ate a lot of cherries- they have been very good this year.

 

[PeppermintPatty]

I’m surprised that you bought 2 pounds of cherries without first checking the price.

 

[Knight]

Last week La Bonita super market had a 2 day sale on Chelan Washington sweet cherries for $1.99 a lb. This week plums 2lb. for $1.00 or peaches 99 cents a lb. Cherry yogurt last week this week peach yogurt.

 

[OldOld]

I can only eat no more than 5 cherries at one time, or I would get sugar high.

 

[squatting dog]

They were 2.97 a pound 2 weeks ago. Today, they're 3.97 a pound. Left without them.

 

[Fritz]

grapes here are $6.01 a pound & cherries are $8.93 a pound.

 

[againstthegrain]

Wegman’s is advertising sweet cherries at $4.99/pound.

The price probably has more to do with the cost of harvesting the cherries than the cherries themselves.

The price of produce is set by supply and demand, cost of production is irrelevant to the selling price.

 

[debodun]

I’m surprised that you bought 2 pounds of cherries without first checking the price.

That's your privilege. Try to find a stock clerk to ask, though. When I mentioned to the checkout clerk that the price wasn't posted on the bin, she just nodded. All the bags seemed quite heavy, so they probably were all about the same price. I bought some cherries a few weeks ago and they didn't seem quite so expensive, but many of them got moldy before I could eat them all.

 

[GoodEnuff]

Usually $2.99/lb in season. They grow here; some orchards have a "pick yourself" price. Don't know what that is.

 

[Rae]

$4.41 a pound here. They look good but still a little expensive for me.

 

[PeppermintPatty]

That's your privilege. Try to find a stock clerk to ask, though. When I mentioned to the checkout clerk that the price wasn't posted on the bin, she just nodded. All the bags seemed quite heavy, so they probably were all about the same price. I bought some cherries a few weeks ago and they didn't seem quite so expensive, but many of them got moldy before I could eat them all.

Oh! They were already bagged. I thought you bagged them yourself. Those are pricey cherries. Did you ditch them at the checkout?

 

[debodun]

Yes - already bagged. I did buy them; I do treat myself once in a while.

 

[chic]

It's expensive here too. This is what happens when berries will not not picked and are left on the vine to rot. I'll eat cherries this season anyway. The nectarines didn't feel ripe so I didn't get any. Not the est summer for fruit.

 

[debodun]

I noticed that about the peaches and nectarines - they are so hard you could almost pound a nail with them. I always give them a little squeeze to see how ripe they are. If they don't have any "give" - no sale. Too bad because nectarines are one of my favorite fruits.

 

[Disgustedman]

Just bought 2.34 lbs of red grapes....$.99 a lb.

 

[David777]

Thursday I bought 16 ounces of Trader Joe's sweet cherries for $4.99 that seems reasonable. Ate and enjoyed, several last night.

 

[Tommy]

We haven't seen tart (red) cherries in the stores in years. Are the no longer available? They're necessary for making fresh cherry pies.

ETA: we had a Montmorency cherry tree at our previous house. The squirrels always beat us to the fruit.

 

[C50]

One thing that bothers me about buying cherries or grapes is typically they are already bagged in two pound bags, which is a pound more than I want. At one time the Acme I shop at had a sign on the display cases "No rebagging" because people tend to dump the extra product into the bins creating a mess. I don't mind spending money on what I want but resent being forced to buy more than I can use before it goes bad.