Lee Duna@lemmy.nz to News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 17 hours agoTrump’s trade wars turn tomatoes into luxury items with some stores selling a box for $93www.independent.co.ukexternal-linkmessage-square62linkfedilinkarrow-up1247arrow-down11cross-posted to: politicalmemes@lemmy.world
arrow-up1246arrow-down1external-linkTrump’s trade wars turn tomatoes into luxury items with some stores selling a box for $93www.independent.co.ukLee Duna@lemmy.nz to News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 17 hours agomessage-square62linkfedilinkcross-posted to: politicalmemes@lemmy.world
minus-squareLucius Finkter@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up28arrow-down2·12 hours agoAm I supposed to know how much a box of tomatoes normally costs? How big of a box? Why not give the price increase as a percentage? I hate headlines.
minus-squareCmdrShepard49@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up4·5 hours agoTurns out the “box” is actually one of those pallet sized boxes like they use for watermelons and Costco has them out on the floor for sale.
minus-squaredogdeanafternoon@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up13·7 hours agoHow much could a tomato cost? $10?
minus-square3abas@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up14·10 hours ago Prices for tomatoes are up 40% over the past year, the biggest increase tracked among products in the Consumer Price Index Literary the sub headline.
Am I supposed to know how much a box of tomatoes normally costs? How big of a box? Why not give the price increase as a percentage?
I hate headlines.
Turns out the “box” is actually one of those pallet sized boxes like they use for watermelons and Costco has them out on the floor for sale.
How much could a tomato cost? $10?
Literary the sub headline.