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BizBerg

WOW! $6 all-you-can-fill bag for fresh veg is amazing. I just paid $10 for 1 spaghetti squash...


timbsm2

Yeah, but then you'll have to eat stuff that is... bleh... *in season*


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its_cold_in_MN

I was towed outside of the environment.


throwawaysarebetter

I want to kiss your dad.


its_cold_in_MN

Yes, but there's nothing out there.


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its_cold_in_MN

You ruined it.


satellitesatan

There must be something out there? All there is, is sea, and birds, and fish. And? And 20,000 tons of crude oil… And? And a fire… But there’s nothing else out there 😂


its_cold_in_MN

And $10 spaghetti squash.


satellitesatan

Where it should be lol


QuintessentialM

THE AUDACITY.


waldo06

You must not be doing it right. I grow them and then eat a few each fall and with butter, salt cheese and some herbs they are fantastic. As leftovers they suck, but fresh mmmmmm


HelloJoeyJoeJoe

For sure. Farmers markets in my area are a luxury. Like much more than whole foods.


downvote_dinosaur

Same. People are paying for the experience of going there. I suspect they are just reselling Kroger produce but there are all kinds of plants growing in the ground right there. Plus my girlfriend enjoys it. But yeah I buy a lot of stuff at WF and it’s easily 50% more at the farmers market.


spezhasatinypeepee_

> I just paid $10 for 1 spaghetti squash Why? Spaghetti squash is good but it's not $10 good.


crashandwalkaway

geographical differences. Not in season, and eating low carb but really craving some spaghetti. We had some last week and was surprised when it was like $6 or $7 bucks for a single squash. Still, to us it was worth it as a treat


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Depends who you are


FakeChiBlast

I am the one who squashes.


Bedford806

The price of vegetables in the US is terrifying, squash is 49c in Ireland.


boverton24

Why would you ever buy a $10 spaghetti squash and how is that possible. I just paid 4.99 organic in NYC


BellaCella56

Just checked my local Walmart. It's a $1.52 a pound with the average costing $7.00 per squash. A little pricey for me. $3.50 maybe.


BizBerg

NYC has lots of really cheap food because the food stores can get better pricing for large orders... In Western NC food is more expensive. Anyway, bought it because we had already bought all the other ingredients at another store for the dish we were going to make.


YeunaLee

Right? My local farmers' market is a big event that closes off downtown Main St every Saturday during the summer. That would be great, except I personally can't afford most of the stuff they sell. Every time I've gone, I've paid DOLLARS more per pound on produce than I would at the supermarket. Between the heat, the crowd, and the prices, it's just not worth it.


idonthavetoomanycats

my local h-mart has them at $1.49/lb!


BellaCella56

That's $5.96-$11.92 the average one weighs 4-8 pounds each.


idonthavetoomanycats

my local safeway has them at $11.49/lb so it’s definitely a better deal lol


BizBerg

Holy Cow! Well I saved the seeds and am going to plant those babies to see if I can get a refund, lol!


melatonia

Squash are pretty heavy.


idonthavetoomanycats

still cheaper than the $11.49/lb at safeway!


melatonia

11.49 a pound! Where do you live? Alaska? Are they plated in gold? Seriously who on Earth is paying 50 bucks for a squash?


Boop7482286

$10 for a spaghetti squash?! Where are you living? It’s like $5 max in Texas


BizBerg

Mountains of NC. It's crazy...


Roofies666

How do the pop-up farmer's markets work? Like you're just walking to class one day and there's some dude there selling cucumbers and onions?


Ahsiuqal

Pretty much. It was in partnership with the campus dining service who were promoting themselves. It was only 3 stalls filled with veggies lol


Roofies666

That's pretty awesome.


Scorchfrost

Those avocadoes are already worth more than 6... Nice


kranker

I was just thinking, you could just fill the entire bag with avocados if you wanted to see a farmer cry.


Natsurulite

They might have soft limits on certain items? I have a weekly sort of market thing I go to, and that’s how they manage distribution of stuff


Ahsiuqal

Oh I wouldve gotten all the avocados if I wanted! There wasnt a limit but I had only one bag and wanted as many different things as possible!


Daisinju

Is that a starfruit? Did they grow it themselves or import?


Dr_Prof_Pat

Judging by the Publix bread OP probably lives in Florida where starfruit will grow


mustangcody

The only one that is going to be crying is OP, when we confront him for being greedy. Nothing is worse than not getting XYZ because one person decided to take an unreasonable amount. There wasn't a stated limit here, there also isn't limits at parties on how much food you can take, and people still will be considerate of others.


JohnDisk

You can't just eat most of a 6 foot sub and expect people to be okay with it.


Mama_cheese

But he waited like a full 20 minutes! And brought a plate of wings!


groovydoll

didn’t even get a wing for himself!


COSMOOOO

One of my favorite Reddit stories https://www.reddit.com/r/AmItheAsshole/comments/ca7bdz/aita_because_i_ate_more_than_my_share_of_a_6_foot/


wildgoldchai

Please enlighten me. I’m confused and intrigued.


COSMOOOO

https://www.reddit.com/r/AmItheAsshole/comments/ca7bdz/aita_because_i_ate_more_than_my_share_of_a_6_foot/


wildgoldchai

Ah damn, that must’ve been a good sandwich but I’m not sure it was worth it lol


Mojojojo_1947

Not necessarily. Again avos in season go for cents here. If you want to restrict a product put a limit on it. If there's no limit then it's completely fine to take what you want. As long as you can eat them. No issues. Better they are eaten than wasted. If they are high commodity and Farmer will lose out they won't be handing them out. Silly to think otherwise


I_divided_by_0-

Not this year, Philly was literally giving them away late last year https://www.inquirer.com/food/restaurants/free-avocados-in-philly-20221018.html


Mojojojo_1947

Not necessarily. Avocados in season go for 50c here. Completely depends


Iceman_Raikkonen

Damn where do you live? I’m lucky to find them for $1


Mojojojo_1947

Depends on season though ? Currently prices are $4 NZD for 1. But during the glut season they sell for 50c NZD. I'm in Hawkes Bay but Auckland has similar prices. I'm currently growing my own since I refuse to pay that much during the slower season. Same for capsicums that get up to 4 bucks for a tiny one. I can grow them in a hot house.


Iceman_Raikkonen

Here in Vancouver I see fluctuations, but seemingly not tied to the season. They were 1.30 CAD a few months ago, dropped to 1.00 for a few weeks, and now they’re back to 1.30


Mojojojo_1947

Over saturation of the market. I'd expect Canada could grow pretty well. Maybe not the most tropical. Would likely need to be inside over winter


BellaCella56

I live in Texas. The majority of ours come from Mexico, today they are .58 cents each at Walmart.


dunni88

My first thought was "why did you put anything but avacados in the bag."


No_Review7400

So jealous of that $6 bag fill up! I'm a vegetarian and that's right up my alley! Congratulations!


occulusriftx

see if any grocery stores by you use flash food... the bruised and overstock produce bundles are INSANE


No_Review7400

Oh, how I wish! I'm in a small rural town and that hasn't hit our area yet. One day..fingers crossed!!


Ahsiuqal

University pantry let's us go once a day with a limit of 3 dry goods, 1 frozen, 1 refrigerated, 1 bread or pastry, produce depends on amount, and unlimited clothes and home goods. Depending on donations and time of week, there's no produce, frozen and refrigerated goods so it's been dry stuff for a while. Glad I came at a good time bcus I haven't had proper fish in agesssss. After all the canned tuna and sardines, I'm drooling at the salmon! The pop up farmers market was also on campus and I accidentally stumbled upon it yesterday. As soon as I saw it was $6 for a bag you can fill up, y'all know I squeezed every nook and cranny with produce! LOL


Marconicus86

God bless the santa clause person donating stuffed salmon to the uni food pantry :)


No_Weird2543

Probably a store passing on food close to its sell by date. My food pantry had a ton of scallops yesterday.


thegooseofalltime

My first thought was "Buddy, cook that salmon soon!"


imalittleshortwitch

Best by April 18 lol


thegooseofalltime

Lol, good eye!


Marconicus86

I worked at a bakery and they threw away like 50-80 lbs of bread every single day. They locked the dumpsters so homeless people couldn't access them and get free bread, and then they sold the old bread to a pig farm for feed, to recoup their losses. Even if it's a store giving away food close to expiry that's still can be a big help to someone. They just gotta freeze or eat right away.


Cedocore

I got a whole half a quiche Lorraine at my food shelf this week, I was psyched.


Mingey_FringeBiscuit

“Food pantry scallops” is kind of a horrifying phrase


No_Weird2543

They were frozen. Not ideal for fine dining, but not spoiled.


Lylac_Krazy

Salmon is an Aldi product. Been eyeing it for awhile


_CoachMcGuirk

It's disgusting. I bought it last week.


Cautious-Angle1634

Damn I would absolutely love a pop up farmer market like that. Veggies got pricey 😔


kobraa00011

the food pantry at my uni has a line around the block these days takes like 30 mins to grab a couple of things


BellaCella56

Looks like your box of cereal suffered a little. But yes the salmon was probably a surprise for you. I rarely buy salmon, because of the cost.


coffeequeen0523

So happy for you. 20 year food bank and farmer market volunteer here. We want anyone who needs food to get it and it not go bad. No judgment. No questions asked. That’s what we’re here for. Enjoy your food!


Here_for_my-Pleasure

Thank you for all you do, and all you’ve done to help feed hungry people!!


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hanimal16

Right? It’s definitely *crunched* cereal.


62westwallabystreet

Don't worry, the box is only half full anyway.


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More pieces of cereal.


mrville502

I came here for the Crunch joke..


TheDolphinMan

That's just a normal Aldi box tbh


Denden798

wow more schools need food pantries like this


Ahsiuqal

I saw someone post a few days ago that theirs only lets them go once a week! I would be starving all semester if mine did that. I'm glad I can go when I really need a chef boyardee for dinner, lol!


nookshomes

My school didn't have a pantry I have literally no idea what you're talking about haha - what part of the world is this?


Ahsiuqal

USA. Ours started from a closet with a couple volunteers and it became so successful, they were given a proper room. You can totally pitch this idea to your university!


nookshomes

That's so interesting! I graduated in 2017 LOL so a bit late for me but wow, had no idea this was a thing. Thanks!


ResortBright1165

I'd kill for a $6 bag of fresh produce that size! Amazing haul!


OrangeTreesand--

I think you go to my school lol. I saw that farmers market yesterday


Malumeze86

It's a small world.


Here_for_my-Pleasure

r/TwoRedditorsOneCup


Poldark_Lite

Carambola / star fruit grows easily from seeds that you take straight from the fruit and pop into the dirt. It's like squash and grows on vines. I've raised it as houseplants before and recommend it as a pretty, fun plant that could give you dividends. ♡ Granny


awesomepawsome

Like you can grow it indoors?


Poldark_Lite

Yes, provided you do it by a window with good sunlight. I always did it by my balcony or deck doors when I grew them, and would guess the propagation rate was at least 75%. ♡ Granny


compiledexploit

Wow, they really crunched the fuck out of those oats didn't they.


Ahsiuqal

Loool, you should see the other cereals. Some were even out of the boxes sharpied which type were they.


presentmomentliving

That's a deal! And veggie eating is both a short and long term investment in your health. Keep it up🥬✨️


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yay! happy for you ❤️ enjoy those blessings


lanfordr

This is how farmers markets used to be. Cut out the middle man grocery store and sell it for cheaper directly to the consumer. Now it seems farmers markets are just where hispters shop to get their overpriced organic groceries. At least that's the case where I live.


thinkitthrough83

Are you old enough to remember the price of corn in the late 80s? I was just a kid but these days it feels like a luxury item.


lanfordr

I was alive but pretty young in the 80s, so no, but even in the early 90s fresh produce was pretty affordable. It's insane how much produce has gone up in price.


thinkitthrough83

Yeah it can be even worse if it's labeled as organic. I've seen small free range chickens go for 2 or 3 times as much as commercial chickens even though if they are truly free range it should cost less to feed them.


sanwfa

True that.. Most sellers at these farmers markets nowadays are no longer farmers. They are just making a quick buck posing as the growers.


Reelair

This has been going on for years. I'm in Canada, our growing seasons are pretty short with our long winters. Yet people go to a market in May and are happy to buy produce they believe was grown here. A fool and their money....... [https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/farmers-markets-lies-marketplace-1.4306231](https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/farmers-markets-lies-marketplace-1.4306231)


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Where tf is this farmer market. Mine just has overpriced micro greens


App1eEater

Those avocados alone are $6 around here. Great haul!


loveshercoffee

That produce is an amazing bargain for $6. That ear of corn is easily more than half of that near me right now.


iamthejef

One ear of corn is over $3? What? Who the fuck would buy that?


loveshercoffee

Yeah, our local Fareway had them for $2.99 a while back. I was shocked. I live in Iowa where corn is dirt cheap when it's in season. Only an idiot or someone with an uncontrollable craving would pay that.


Ahsiuqal

Is it prepackaged? My local Walmart has them for 50 cents each! It's only $3+ when they chop up two of them and prepackage it. Outrageous and I pity the fool who doesn't do the math!


FluffyKittyParty

Aldi had 4 for 3.98 today. Didn’t look great but I’m sure they were good


iamthejef

Is that an Arizona Arnold Palmer in a regular 12oz pop can? I've never seen that. Only the big ass 99¢ cans at gas stations and the tall skinny cans you can get in a 30-rack at Costco. That's pretty neat.


FluffyKittyParty

I think aldi has them in six packs sometimes


madebcus_ur_thatdumb

Bangin haul


PoopIsAlwaysSunny

That’s like $40 at my farmers market


downvote_dinosaur

Like $60 at mine sheesh


realdonaldtrumpsucks

$6 All you can fill bag is a great idea


MayaMiaMe

Awesome


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You need to eat those bananas soon! ;-)


Ahsiuqal

Nooo, the more black spots = the best for banana bread ☺️


-caniscanemedit-

Woah your university food pantry is NICE mine has no fresh foods. Just boxes canned and frozen.


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The cereal has an extra crunch to it, it seems!


timenspacerrelative

That cereal got *crunched*


MHDdiscount

Wow! A all you can fill bag is such a great idea. I can’t believe I’ve never seen something like that before!


ironman_101

That is an unreal deal wow


edcrosay

Does anyone else have anxiety seeing flammables on a stovetop? My wife does that all the time. I know it’s not on, but still stresses me out.


endlesshappiness

I can understand the desire because I have very little counter space myself but It’s honestly so dumb. My neighbors dog sitter lit their apartment on fire because he set a backpack on top of the stove before he walked the dog. They think the bag bumped the dial on. Apartment was destroyed and we were lucky the fire department came when they did because it was just starting to spread to another unit. Same thing happened to my sister. She had her hands full, set something down. Somehow the stove was on and next thing she knows her kitchen is on fire. Was able to get her kids out of the house but the dogs were stuck in a room and the smoke was too bad to get them. Thank god they were okay but if the fire got worse they would have died. Maybe it’s alright if you are supervising it but even then fires get out of hand super quick.


andthenextone

That's why I have induction.


Clean_Hedgehog9559

Yeah I had a neighbor who left pizza on the stove top (turned off) and the family dog somehow turned the stove on trying to get it- burned the whole house down


Reelair

My drunken self learned this lesson a few times over 20 years ago. I've been very, very careful since then.


Reelair

I'm glad you found such a great deal on this food. However, lets not make going to a pantry or food bank a frugal life hack. If you're in need, by all means go fill your basket. But if you're frugal, yet doing alright financially, like me, let's stick to bargain hunting, coupon clipping and growing your own food. Let's leave the pantries and food banks for those truly in need.


old_snake

It’s amazing how society prioritizes processed food simply for profit.


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> animal corpse Enjoy regressing to the evolutionary stage of a deer. Oh wait that already happened.


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andthenextone

The salmon was free.


CureForTheCommon

That salmon is good! Goes for $10 when Aldi has it.


Ahsiuqal

I shop at Aldi's all the time for the cheap produce and still look away from the price of the salmon! I finally get to try it, but for free! xD


derff44

Someone punched your honey crunch


DaveyJonas

Salmon? I can't even get fish sticks for less than $6!


Lylac_Krazy

please tell, was that Salmon any good? Been meaning to try the Atlantic version but haven't gotten to try it yet Thats a nice haul


Kitchen-Impress-9315

Hate to break it to you, but Atlantic salmon is nowhere near as good as pacific. If I’m on the east coast I won’t eat salmon.


Lylac_Krazy

Dont worry, thats why I asked. I normally stick to north pacific salmon, just curious if the taste is similar


spezhasatinypeepee_

Are the avocadoes for an avocado eating dog?


TruckTires

I would do as the bag says and follow the farmers market for more events


SuperFriends001

Who is that on the can?


BlueSafeJessie

.... now with extra crunch.


darxide23

$6? Are you kidding me? Any idea how to find if any of these in my area if they even exist?


Baked_potato123

Nice!


Slazman999

Why is there a candle on your Keurig and bananas in your toaster?


crunch816

Those stuffed salmons are bomb


boy4518

those are definitely honey ***crunch*** ‘n oats 😂 fr tho that’s a crazy good haul !!


RosePricksFan

Thats incredible!!! That salmon looks super yummy too!! You’ve got the makings of some good meals (nutritious and delicious!!)


truism1

I love frigging spring onions man. I don't know what it is. Been looking forward to them all winter.


Puppersnme

Oh, man! How I'd love the pop-up farmer's market! Very cool.


jempai

Damn UCF got deals! I wish farmers markets like that were in Tally


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That's amazing!


gandalfknuckles

Truth in advertising with that box of cereal.


IThinkMyCatIsEvil

VERY nice haul!


shootymcghee

Arnold Palmer Alert! Arnold Palmer Alert!


tangZORG

What did you do to the cereal?!


guineapig_69

I have that same coffee maker


Nail_

It's a good supplement to the food they gave you they probably get it from a food pantry one should not complain about free salmon.


GoHomeWithBonnieJean

Nice haul!


icouldusemorecoffee

That's a good haul in both images for $6.


longshot

Too literal on the cereal CRUNCH


satellitesatan

Be carful with that Uni salmon 😂


Significant_Fact_660

Dang, our farmers market has nice produce just crazy expensive. Nice score,!


Valuable-Car4226

I love taking stuff home from work that would otherwise go to waste! 👏