Gas? What about pecans...

[Ebitdaddy]

Even if gas were to ever hit $10 per gallon, it's still cheaper than a bag of pecans which are 79.2 cents/oz on average, or $12.67 for a bag of pecans. All this talk about gas prices, and no one is talking about these nuts

 

[jack webb]

Even if gas were to ever hit $10 per gallon, it's still cheaper than a bag of pecans which are 79.2 cents/oz on average, or $12.67 for a bag of pecans. All this talk about gas prices, and no one is talking about these nuts

Well, pecans have been expensive for some time now. A few years ago the WSJ examined why this was so. Among other conclusions (or perhaps THE conclusion: memory fails) was sudden & strong demand in China for pecans. But all nuts have gotten expensive. The $5.49 bag of store-branded cashews I buy has shrunk from 12 ounces to 9 ounces - a stealth 33% price hike. They've plainly gone to school on the ice-cream makers.

 

[SixOhNine]

Even if gas were to ever hit $10 per gallon, it's still cheaper than a bag of pecans which are 79.2 cents/oz on average, or $12.67 for a bag of pecans. All this talk about gas prices, and no one is talking about these nuts

This was well done, but you should've said, "no one is talking about






















































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