In article >,
"Nancy Young" > wrote:

> "aem" > wrote in message
> oups.com...
> >
> > Nancy Young wrote:
> >> I have cheaped out on the leeks ... they bundle them in threes and
> >> I only need one, and it's over 3 bucks for the bundle, [snip]
> >
> > Why not unbundle them and buy just the one you need? -aem
>
> Nice if it worked that way, but it doesn't. It's not sold by the pound.
> If I just take one, I'm still paying for three.
>
> nancy

Nancy, have you ever asked the produce manager if he/she would sell you
just one for a third of the price? I've been successful with that tack.
And I'll often do that at the local growers' markets around here.
Yesterday I bought just one parsnip instead of a basket of them.
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