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Originally Posted by LuvNH
Don't you think that is gouging people in TV? I think prices in TV are higher than in some other areas of the country. I am with family in NH for the summer and Market Basket prices are excellent. Lobsters $7,99 yesterday, fresh and they boil them for you. Swordfish $13,99 lb. Fresh haddock $8.99 lb. I even found a piece of Halibut at 18.99 lb. They had two Lobster rolls, fresh made while you waited for $8.99 for two - real lobster, none of that pink faux stuff. Yes, we are fish people, deep cold water fish, no steak in this house.
Food prices are definitely coming down around us. What surprises me is this area of NH is very affluent, and yet food prices are very affordable. It makes no sense to me, but I am not an economist.
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You can't compare lobster prices in New Hampshire to gas prices in Florida. You also can't get Maine lobster in Florida without paying an enormous premium, and it is likely to come in pre-cooked and frozen, not live in a tank.
Lobsters ALWAYS sell for market price. If they're in season /and/ local, you'll pay less than when they're out of season or shipped from somewhere else. If it's out of season AND shipped from somewhere else, you'll pay even more than that. When I lived in Connecticut I couldn't get a lobster roll for under $18 (including fries). But that'd be around 4 ounces (1/4 lb) of hot Maine lobster meat, no mayo or sauce but kept hot in a crockpot of butter, so you'd get maybe a tablespoon of butter in that 1/4 pound of meat. The Market Basket lobster roll is less than 4 ounces of cold lobster meat and mayonnaise. So maybe around 2 ounces of just lobster meat. The Market Basket lobster rolls are referred to as "finger sandwiches."