Fishers Popcorn Found in Midtown Manhattan at New York Prices
A regular reader visiting New York City found this 5 oz bag of Fishers Popcorn in Midtown Manhattan for $ 4.49. That's $ .89 per ounce.
On the Fishers Caramel Popcorn website, you can buy a decorative Ocean City tin with 1/2 gallon (64 oz) of popcorn for $ 12.00. That's $ .18 per ounce plus you get the tin. (Shipping not calculated.)
Maybe Ted Cruz was referring to Caramel Popcorn prices when he was talking about Donald Trump's "New York values!" We better hope the Ocean City flooding doesn't take out Fishers popcorn!
Joe, you are confusing the concepts of weight and volume. There are units of ounces in both measures. In the retail word, food is sold by weight, not volume. Yes the popcorn sold in NYC is $0.89 per ounce weight. A half gallon can holds 15 ounces weight of popcorn. At $12 per tin that's $0.80 per ounce. In my opinion that's not a huge markup, especially when considering the cost of transporting the popcorn the NYC. We at Fisher's Popcorn are only trying to make our delicious popcorn more easily accessible to people outside the Delmarva region. We have no intentions of price gouging. We charge a fair price for handmade gourmet popcorn. In fact some of our nationwide competitors charge double what we charge.
Thank you so much for your response. Please look at the first sentence of this article as it was delivered from one of our viewers while visiting New York.
As for me personally, I'd pay whatever you asked for your popcorn as I have been enjoying it for more years then I'd like to mention and trust me, I know a LOT of other people who feel the same way.
Your product is second to none and you are one of the major staples of the entire Eastern Shore. Fishers, Thrashers, Dumsers, Philips, Seacrets are probably the biggest names out there.
Nevertheless, you guys rock and again I thank you for responding. Be Warm My Friend, summer is just around the corner.
You can buy Dolles popcorn in NYC for half that price!
ReplyDeleteJoe, you are confusing the concepts of weight and volume. There are units of ounces in both measures. In the retail word, food is sold by weight, not volume. Yes the popcorn sold in NYC is $0.89 per ounce weight. A half gallon can holds 15 ounces weight of popcorn. At $12 per tin that's $0.80 per ounce. In my opinion that's not a huge markup, especially when considering the cost of transporting the popcorn the NYC. We at Fisher's Popcorn are only trying to make our delicious popcorn more easily accessible to people outside the Delmarva region. We have no intentions of price gouging. We charge a fair price for handmade gourmet popcorn. In fact some of our nationwide competitors charge double what we charge.
ReplyDeleteDear Fisher's Popcorn,
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for your response. Please look at the first sentence of this article as it was delivered from one of our viewers while visiting New York.
As for me personally, I'd pay whatever you asked for your popcorn as I have been enjoying it for more years then I'd like to mention and trust me, I know a LOT of other people who feel the same way.
Your product is second to none and you are one of the major staples of the entire Eastern Shore. Fishers, Thrashers, Dumsers, Philips, Seacrets are probably the biggest names out there.
Nevertheless, you guys rock and again I thank you for responding. Be Warm My Friend, summer is just around the corner.
Yes, Joe, Fisher's is the BEST!!
ReplyDeletePlease bring Fishers to The DMV.
ReplyDeletewell perdue chicken is cheaper in NYC then it is here. go figure!
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