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Grunt
12th July 2006, 05:13 PM
Banana Shortage (http://www.theage.com.au/news/national/banana-shortage-set-to-end/2006/07/12/1152637722609.html)
Zed
12th July 2006, 06:10 PM
pheeeeyuueewwwy! i was getting sick of paying top dollar too.
Skew ChiDAMN!!
12th July 2006, 06:48 PM
Amen to that!
Hmmm... the last lot of 'nanas we bought had the flower end dipped in red wax. First time I've ever seen 'em like that! I assume it's because they're imports and something to do with pest-control? :confused: Anyone know for sure?
Call me fussy, but when I scoff 'nanas I don't particularly relish the idea of a mouthful of bug... :rolleyes:
craigb
12th July 2006, 06:59 PM
Amen to that!
Hmmm... the last lot of 'nanas we bought had the flower end dipped in red wax. First time I've ever seen 'em like that! I assume it's because they're imports and something to do with pest-control? :confused: Anyone know for sure?
Call me fussy, but when I scoff 'nanas I don't particularly relish the idea of a mouthful of bug... :rolleyes:
Means they are organically grown Skew.
Skew ChiDAMN!!
12th July 2006, 07:09 PM
You mean ordinary banananas are synthesized in factories? :eek:
Thanks Craig. That's one less uncertainty in my chaotic world. :D
ernknot
12th July 2006, 07:52 PM
Some of them taste like factory bananas
Cliff Rogers
12th July 2006, 10:49 PM
...the flower end dipped in red wax. First time I've ever seen 'em like that! I assume it's because they're imports and something to do with pest-control? :confused: Anyone know for sure?....
Marketing. :cool:
They aren't certified organic, just 'eco- friendly'.:rolleyes:
Check it out here.
http://www.eco-banana.com.au/eastershow.html
elphingirl
13th July 2006, 11:40 PM
We just came back from two weeks in New Zealand. Luscious, fresh, large, ripe, yellow bananas at $1.40/kg. I ate two a day every day I was there!
Bring them back - my two year old son had forgotten what a banana was (and he was weaned on them)
Tikki
13th July 2006, 11:55 PM
Bananas were on special at the local F&V shop today for $12.99 kg ... I bought 2 for $4.35 :(
Cheers
Tikki
Schtoo
14th July 2006, 02:22 AM
$1 a kilo here.
Who said Japan was expensive?
(petrol is 'only' $1.50 a litre though. I wonder if I can run the car on milk? It will be cheaper than petrol soon enough...)
ernknot
14th July 2006, 08:22 AM
Probably run on sake. Are you driving a rice burner?