At that price I’d expect it to come with a certificate, a velvet box, and a personal apology when I cut it open and it tastes like a normal watermelon.
WhskyTangoFoxtrot on
Put a piston and some redstone next to it.
thrawtes on
Looks like it was successful in getting you to do some free online advertising for their store, so maybe the price isn’t as crazy as you think.
SoneEv on
Expensive gift fruits are very much part of the culture. It’s like the western culture of giving a friend expensive alcohol.
Snow-Kafe on
Don’t buy to eat it. They are almost always non ediable
Such fruits are meant as a gift for your boss, business clients or someone similar you want to impress.
The ridiculous prices (which are assumed to be known to the giftee too) are the whole point.
lottiexx on
I’d be too scared to eat it after spending that much.
Any_Raise_1560 on
that’s alota yen!
diogenes_amore on
Squatermelon.
TuzkiPlus on
Meanwhile Durian Mace right under lol
Tangentkoala on
The squared watermelon isn’t designed for eating but essentially a power move.
The fruit is edible but is dry and probably one of the worst watermelons you have since they pluck it under ripped.
But having a square watermelon as display is a rich power move thus the price.
A pyramid watermelon is higher class. And more of a boss move.
jerrythecactus on
Imported straight from minecraft.
gorginhanson on
I guess the $150 homer paid was a bargain
grafknives on
(Imagine meme in your head – we dont need LLM for that :D)
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Fruit – 5$
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Fruit, Japan – 500$ !!!!
Rhavels on
not food, its for display
Gumbercules81 on
Is that in Canadian yen pesos?
clancy6000 on
It would be funny if they included the root with it.
thecheesycheeselover on
It clearly wasn’t handled very well along the way, that thing is scarred. Years ago I remember reading an article about fruit gifting in Japan, and one of the things that stuck out to me was how carefully melons like this are tended to. Someone didn’t get the memo.
ItsStaaaaaaaaang on
If people want to buy it good on the growers I say.
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just because it’s from japan…
This guy must not know.
At that price I’d expect it to come with a certificate, a velvet box, and a personal apology when I cut it open and it tastes like a normal watermelon.
Put a piston and some redstone next to it.
Looks like it was successful in getting you to do some free online advertising for their store, so maybe the price isn’t as crazy as you think.
Expensive gift fruits are very much part of the culture. It’s like the western culture of giving a friend expensive alcohol.
Don’t buy to eat it. They are almost always non ediable
They are much cheaper if you shop elsewhere
https://www.reddit.com/r/mildlyinteresting/comments/1e1n432/square_shaped_watermelon_being_sold_at_local/Â
Also, they are harvested before they fully ripen, so you shouldn’t eat them unless you’re a masochist for bad tastes.Â
Consider them decoration that will eventually rot and get thrown out…Â
Such fruits are meant as a gift for your boss, business clients or someone similar you want to impress.
The ridiculous prices (which are assumed to be known to the giftee too) are the whole point.
I’d be too scared to eat it after spending that much.
that’s alota yen!
Squatermelon.
Meanwhile Durian Mace right under lol
The squared watermelon isn’t designed for eating but essentially a power move.
The fruit is edible but is dry and probably one of the worst watermelons you have since they pluck it under ripped.
But having a square watermelon as display is a rich power move thus the price.
A pyramid watermelon is higher class. And more of a boss move.
Imported straight from minecraft.
I guess the $150 homer paid was a bargain
(Imagine meme in your head – we dont need LLM for that :D)
[image 1]
Fruit – 5$
[image 2]
Fruit, Japan – 500$ !!!!
not food, its for display
Is that in Canadian yen pesos?
It would be funny if they included the root with it.
It clearly wasn’t handled very well along the way, that thing is scarred. Years ago I remember reading an article about fruit gifting in Japan, and one of the things that stuck out to me was how carefully melons like this are tended to. Someone didn’t get the memo.
If people want to buy it good on the growers I say.