CONSUMERS have a choice of what and where to buy their produce but we are being conned by the major supermarkets or perhaps even the suppliers through pre-packaging produce into small quantities and inflating the price.
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A good example is a product named beanettes, a slightly smaller version of a standard green bean which would generally sell from between $2 to $3 per kilo.
One supermarket pre-packages 400 grams of beanettes and sells them for $4.98, that's equivalent to $12.45 a kilo ($3.48 if buying 400 grams online).
Another retailer's online price for 175 grams of beanettes is $4.49 or $22.45 a kilo.
I have tried buying fresh produce at alternative outlets, such as farmer markets, but find their products often do not keep for long, possibly due to periods of non-refrigeration.
I have persevered with another supermarket's fresh produce, but also find their products can deteriorate quickly, which cancels out their often cheaper retail pricing. The alternative is to grow my own produce.
- Bob Starling, Wangi Wangi
