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2. Like crab, the shell makes it expensive

Reply to cali (Original post)

Thu Aug 22, 2013, 05:47 AM

Aug 2013

They still have to pay people to stand there and pull the meat out. You'd think in 2013 somebody would have a machine to do that.

And then the whole ones are expensive because you have to keep them alive until they get to the restaurant.

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Clawback: The Surprising Complexity of Lobster Prices [View all] cali Aug 2013 OP

You go to a restaurant that serves live maines and they are always listed as "market price" rl6214 Aug 2013 #1

Like crab, the shell makes it expensive Recursion Aug 2013 #2