Supermarket Sweep

As you know, almost everyone considers themselves contrarian. This is because almost everyone believes they are smarter than everyone else. However, this can't possibly be true, as we must explain the phenomenon of the widespread belief in UFOs, and long-dated government bonds.

And, deep inside, we know that we can't hold out against a tide of popular belief on all fronts, particularly when we see a crowd surrounding a traffic accident, or, if we are in a supermarket, and there is an uncommon interest rapidly developing around...

...a man cutting up a giant fish!

Now, you may say that the crowd was there just in order to buy the fresh fish, but there were plenty of packs available, and the pile of sample fish chunks on cocktail sticks was largely untouched.

Of course in 97% of cases store samples are they for getting some free food, pretending you are slightly interested, and continuing looking for salad dressing, however, the freshness was so overwhelming, that before I could even think about it, I already had a packet of deep red yellowfin flank in my hands.

Now, since we are in the Supa (supermarket), we should have a look around. In Japan, fruit is very special. It is peach season now, and oversized peaches are gingerly wrapped in a shock-resistant mesh, to protect the precious cargo. Why not buy a box for $55?


Or, for a hundred dollars, you can get a watermelon the size of a tractor wheel:

Or how about $84 for a bunch of grapes. They're very good, apparently.

Or an $88 honeymelon? Comes wrapped in a bow.


And all of this reminds me a little of the market - good quality will always find a bid.