The price of lobster tails.

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franfan123

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I like but don't crave lobster tails and I had one for dinner tonight.
The 4oz tail cost me a rather low $4.99 but I reckon I got 2oz of meat
from it and I would have liked two of them so the cost of the makings of
the meal would have been $10 and the price per pound would be $40, a bit
higher than I am willing to go. I don't consider myself poor but I
wonder how many people are willing to buy food at such prices? I don't
think I'm included :-(

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James Silverton, Potomac

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On 10/03/2011 7:58 PM, James Silverton wrote:


I was a little upset when I bought lobster tails for New Years Eve. My
wife wanted to do surf and turf. They had lobster tails on sale for
$4.99 for the small ones and $6.99 for the larger ones. I bought wo
small ones. As I was leaving I saw the sing for the live lobsters...
$6.99 per pound up to 1-1/4 lb. For a few dollars more I could have had
two whole lobsters instead of those two small tails.
 
On 3/10/2011 8:05 PM, Dave Smith wrote:

Whole lobsters come from different animals and I really don't appreciate
the fuss necessary to extract the meat.

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James Silverton, Potomac

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On Thu, 10 Mar 2011 20:20:51 -0500, Dave Smith
wrote:


Will you come to my house and shell crab for me? ;)

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Today's mighty oak is just yesterday's nut that held its ground.
 
On 2011-03-11, James Silverton wrote:


Ya' gotta admit, it's getting easier to sort the serious whack-jobs
from the herd.

nb
 
On Thu, 10 Mar 2011 19:58:22 -0500, James Silverton
wrote:


I'd more consider food a $1 can of tuna.

To be perfectly honest I won't eat lobster, I won't eat any beast that
lives as long as a human... lobster can easily live in excess of 50
years. Were it my call I'd outlaw taking lobster world wide...
lobster more than any other creature keeps this planet healthy. Didja
know that codfish, another major housekeeper, is very close to
becoming endangered, I no longer eat codfish either. Way too many
self centered selfish bastards eat without thinking... of course
they've nothing to think with.
 
On Thu, 10 Mar 2011 19:58:22 -0500, James Silverton wrote:


Look at it this way - millions of people pay $2.50/oz for a shot of
alcohol every day (and some pay much, much more). I'd rather have 2
shots of lobster for $5 than 2 shots of whisky any day.

At Costco you can get giant tails with very little waste for about
$18/lb.

-sw
 
On Thu, 10 Mar 2011 21:11:18 -0500, Brooklyn1 wrote:

Average life span of a lobster is 15 years. About the same as tuna
when you average all varieties together. And you also eat clams and
they live significantly longer - up to 160 years for the geoduck.

So I guess tuna and clams are now out of your equation, too.

-sw
 
James Silverton wrote:
I suppose I would buy one or two, which would put them below the
cost of most restaurant meals. I certainly wouldn't get a batch
of them and serve them to company!

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Jean B.
 
On 3/10/2011 10:47 PM, Jean B. wrote:
I have different price standards for restaurant meals and home meals.
I'm not going to admit what I am willing to occasionally pay in a
restaurant :-)

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James Silverton, Potomac

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On Thu, 10 Mar 2011 22:57:13 -0500, "Ed Pawlowski"
wrote:


The less opulent seafood eateries on Long Island don't charge
exhorbitant prices for lobster (their menus don't usually price
lobster dishes, instead they indicate "market price", ask your wait
person), lobster is seasonal. When lobster is more plentiful the
price drops way down. To me seafood tastes the same at a sleazy
seafood bar on Fire Island as at a 5 $tar in NYC, in fact it's fresher
and better prepared at the fast turnover open air bars and far more
enjoyable eating right at beachside in your bathing suit... folks dive
into their food and get very messy, then afterwards dive into the surf
to clean off.
 
James Silverton wrote:
LOL! Right now, I have other things to spend money on. Luckily,
my daughter and I tend to like Asian dives. I also prefer to eat
out at lunch, especially at places that have lower prices for lunch.

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Jean B.
 
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