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08-24-2022 08:16 AM
I have to laugh at the TSV "special". I realize many many people do not have access to fresh caught Maine lobsters but this price? When we go to Maine for a week we get whole lobsters fresh from a local fisherman. The price will vary day to day but the MOST we paid was $26 for 4 whole lobsters! Unless you have eaten right from the ocean, lobsters do not taste the same when they are frozen and transported.
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08-24-2022 08:31 AM
No interest in it either. Tried lobster once and hated it. I found it tasteless and I don't like the texture. My husband is allergic and neither of us eat seafood. I don't live anywhere near an ocean so I can't say if fresh is any better than what I could get at a restaurant if I decided to try seafood.
08-24-2022 08:42 AM
08-24-2022 09:02 AM
DH and I love lobster tails but if I'm doing the math correctly this comes to $17 for a 5 oz tail???? Too funny!
08-24-2022 09:05 AM
@bargainsgirl I always prefer fresh fish to frozen, but the reality is for millions of people, that's not much of a possibility.
I do remember eating wonderful fresh Maine loster at some village festival in Maine. It was wonderful. I have no idea what it cost, but most likely not much by today's standards. Our only tour in Maine was summer, 1972.
I stopped buying lobster anywhere once I realized what I actually liked was the melted butter.
08-24-2022 09:18 AM
Must everything be about price!!!!!! If YOU can't afford something that doesn't mean it's expensive or over priced.
08-24-2022 09:28 AM
@chrystaltree wrote:Must everything be about price!!!!!! If YOU can't afford something that doesn't mean it's expensive or over priced.
@chrystaltree , Did the OP say she couldn't afford it ? It is about value, which is in the name of the company.
08-24-2022 09:43 AM
For somebody, me, that lives thousands of miles from Maine and does not have access to Maine lobster, it IS a good value. To fly there and have lobster would cost substantially more. I would consider it but I prefer Crab, in addition, I will not be home for either of the two delivery times so I can't even consider it.
In our area, don't know about others, but to go to a restaurant and order lobster tails it's at the minimum a $40+ meal. And 40 is a good deal.
08-24-2022 09:46 AM
I lobster but prefer whole ones not just frozen tails. IMO freezing changes the texture of the meat, I would also not buy unless there was overnight delivery to ensure they came still frozen.
08-24-2022 09:47 AM
@bargainsgirl wrote:I have to laugh at the TSV "special". I realize many many people do not have access to fresh caught Maine lobsters but this price? When we go to Maine for a week we get whole lobsters fresh from a local fisherman. The price will vary day to day but the MOST we paid was $26 for 4 whole lobsters! Unless you have eaten right from the ocean, lobsters do not taste the same when they are frozen and transported.
@bargainsgirl Since I'm not about to fly to Maine from Virginia to have 4 lobsters for $26, I do the next best thing.
I love lobster tails. I get 5-6 oz. lobster tails, Maine, split down the shell, for $13 each from Wegman's (5 miles from my home). So for 16 of them, I pay $208. The organic 1 lb. butter I like is $10, so that brings my haul to $218.
The TSV is $279 for that amount, which includes 1 lb. of butter.
So my only decision is whether that extra $61 is worth trying the Greenhead Lobster brand to see if there's any difference. I doubt it. Or for others it could be the Easy Pay (I never purchase food on Easy Pay).
I won't buy the TSV, because of that better choice for me. Comparing apples to apples.
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