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Ab out the price of cherries

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catgirl1976 · 17/05/2015 13:37

In the supermarket with DS (3)

He says "May I have some cherries"

I say yes and pick a punnet up and then clock the price. £7!!! for a small punnet of normal cherries!

Is there a shortage? Have I missed something or AIBU and this is normal and cherries are now only eaten by city bankers and Russian oligarchs?

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catgirl1976 · 17/05/2015 13:38

Just to add, I did not buy the cherries and DS had to make do with some blueberries which happily cost a sane amount

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LyingWitchInTheWardrobe2726 · 17/05/2015 13:39

Yes, YANBU, the price is ludicrous. They're now so expensive I only get them from M&S as they're actually nice from there. If I'm going to pay that much, I'm going to have good cherries! Shock

WorraLiberty · 17/05/2015 13:39

7 fucking pounds???? Shock

Jeez and I moan at the price of strawberries.

KindergartenKop · 17/05/2015 13:41

Is it the wrong season?

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catgirl1976 · 17/05/2015 13:41

I nearly fainted. They were just ordinary cherries. I'm in the wrong business. I'm going to get a cherry orchard.

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tabulahrasa · 17/05/2015 13:41

They're about £7 a kg in supermarkets...was it that you read?

Either that or you shop in very different shops to me, lol

ginmakesitallok · 17/05/2015 13:43

Where were you shopping, and how big was the bag of cherries??!

AlternativeTentacles · 17/05/2015 13:44

Not in season yet. Which part of the world were they shipped in from OP?

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catgirl1976 · 17/05/2015 13:44

It was in Booths, which isn't cheap but still, SEVEN POUNDS.

I'm in shock. It was for the punnet, not a kg.

I;ve just checked and they are £12.50 a kg in Tesco, so whilst Booths have added a premium they seem to be stuip prices everywhere.

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gallicgirl · 17/05/2015 13:44

It's very early in the season so I suspect they are imported.
Even if the price improves as they come into season in the UK, they're still expensive compared to other fruit.

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catgirl1976 · 17/05/2015 13:46

*stupid

I can't type I'm so cross about cherry pricing :)

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Allinson2014 · 17/05/2015 13:47

Yippee I'm finally going to be rich, there's three cherry trees in our garden!

eddiemairswife · 17/05/2015 13:47

I think it's because they got rid of many cherry orchards some years ago. I'm also staggered at the price especially when they are English and haven't been flown halfway around the world.

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catgirl1976 · 17/05/2015 13:48

You can retire now Allinson :)

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Amethyst24 · 17/05/2015 13:48

They're about £2 a pound in the market when they're in season. I never buy cherries from supermarkets.

TheBookofRuth · 17/05/2015 13:48

It can't just be the season; they were ludicrously expensive last year too.

tabulahrasa · 17/05/2015 13:49

They're £7.50 a kg in Asda... So I wasn't far out.

£5 difference between tesco and asda, that seems loads.

londonrach · 17/05/2015 13:49

Sound of a door slamping with a cheery cry 'off to buy a cherry tree now back soon mntters'

LovingKent · 17/05/2015 13:53

Combination of factors. They need good weather to grow, there are less orchards than they used to be so price is driven up plus currently not in season so imported. Your best bet is to find a pick your own - much cheaper or a roadside stall. Think I paid £4 a kilo this way last summer

RJnomore · 17/05/2015 13:57

£4.80 a kilo at our kcal fruit stall yesterday. Which now seems an absolute bargain.

Pasithea · 17/05/2015 13:57

Coveting my cherry tree so the bastard birds don't get them

Feelingworriednow · 17/05/2015 13:59

My ExDH runs one of the companies that supplies M&S with their "biggest, sweetest, juiciest" cherries. Now I hate cherries but my DD loves them. You would think he might send a few packs her way but no... Dammed if I'm going to pay £7 for them!

chairmeoh · 17/05/2015 13:59

The ones from my greengrocer are much cheaper than the supermarkets and taste far better.

TattyDevine · 17/05/2015 14:02

They seem to cost more than gold which sucks as I love them. I can get a pretty big bag in Tesco for £7 ish. Then I hide them from the children who could hoover the lot up in seconds. Its not often I buy something that costs more than wine, because I think, well I could get some wine for the same amount Grin

Though I'm off wine at the mo before I get too fat Sad

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catgirl1976 · 17/05/2015 14:03

I really like cherries :( Now I can't afford them I really fancy some Grin

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