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<pre>AlFreedo@aol.com wrote:

> I agree with Phil, that the internet can connect
> quality producers with consumers who appreciate quality, and are willing to
> pay a few more dollars to get it.

I'd like to think you're right, and I'd like to get a local supermarket here
in Aberystwyth to stock some quality olive oil. Unfortunately I don't think I
could, and I suspect that a one-off shipment of oil to our house may incur
more delivery expense than the oil itself.

It would be interesting, however, to compare supermarket prices around the
world. The best flavoured supermarket oil I have found here is in fact the
cheapest. It is Lidl Extra Virgin (Italian, supposedly), and costs £1.99 (3
Euros; down from £2.99 only a year or so ago) per 750ml. That's 4
Euros/Litre (same in US$). I am always wary about buying fancy bottled
supermarket oils. They may be twice the price of the Lidl one, but I suspect
the quality is little different; these things are all mass produced.

I have to confess I feel somewhat guilty paying such a low price for the oil.
I feel this is ridiculously cheap, and my conscience might be eased if
someone could provide me with a top class oil at a sensible price.

Sad to say, that is as good as it gets here.

So what is it like in the rest of the world?

Adrian
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Adrian.Shaw@aber.ac.uk
Sefydliad Y Gwyddorau Biolegol, Prifysgol Cymru,
Aberystwyth, Ceredigion, Cymru
http://pcjagg.dbs.aber.ac.uk/mynegai.html
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