“Not even Bezos will buy it!” The Hamptonites are furious when a pound of guacamole goes on sale at the local market for $29
- The 1-pound container of guacamole sold at the Seafood Shop in Wainscott, New York has been derided online for its outrageous price
- Joe Marino Jr. told his TikTok followers, “I think we need to draw the line at $29 guacamole.”
A market in Hamptons has been mocked for selling guacamole for a whopping $29 – giving social media users the green light for the outrageous cost.
The 1-pound container of guacamole sold at the Seafood Shop in Wainscott, New York has drawn criticism online for its outrageous price.
Joe Marino Jr., a 36-year-old real estate investor, posted the price drop on his TikTok account and told his followers, “I think we need to draw the line at $29 guacamole.”
“It was just a regular strain, too, not a specialty,” Marino told the New York Post.
‘[Prices have] “I think it’s gotten worse, maybe in the last couple of years,” added Marino.
Joe Marino Jr., a 36-year-old real estate investor, posted the drop on his TikTok account
The 1-pound pot of guacamole sold at the Seafood Shop in Wainscott, New York has drawn criticism online for its outrageous price
The video has now been viewed more than a million times and users have expressed their outrage.
“Does it make you fly?” one commenter joked.
Another added, “Not even Bezos will buy it for that price.”
Marino, whose online nickname is @theretiredmillenial, said the seafood shop is a “stop” for Ina Garten, Jimmy Fallen and Katy Perry, among others.
Wainscott, where the offending guacamole was for sale, is a celebrity hotspot that has seen the likes of Martha Stewart, Jimmy Buffett and Richard Gere.
The 36-year-old defended the purchase after commenters suggested buying the pot would encourage companies to hike prices even more.
“A friend from out of town picked it up without looking,” he claimed.
“He ran to get some chips and bring in some oysters as a good gesture and I just threw it in the car,” Marino said.
Wainscott, where the offending guacamole was for sale, is a celebrity hotspot that has seen the likes of Martha Stewart, Jimmy Buffett and Richard Gere
The 36-year-old defended the purchase after commenters suggested buying the pot would encourage companies to hike prices even more
“Then I sat there in the backyard and I looked down and I saw the price and my gut reaction was, ‘I can’t believe that.'”
According to the Wall Street Journal, which recently reported an 18 percent year-over-year decline in Hass avocados, the seafood shop’s high cost is at odds with the overall slump in the avocado market.
“Right now, avocado prices are at their lowest in years, and that’s definitely helping us,” Jack Hartung, Chipotle’s chief financial officer, told the outlet.
Anoop Rai, finance professor at Hofstra University’s Frank G. Zarb School of Business on Long Island, told The Post that it was “the most likely explanation.” [for the extreme markup] is a combination of high demand and a clientele that can afford these prices.”
He also justified the price with the fact that there is probably a convenience fee here too.
“It’s summer in the Hamptons and no party or dinner will be complete without avocado dips.” [vehicular] “Traffic congestion, high-end consumers would rather pay than look for alternatives… and most of them probably don’t even pay attention to the prices,” Rai added.