Dave Smith wrote:

> Honest Aryan wrote:
> >
> > Buy the whole bunch.
> > Not just the couple of bananas you want.
>
> Have you any idea how many bananas there are in a bunch?
> The shippers and the stores have already broken them up into
> smaller bunches. Since we pay by the pound regardless of the
> quality of the individual fruits in those bunches, we are
> entitled to the best quality for the same price. If I want 4
> bananas and the smallest bunch is 8, of which 4 are substandard,
> I am going to take the four good ones.

You aren't even *entitled* to buy the bananas in the first place. If
you don't care for the terms under which the bananas are *offered* for
sale, your entitlement is limited to your right to decline to purchase
them.

You certainly are not entitled to break up bunches into smaller ones.
They are not yours until after you've paid for them.

Loose bananas if you want them are generally sold at a lower price.