Fighteeng!

42,000 won (or about $36) for one pimped up mango at the Shinsegae dept store.

I’m sure others have blogged about this before, but prices for fruits in Korea are jacked way up in the days leading up to Chuseok.

Korean supermarkets have no problem taking advantage of last minute shoppers like me who need to demonstrate filial piety by way of an overpriced, overpackaged fruit.

I was shocked by the price, but I’m more shocked that there’s such a strong demand for these items, especially in a country where the average salary isn’t much more than $30,000 USD.

I’m tempted to buy one just to see if there might be special packaging of the cash variety inside the fruits as well, then I could gift them to our public officials so I know they’re getting their daily nutrients required to think up of new ways to root out corruption.

140,000 won (or about $120) for a box of 8 Korean Pears. Who buys this stuff??