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BigmanPigman

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64. My closest supermarket has cheese but

Tue Jul 29, 2025, 05:31 PM

Jul 2025

it costs about 30% more than Trader Joe's and the quality sucks. The thing is is that both stores are about 20' apart. Who would buy cheese at the supermarket?

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Justify $40 lobster rolls [View all] jmowreader Jul 2025 OP

I can't Danmel Jul 2025 #1

I will take a shot bottomofthehill Jul 2025 #47

Last one I had was in a bar in North Myrtle Beach last December mountain grammy Jul 2025 #2

soylent green lapfog_1 Jul 2025 #3

They were also very useful in helping Thorne break the case jmowreader Jul 2025 #7

Like grapes found by dead Jack the Ripper displacedvermoter Jul 2025 #51

It seems to be global warming. They are moving north. nt Phoenix61 Jul 2025 #4

so what happened to all the crabs in the Bering Sea? CatWoman Jul 2025 #26

We were at a restaurant in Salem MA two summers ago visiting kids and the lobster roll was $35, iirc. Raftergirl Jul 2025 #5

Pecorino Romano tipped the scale at $38 a pound last week bucolic_frolic Jul 2025 #6

Trader Joe's has it for $15 a pound in CA. BigmanPigman Jul 2025 #33

I hear you bucolic_frolic Jul 2025 #49

My closest supermarket has cheese but BigmanPigman Jul 2025 #64

You have a formula to buy cheese at 30% off? bucolic_frolic Jul 2025 #67

I don't consider Trader Joe's a "supermarket" BigmanPigman Jul 2025 #68

About $23/lb. at Meijer ProfessorGAC Jul 2025 #60

Strange things can happen in retail stores bucolic_frolic Jul 2025 #61

I Can See That ProfessorGAC Jul 2025 #62

This message was self-deleted by its author PeaceWave Jul 2025 #65

But why? KentuckyWoman Jul 2025 #8

Correct TnDem Jul 2025 #13

I will take lobster or crab meat any day over slabs of beef. sinkingfeeling Jul 2025 #57

DAMN! elleng Jul 2025 #9

A good majority of this can be attributed to the worst president and administration in US history. Initech Jul 2025 #10

I dunno. Justify the cost of beef to the environment. Maru Kitteh Jul 2025 #11

Can't. 2naSalit Jul 2025 #12

Recommended. H2O Man Jul 2025 #14

Those selling the lobster rolls think that people are willing to pay that much Jose Garcia Jul 2025 #15

Greed, brought on by predatory capitalism. Emile Jul 2025 #16

Bingo. nt SunSeeker Jul 2025 #38

Not unless its Surf and Turf with a big fat rib eye. tulipsandroses Jul 2025 #17

Didn't have lobster rolls, but have had lobster patties??? I think they're fake, ya know fake lobster in patties. a kennedy Jul 2025 #18

I do not know Lurker Deluxe Jul 2025 #19

IKR? oldtime dfl_er Jul 2025 #20

Not me!!! BigmanPigman Jul 2025 #35

I notice that, too Diamond_Dog Jul 2025 #53

Lobster is around 8 bucks a pound, why a lobster roll is 30 is a joke. dem4decades Jul 2025 #21

How much meat do you get from a pound of lobster? Retrograde Jul 2025 #31

They are $32 in San Antonio. LeftInTX Jul 2025 #22

Because they can. Nanjeanne Jul 2025 #23

The price has gone up all along the way Tesha Jul 2025 #24

went to acadia nat'l park in '04. they were cheap at roadside stands. mopinko Jul 2025 #25

McDonald's in Nova Scotia used to have them applegrove Jul 2025 #27

Just gimme a can of Jack Mackerel, some crackers, a couple of eggs, some onion and a frying pan...makes me happy.. wcmagumba Jul 2025 #28

Eewww!!!! I bought a can of that when I was broke and wanted fish.... LeftInTX Jul 2025 #39

Different likes, also, I'll take your Spam, I love it.... wcmagumba Jul 2025 #40

Eww!!! LeftInTX Jul 2025 #42

We use it as the occasional treat for the feral cats. LudwigPastorius Jul 2025 #63

I can identify here. I used to live on the New Hampshire seacoast Bristlecone Jul 2025 #29

I make them at home JustAnotherGen Jul 2025 #30

This message was self-deleted by its author PeaceWave Jul 2025 #66

$15 lobster rolls aren't worth it Renew Deal Jul 2025 #32

They call lobsters crayfish in New Zealand. Grumpy Old Guy Jul 2025 #34

People willing to pay that much for it JI7 Jul 2025 #36

My first lobster roll was in Cape Cod in the 1990's and at $10.00 was overpriced. They have always been so. FadedMullet Jul 2025 #37

The lobster rolls at Fenway Park are half the size of an actual hot dog, and cost $38. SunSeeker Jul 2025 #41

Maybe the wild-caught lobster industry needs to go away. hunter Jul 2025 #43

I feel your pain and I moniss Jul 2025 #44

Our local grocery store in Maryland sells frozen 4 oz tails for $7. Stinky The Clown Jul 2025 #45

This message was self-deleted by its author Grumpy Old Guy Jul 2025 #46

Aren't lobsters sourced off the Eastern seaboard? iemanja Jul 2025 #48

That's called "milking the tourists." Lobsters, from what I've seen at the store lately, are cheaper than Vinca Jul 2025 #50

Stop and Shop makes a pretty good lobster roll. intheflow Jul 2025 #52

And yet ... I so love a lobster roll. It's a splurge I'm willing to splurge. Scrivener7 Jul 2025 #54

Crabs used to be cheap in Maryland too.... Happy Hoosier Jul 2025 #55

No thanks. milestogo Jul 2025 #56

That is just ridiculous! lark Jul 2025 #58

This message was self-deleted by its author PeaceWave Jul 2025 #59