Comments on: Is Apple Picking a Good Value? http://www.frugalfruitlands.net/2009/10/08/is-apple-picking-a-good-value/ Living Less Large in Central MA Fri, 16 Jul 2010 21:52:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Lise http://www.frugalfruitlands.net/2009/10/08/is-apple-picking-a-good-value/comment-page-1/#comment-3997 Lise Fri, 09 Oct 2009 15:29:27 +0000 http://www.frugalfruitlands.net/?p=403#comment-3997 It's only a bad value in terms of the fact that I spent $44 to pick a bushel of apples in a total of 15 minutes. It was... kind of a let down, actually! I guess that's what happens when you go on a weekday in the middle of the season. Of course, one could argue that the enjoyment extends beyond the picking, to the baking, preserving, and eating of the apples, which is probably not a bad point... It’s only a bad value in terms of the fact that I spent $44 to pick a bushel of apples in a total of 15 minutes. It was… kind of a let down, actually! I guess that’s what happens when you go on a weekday in the middle of the season.

Of course, one could argue that the enjoyment extends beyond the picking, to the baking, preserving, and eating of the apples, which is probably not a bad point…

]]> By: Chad http://www.frugalfruitlands.net/2009/10/08/is-apple-picking-a-good-value/comment-page-1/#comment-3994 Chad Thu, 08 Oct 2009 19:07:28 +0000 http://www.frugalfruitlands.net/?p=403#comment-3994 I'm not certain why you say that it's a bad deal on entertainment. Excepting the sale price at the grocery store, your picking price is the same as anywhere else. That tells me that for the same cost not only do I get greater choice (I can pick my exact varieties, the proportions of those varieties, and I can pick fresher apples in better shape than a bulk bag at the store), but I also get entertainment and experience of picking my own, preferably with friends, at no extra cost. Now if the picking experience is work and not entertainment, and the real value to you comes from the processing of apples, then save the time and effort, and skip straight to the baking and preserving. Of course, if you let any portion of the apples go to waste, then it is a much less frugal option for both food and entertainment, but I guess that's obvious. I’m not certain why you say that it’s a bad deal on entertainment. Excepting the sale price at the grocery store, your picking price is the same as anywhere else. That tells me that for the same cost not only do I get greater choice (I can pick my exact varieties, the proportions of those varieties, and I can pick fresher apples in better shape than a bulk bag at the store), but I also get entertainment and experience of picking my own, preferably with friends, at no extra cost.

Now if the picking experience is work and not entertainment, and the real value to you comes from the processing of apples, then save the time and effort, and skip straight to the baking and preserving.

Of course, if you let any portion of the apples go to waste, then it is a much less frugal option for both food and entertainment, but I guess that’s obvious.

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