A dollar fifty, what will that get you now-a-days?

ONE bell pepper. Not a pound of bell peppers, not a bunch of bell peppers, ONE.

The other day I went to Ralph's to get some bell peppers. I saw the price of $1.50 on the tag. I got a bag and proceeded to begin filling the bag with 2 bell peppers. I thought $1.50 was a reasonable price, per lb. That was the only thing I needed, so I went to the checkout line, and waited for my turn.


Clerk: "That would be 3 dollars, please."

Me: "2 pounds? These 2 bell peppers cannot be 2 pounds."

Clerk: "They are 1.50 each."

Me: "Come again?"

Clerk: "They are 1.50 each. Do you still want them?"

Me: "Umm... no, I don't. Thanks."


I didn't want to have them do a price check, because that would take forever, and I would be holding up the line, and I always hate it when other people do that. So I went back to the produce section myself to check, and sure enough, it was $1.50 ea.

O.K. do these peppers have some pork tenderloin in them? Are they actually a type of poultry in disguise? At the bare minimum, are they at least organic? I looked for evidence of any of the above, and couldn't find anything that would indicate they are special in any shape or form. I ended up driving 7 or 8 miles to a Chinese supermarket and spent a dollar some cents on 2 bell peppers at $1.59 per lb, and the green bell peppers were only $1.29 per lb.

Even with gas at 3 dollars a gallon, it's still a cheaper choice, and the peppers tasted more delicious than any other bell peppers I have ever tasted in my life.

Update: I went to another Chinese market on the weekends, and saw bell peppers for 99 cents a pound.