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The pumpkin costs 6 cents. The can costs 19.

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Sep 23, 2026

The pumpkin costs 6 cents. The can costs 19.

The pumpkin inside a $2.22 can costs about 6 cents and the steel around it costs 19. Everything else in the aisle wearing the word pumpkin, priced line by line against it.

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Triple washed salad is washed in chlorinated water

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Sep 23, 2026

Triple washed salad is washed in chlorinated water

What actually happens to a bag of spring mix between the field and the shelf

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