Nowadays, many merchants like to peel and cut fruits, then seal them with plastic trays and plastic wrap and sell them in several small boxes. Especially in Thailand, New Zealand, Vietnam and other places? Foreign vest? Coat, fruit varieties with relatively expensive unit price, such as durian and Thai golden pomelo.
This kind of boxed fruit is very popular with the public, especially young people ―― it saves the trouble of peeling and dicing, and you don't have to worry about eating it all at once when you buy it. Can you still taste it? Fresh? .
But two days ago, reader Zhu called us and said, I don't know, but I was shocked. Some boxed fruits are ridiculously expensive. He said he would never believe in streaking fruit again. I feel slaughtered. ?
Is that really the case? The data speaks for itself. We bought all kinds of fruits in the mall and made a practical comparison.
The boxed one is better than the whole one.
Much more expensive.
1. Experimental object: Thai golden pomelo.
Place of purchase: Underground Supermarket of Hangzhou Vientiane City
Experimental process: Thai golden pomelo, regardless of size, costs 42.8 yuan. We chose the heaviest one:1.6kg.
The boxed golden pomelo meat of the same model (the salesperson repeatedly stressed that it is the same model) weighs 0.42kg, and the total price is 36.8 yuan.
Peel and weigh the whole grapefruit, and the weight of grapefruit meat is 1. 15 kg. Divide the total price of 42.8 yuan by the weight of golden pomelo meat, and the price of golden pomelo meat is 37.2 yuan/kg.
The weight of boxed golden pomelo meat is 0.42 kg, and the total price is 36.8 yuan divided by the weight of golden pomelo meat, and the price of golden pomelo meat is 87.6 yuan/kg.
In order to ensure the scientific nature of the experiment, we changed an algorithm: that is, if we buy 1. 15 kg pulp at the unit price of boxed pomelo, we need 100.74 yuan. That's much more expensive than 42.8. Special reminder: Due to the limitation of space, we chose a method to calculate the next four kinds of fruit experiments. )
Experimental comments: Needless to say, buying the whole golden pomelo is absolutely cost-effective. However, it depends on your luck whether you can pick enough water and taste sweet!
Obviously, it is still cheap to buy the whole pitaya. But the difference is not particularly big, and it is within the acceptable range.
2. experimental object: pitaya
Place of purchase: Hangzhou Tower Shopping City
Experimental process: the whole pitaya 17.60 yuan/kg, 0.544 kg, the total price is 9.57 yuan. Peel off the skin, take out the pitaya meat and weigh it again, which is 0.308 kg. Through calculation, it can be immediately concluded that the actual unit price of pitaya meat is about 3 1 yuan/kg.
Then directly buy a small box of packaged pitaya meat with the label of 0.250kg, and the total price is 10 yuan (the unit price also shows 10 yuan/box). Simply calculate, the pitaya meat is chopped and sold to 40 yuan/kg.
Experimental comments: Obviously, it is still cheap to buy the whole pitaya. But the difference is not particularly big, and it is within the acceptable range.
3. Experimental object: watermelon (yellow-hearted melon)
Place of purchase: Hangzhou Tower Shopping City
Experimental process: the whole 9 yuan/kg of watermelon was bought, accounting for 1.582 kg, and the total price was 14.24 yuan.
Sliced watermelons in small boxes, marked with 0.876 kg, total price 10 yuan (unit price also shows 10 yuan/box). By calculating the unit price, it is only 1 1.4 yuan/kg. However, we have doubts about its weight. How can a small box weigh 0.876 Jin? Weighing confirmed our suspicion, and the actual weight was only 0.282 Jin, which was a far cry from it. Based on this calculation, the unit price of boxed watermelon is 35.4 yuan/kg.
Experimental comments: the weight estimation on the boxed watermelon marked by the supermarket is wrong. Anyway, it's really too expensive for such a small box of watermelons to cost 14 yuan, because the whole watermelon costs more than 14 yuan. So I want to remind you that when buying boxed fruit, it is best to weigh it yourself in the supermarket. Otherwise, it is likely that you suffered a big loss and didn't know it.
This time it's packaged and cheap.
But obviously the quality is not good.
4. Experimental object: loquat.
Place of purchase: a medium-sized fruit supermarket on Stadium Road.
Experimental process: In the supermarket, we selected a certain variety of loquat with 5.9 yuan/Jin written on it. But except for those bought in bulk, some of them have been packed in advance, and there is no weight. Just say 5 yuan/box. I weighed it with my hand and it felt heavy. When I weighed it again, it was actually 0.7 kg. Calculate the unit price, 7. 1 yuan/kg, which is much cheaper than the loose one. We repeatedly confirmed with the staff, and the staff said, yes, we will sell it for 5 yuan.
Experimental comment: Why is it so cheap? Later, the staff told us that the packaged loquat was ugly and had many scars, so it was picked out and sold cheaply. So, when you see cheap goods, don't rush to start and ask why. It is said that some supermarkets even cut off some rotten fruits and then left some good ones in the packaging for sale.
Boxed durian is better than whole durian.
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5. Experimental object: durian
Place of purchase: Underground Supermarket of Hangzhou Vientiane City
Experimental process: The unit price of boxed durian meat is 79.80 yuan/kg. We bought a durian meat, weighing 0.244 kg, with a total price of 19.5 yuan.
I also bought a 2.76 kg durian of the same variety, with a unit price of 27.64 yuan/kg and a total price of 76.3 yuan. After peeling and weighing, the weight of durian meat is 0.925 kg, and then the total price of 76.3 yuan is divided by the weight, and the price of durian meat is 82.48 yuan/kg.
Experimental Comments: Boxed durian meat is only 79.8 yuan/kg, which is cheaper than the whole piece of durian meat. The unit price is more than 2 yuan, which really surprises us. Like one!
Buy a small box of fruit
Be careful.
Many people may think that the price of sliced fruit in small boxes will be higher, because the labor cost has increased. However, from the overall situation of this experiment, the value of the same fruit, a tray and a piece of plastic wrap has risen sharply after simple packaging. Is this pricing reasonable? Is it allowed if the boxed fruit sold is not marked with the unit price?
We interviewed the Hangzhou Municipal Price Bureau.
A person from the Hangzhou Municipal Price Bureau told the reporter that there are three main types of commodity pricing in the market at present: first, the government-guided price, that is, the highest price limit, such as drugs. The second is government pricing, such as salt price and electricity price. The third is market-adjusted prices, such as fruits sold in the market. ? Shopping malls and supermarkets can be priced according to their own costs, but they must be clearly marked so that consumers can understand them. ? For some shopping malls that don't label the weight and unit price, it is suspected that the label is unclear. For example, the unit price label shows? Yuan/box? It certainly doesn't meet the specifications. If marked in this way, the actual weight of the product is meaningless, because the price is the same whether it is heavy or light. ? We will check it on the spot and ask them to correct it in time if there are problems. ?
The staff of Hangzhou Consumers Association reminded the public to try to buy uncut fruits when buying fruits. Because the cut fruit is more expensive, and it is not excluded that these fruits have some defects. At the same time, cut fruit is easy to breed bacteria. ? If you must buy pre-packaged cut fruits, pay attention to whether the packaging is complete, whether it is in a refrigerated position, and whether it is expired. Of course, we should also pay attention to comparing the weight and price to avoid wasting more money. ?