Whoever developed those mini watermelons deserves an award.

[pinto]

They are in every market at a good price here on the Central Coast CA.

Really sweet, perfect size for 1 or 2 people. They're a little smaller than a soccer ball. I keep a slab cut into eighths out on the table for a drive by snack, throw some into the blender for juice, etc.

The melons sold here come from Dulcinea Farms, Mexico. Short of sounding like a shill, Dulcinea has a neat website -

http://www.dulcinea.com/

[cbayer]

1. TJ's often has them and I agree, they are delicious and just the right size.

Enjoy!

[NRaleighLiberal]

2. we get the seedless ones from trader joe for 3.99 - they range from VG to superb.

once you start eating them, it is hard to stop - the perfect quencher after 3 hours in the garden!

[maddezmom]

3. Agree they are perfect

We go thru one every other day here in the summer.

[maddezmom]

5. Good news here.....they were on sale for 1.99

Got 3! Last week they were 2.99 and and during the winter 3.99.

[GoCubsGo]

4. Wish they weren't so damned expensive.

Two to four bucks is an awful lot of money for one or two servings of melon. Especially when we can often get a full-size melon for that price.

[cbayer]

6. Just got from Costco and saw them 2 for $3.99

But I didn't get any. I spent about 30 minutes in there and just had to get out. And I bought nothing.

We initially went to see the optometrist, but they were closed.

So I decided to do a little shopping.

The degree of consumerism, the tragically large sizes of everything, the people lining up to get free tastes of whatever.... it all made me nauseous.

I had to get out.

[pinto]

11. I know what you mean. Albertson's took over a local Scolari's ~ 4 months ago. It stood empty.

They've refurbished and remodeled the whole store. A big plus to have a full service market again on my end of town. Walking distance and on the city bus route. That's the plus long term.

"Grand Opening" is at 10 AM tomorrow, though. Big hoopla, prizes, free stuff, samples, etc. It'll be mobbed. Read the fine print on their mailer and the store's actually opening at 6 AM - the standard weekday time. So, I'm going to get in and out by 7 AM. I know what I'm buying up front - it'll be a 20 minute trip at the most.

Have been in Costco once. A little overwhelming. Made my first visit to a Walmart on my TX trip. Needed a pair of pants to go out to eat. Same deal. Bizarre, enormous store. Got a pair of pants though, then had to get out.

[Warpy]

7. And tomorrow afternoon, I'll be getting a fridge that will hold one!

Even though a swift kick in the right place restarted my side by side and it's been working just fine since I kicked it, I'm really looking forward to getting rid of it.

[cbayer]

8. Congratulations!

I just got a new stove and I'm in heaven.

[Warpy]

9. I cling to my ancient, chipped Monkey Ward stove

because it's the only one I've ever had with a calibrated oven.

It's far from pretty, but by gawd, it works.

[cbayer]

10. Mine was over 25 years old and nothing worked right on it.

The top burners were all uneven and wouldn't go low enough.

The oven had no thermostat and no window, so cooking was always guess work. It got to the point where everything I was making was either over or under cooked.

Now, my fridge, on the otherhand is huge and working great. I'm going to run that thing into the ground!

[sad-cafe]

12. I love watermelon

during the summer, the other half always keeps chunked melon in the fridge

[greatauntoftriplets]

13. They're still $4.49 here.

Later in the summer, they'll be cheaper.

[maddezmom]

14. I would never buy them at that price

I feel like I am channeling LG.

[greatauntoftriplets]

15. Speaking of LG...

I was at Trader Joe's on Monday. Bananas there were 29 cents each, not 20 cents, as she said.