Quantity not Quality?

Vince · November 19, 2006

Hera is a pic of some produce I just purchased.

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Notice the Tomatoes. These cost 0.25 DOLLARS/LB. All toms are nearly at least 3/4 of a lb. I am having a party tommorow and am going to make a giant bowl of salsa I have quite a few home grown toms right now but to grow them probably cost 2-4$ a lb. The toms in the photo came from a local mexican market, I'll report on the taste tommorow. I paid 3$ for all the toms in the pic, I think this is the cheapest I have ever paid for such good looking tomatoes. I expect the taste will be as cheap as the price.

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Worth1 · November 19, 2006

Don’t count on it they might not be as good as yours but there is a good chance they are better than store bought.
Please let us know.
I used to get tomatoes from a place called Garza’s in Clute TX the tomatoes and the rest of their stuff was better than the stores.

As a matter of fact we would stop there for lunch and just eat vegetables.

Worth

Vince · November 21, 2006

Well,

the toms were OK. Firm not mushy, but mild flavor. These are no comparison to home grown toms, although the price was very cheap. I think it will be a while before I find them at that price again.

Vince

feldon30 · November 21, 2006

As I was driving through Oklahoma, I was tempted by one of the roadside stands. I pulled in and was suckered into buying a watermelon (seedless & tasteless), peaches (absolutely incredible), and tomatoes (she actually told me they were Better Boy or one of the boys). I cut into 2 tomatoes, had a few bites, tried to like it. Couldn't. Chucked the whole basket. Out $30.

November 19, 2006	#1
Vince Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Riverside, CA Posts: 942	Quantity not Quality? Hera is a pic of some produce I just purchased. [img] Notice the Tomatoes. These cost 0.25 DOLLARS/LB. All toms are nearly at least 3/4 of a lb. I am having a party tommorow and am going to make a giant bowl of salsa I have quite a few home grown toms right now but to grow them probably cost 2-4$ a lb. The toms in the photo came from a local mexican market, I'll report on the taste tommorow. I paid 3$ for all the toms in the pic, I think this is the cheapest I have ever paid for such good looking tomatoes. I expect the taste will be as cheap as the price. Vince.[/img] __________________ Vince

November 21, 2006	#3
Vince Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Riverside, CA Posts: 942	Well, the toms were OK. Firm not mushy, but mild flavor. These are no comparison to home grown toms, although the price was very cheap. I think it will be a while before I find them at that price again. Vince __________________ Vince

November 21, 2006	#4
feldon30 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2006 Location: Rock Hill, SC Posts: 5,346	As I was driving through Oklahoma, I was tempted by one of the roadside stands. I pulled in and was suckered into buying a watermelon (seedless & tasteless), peaches (absolutely incredible), and tomatoes (she actually told me they were Better Boy or one of the boys). I cut into 2 tomatoes, had a few bites, tried to like it. Couldn't. Chucked the whole basket. Out $30. __________________ [SIZE="3"]I've relaunched my gardening website -- [B]TheUnconventionalTomato.com[/B][/SIZE] * [I][SIZE="1"]*I'm not allowed to post weblinks so you'll have to copy-paste it manually.[/SIZE][/I]

November 19, 2006	#2
Worth1 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Den of Drunken Fools Posts: 38,539	Don’t count on it they might not be as good as yours but there is a good chance they are better than store bought. Please let us know. I used to get tomatoes from a place called Garza’s in Clute TX the tomatoes and the rest of their stuff was better than the stores. As a matter of fact we would stop there for lunch and just eat vegetables. Worth