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>Nancy Young wrote:
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>> kilikini wrote:
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>> > "J.J." > wrote in message
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>> > > Heh, reminds me of an uncle who would pull out his pocket knife and
>> > > cut off the stalks from asparagus before taking it to the check out...
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>> > I've done that with broccoli - SORRY!
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>> I don't think that's right. The broccoli and asparagus is priced
>> as is. Broccoli crowns are priced higher then whole broccoli for
>> a reason. Asparagus is sold the way it is. I don't think people
>> should be cutting (literally) into the stores profit like that.
>> It's cheating.
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>At the stores I go to, it wouldn't make any difference. Broccoli is
>either sold by the bunch with full stems, or crowns by the pound.
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>Brian Rodenbonr

Around here, broccoli, whether bunch or crown, is usually sold by the pound,
but the price for crowns is higher.

Agnes