Wait, what???
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GoodFriendMike
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That is some high dollar figs.
Figgerlickinggood
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Makes you rethink the most expensive tree or cutting is a bargain when you can get that price per fig from the tree
Tinyfish
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I dropped by the Cheese Boutique store in Toronto today to get some of my favorite cheese, as I was nearby, when I saw this:
$3 bucks each fig! WTF???
And it looks like people are buying
I love the meat there.
GilaMonster
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man i wish we had a cheese shop nearby, id be so fat XD the best one is an hour awayI dropped by the Cheese Boutique store in Toronto today to get some of my favorite cheese, as I was nearby, when I saw this:
$3 bucks each fig! WTF???
And it looks like people are buying them.
Figgerlickinggood
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We have one here in Stuart’s Draft, it’s about 15 min ride from my house. They have unique foods there.
TorontoJoe
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I guess they flew them in business class. I would have had to buy one.... Just to know....
They're just out by High Park, and I'm downtown tomorrow. Hmmmm....
They're just out by High Park, and I'm downtown tomorrow. Hmmmm....
FigLab
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I dropped by the Cheese Boutique store in Toronto today to get some of my favorite cheese, as I was nearby, when I saw this:
$3 bucks each fig! WTF???
And it looks like people are buying them.
Since I'm just re-starting my fig collection, and growing mainly from cuttings (and, to confess, killing some of them) we have gotten only a few figs this year... ...so my husband likes to say that, with the amount of time, supplies, and labor I put into it, the price of EACH fig is now close to $200
It's a labor of love though - priceless
FruitBrute
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As of this moment, all of my fresh figs are now for sale at harvest time. Will only sell individually at $2.50 each. 
...... for the bargain hunters 
...... for the bargain hunters 
superdave336
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Yes but unless something happens you will have them every year now. It's an investment for the future. That's how I justify it anyway.Since I'm just re-starting my fig collection, and growing mainly from cuttings (and, to confess, killing some of them) we have gotten only a few figs this year... ...so my husband likes to say that, with the amount of time, supplies, and labor I put into it, the price of EACH fig is now close to $200
It's a labor of love though - priceless
TorontoJoe
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I tried growing lemons once. In the end given everything I put into trying to grow them I probably spent over $100 for every lemon I actually picked 
GilaMonster
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Sounds great! I spent an hour in a cheese shop once down in this little town bisbee, az, gosh i had a great time, she had cheese, crackers, jams, and allot to talk about.
Figgin' A
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I once tried (as in tasted) Meyer lemons and can’t eat any other type since. Those damn Meyers are only in season in winter and spring. I want to grow one myself to bridge the gap. I have a feeling I know how that will go.I tried growing lemons once. In the end given everything I put into trying to grow them I probably spent over $100 for every lemon I actually picked
Figgin' A
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It says 'Product of Turkiya' ... some mystical country from where figs command a high premium.
superdave336
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The figs are free, the $3 each is from the cost of gas to drive them to the store…..
Figgin' A
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There is a place in Toronto that used to sell Uzbek Torpeda melons, which are some of the juiciest, sweetest, and most fragrant melons in existence. I recently asked the owner if they would be bringing more of those this year. He said no, that just the shipping cost to bring them here from Uzbekistan nowadays was about $25 Canadian per kilo. Each melon is about 5-6kg.The figs are free, the $3 each is from the cost of gas to drive them to the store…..