Ker-ching, Ker-ching, Ker-ching

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Why do some retailers think it is okay to display their products without prices? Because if they put prices on no one would buy them. Imagine walking into a bookstore or clothing store and having to ask the price. Or a restaurant menu without prices.  It doesn't happen.

A couple of minutes walk from my apartment is a fruit shop with fabulous looking produce. In past years when we came here on holiday I shopped there somedays.  I'd walk out thinking it was expensive, but that's okay, the quality was excellent. I naturally wasn't up with the current Australian  produce prices at the time.

However I live here now and I know the price at the supermarket, farmers market and convenience store.  I  realise just how expensive this particular shop, Fruitique On Tedder,  really is. But today their expensive prices were overshadowed by their arrogance.

On several occasions I've gone in and chosen a piece of fruit or a couple of tomatoes, they've weighed it and told me the price, and I've said no thank you and left. But today is hot and I have a sore throat and god that watermelon looked good. I chose a nice piece, asked the price and was told $3.99 a kilo. Now I'd seen watermelon at the produce store in the mall on the weekend and it was $1.99 a kilo. Onto the scales with my chosen chunk and $7.80.

Me: Hmmm, I don't want to pay that much so could you cut it in half please.

Assistant: (to I assume the owner) Can we?

Owner: No, you'll have to choose another piece.

Me: But I don't want another piece, they don't look as nice as this piece.

Owner shrugged and continued doing what she was doing. I walked away without any watermelon.

Does your local fruit and vegie store display their prices?