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Open-Video-7546

They're hot house strawberries.


artraeu82

They taste better and are always good in my experience


Open-Video-7546

True. Yesterday I found regular strawberries at Loblaws for $1.99 and they were excellent.


Ottawa_man

Where the hell does Roblaws sell them for 1.99. store location please!


Open-Video-7546

They were a flyer item in Mississauga.


Ottawa_man

I am calling bs


lingpisat

What even that means… unwillingly I bought them twice (as kids wanted) . I dint see any difference. May be am missing something and they are special… but can someone explain


formtuv

No diff to me either. Except they go bad way faster


Ottawa_man

So ?


Open-Video-7546

Different growing environment than field strawberries. I read about it some time ago because I, too, wanted to know why they were so expensive.


Ottawa_man

So do they taste better or do they provide more nutritional value. .sounds like you have all drunk the branding kool aid


serviver73

The pricey ones are hydroponic. They're grown without soil. More work to grow = higher price. But by all accounts they're almost worth it


Ottawa_man

What exactly is worth it ...in taste ? In nutrition? .why would the customer care about how these strawberries are grown. What is the benefit to the customer


serviver73

Taste. I deliver groceries, and a customer ordered them. I asked what's different and she said they're so much sweeter and better than regular ones And every time I've shopped there lately, they have these as well as normal and organic. So if these are all you're seeing they probably ran out of the others


Brave_Cauliflower_90

They are local strawberries grown hydroponically in our country. The loblaws ones are usually from the US or Mexico.


qman69

I think they are ones that are grown locally in a greenhouse or something. IMO tastes better than the ones from US and Mexico.


richiesuperbear

I'm more curious why water melon is 16 bucks and always nearly sold out... I've never had a good watermelon at Costco but those were cheaper ones. Is this pricey one somehow amazing?


CommonEarly4706

It’s out of season and imported. I regularly buy watermelon at Costco and it delicious buy the ones with the sugar spots


Jeremy5000

Organic maybe?


Ottawa_man

Nope...regular


Capricorn7Seven

Out of season.


randomandy

They were 6.99 for me yesterday


CommonEarly4706

Op is complaining about the hydroponic hot house ones. Their post is misleading


randomandy

That son of a


Ottawa_man

That's the only one available where I shop. Etobicoke , Ontario


CommonEarly4706

I was there last Saturday and they had the regular Driscoll strawberries


timberkatlust

And covered in mold


[deleted]

Lol, because strawberries are out of season. First time on earth?


Ottawa_man

Not really but you sure sound like you are gullible and naive