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The price/cost of lazyness.

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edited 2 December 2017 at 10:38PM in Old style MoneySaving
I was in Tesco earlier, and fancied some dates.

The difference in price, between pitted and un-pitted was shocking.

An 800 gram box of un-pitted dates cost £3-75, which is £4-69 per kilogram.

A 200 gram tray of pitted dates cost £2, which is £10 per kilogram. :eek:

More than double the price, for the convenience of not chewing round the stone?

No thanks!
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  • jayII
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    edited 2 December 2017 at 10:35PM
    If a 200 gram tray costs £20, that's actually £100 per kilogram. :eek:

    If you mean it costs £2, then you're actually paying less--assuming you only need the 200 grams. Pitted is also very useful if you like luxury, are unable to chew around the stone (poor oral dexterity and/or some physical or learning difficulties and so on).

    Laziness is not the only reason people choose to buy pre-prepared foods. :)
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    jayII wrote: »
    If a 200 gram tray costs £20, that's actually £100 per kilogram. :eek:

    Beg pardon. :o Edited. :)
    If you mean it costs £2, then you're actually paying less--assuming you only need the 200 grams.

    Who only eats 200g of dates? :)
    Laziness is not the only reason people choose to buy pre-prepared foods. :)

    I didn't say it was, but it's definitely an expensive way for lazy people to buy dates.
  • zagfles
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    And how much of the 800 grams of the unpitted dates is the weight of the stones?
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    zagfles wrote: »
    And how much of the 800 grams of the unpitted dates is the weight of the stones?

    One seventh.
  • zagfles
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    Bedsit_Bob wrote: »
    One seventh.
    So, not "more than double" the price then. You get 685g excluding the stones for £3.75 which is £5.47 per kg. Still a fair difference mind.
  • Ilona
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    I fancy a date, but no one ever asks me :D

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  • whiteguineapig
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    edited 2 December 2017 at 11:10PM
    be careful with dates, don't eat too many or you will regret it (well i did)
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    whiteguineapig wrote: »
    be careful with dates, don't eat too many or you will regret it (well i did)

    Made your body "work", did they? :D
  • whiteguineapig
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    and then some
  • DigForVictory
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    Which is why they come in so handy around Christmas - all that lush food, usually very little exercise & therefore dates with all that lovely fibre? Win-win-win!
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