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Banana Republic isnt a good thing. (lemmy.ml)
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[โ€“] [email protected] 20 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I live in Maryland. I can get like 5 bananas in the middle of winter for $2.

[โ€“] [email protected] 21 points 8 months ago

Fun fact: At least here in Germany, supermarkets almost lose money on bananas. They can't raise the prices because the price of bananas is so ingrained into people's minds that an increase would implicitly signal "expensive store" even if all the other prices stayed the same.