I live in the most expensive city in the United States. I knew this before I moved here, but every now and then I will be blown away by the prices here. A few weeks ago I wandered into an Eli Zabar's market (the Vinegar Factory) looking for some deli meat. I wanted to buy 1 pound of turkey meat. Guess how much it cost:
- a) $12
- b) $22
- c) $9
- d) $18
If you guessed b ($22) you'd be right. That's right, for one pound of turkey meat, The Vinegar Factory expected me to pay $22. Say WHAT? Admittedly, any Eli's establishment is synonymous with overpriced, so even setting foot in the store was a bad choice on my part from the outset. Nonetheless, charging $22 for some regular honey smoked turkey is crazy. It wasn't organic, free-range, injected with diamonds, wrapped in gold leaf or anything like that. I guess this is what I get for living on the Upper East Side where a $70,000 income household is slumming it.
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