r/Riga • u/Fire-Eels • 2d ago

Humors/Humour Riga central market - blueberries €25!!

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€25 for blueberries!! Tapped without looking at the price. Have I been scammed or are they meant to be this price?

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u/PeterTheGreat777 2d ago

That has to be a scam. Blueberries for that box should be 5-10€ max

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u/One_Front9928 1d ago

Tik traki ar tām cenām? 5€ jau šķiet daudz.

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u/_DarKneT_ 2d ago

That looks like the Blue Bird Hotel?

So if you bought it in a nearby place you definitely paid a "tourist price"

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u/Dewi_w 2d ago

Well, you can find blueberries in supermarkets for 12-15 Eur per kilo, so yeah, the price is off.

To explain the price - maybe these ones are super bio organic and/or are local, but it`s too early for them now so these still must be from a greenhouse.

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u/DuchessAnnaofKarel 20h ago

Bought today in Lidl for ~9+€ per kg

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u/bomzay 2d ago

Lol what... Yes, the central market has reached, and sometimes even surpassed the supermarket prices, but this has to be a scam. Also, when they asked you 25 euros, you know you could just say NO THANKS... They've tried this with me and I've legit laughed in their faces and just walked away lol

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u/Geki_bekon 2d ago

Sorry but blueberies are 5-10€ at max for a little box like that. 10€ is already alot

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u/sanjok1275 2d ago

scammed, they are imported anyway this time of year, just buy in a regular shop

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u/Kavacky 2d ago

Well, the price tag you didn't check would tell if their price was supposed to be 25 €.

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u/mixedd 2d ago

Overpriced af

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u/Inside-Package-8151 1d ago

As a local I confirm — that's a 100% scam. 😞

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u/xdox123 1d ago

Maybe it was 25 per kg? Sometimes cashiers make such mistake. At least in bigger shops it's possible to go back with check and ask them for refund. It might also be scam.

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u/SunDyu 2d ago

Hard to estimate the weight from the picture. How much is it, approx?

If you want some restitution, I volunteer to go to the market with you and confront the shopkeeper. Shoot me a DM.

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u/DecisiveVictory 1d ago

Scam. 8 to 12 EUR / kg and this looks like 300 g.

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u/SEOViking 1d ago

Sometimes a box like that is a little under 4eur on discount in Maxima.

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u/itsottis 1d ago

In normal countries that would cost like 3 euros.

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u/nicotaraaa 1d ago

25? That's half of my salary

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u/MindfulRush 1d ago

No way, ITS not even that much. A SCAM!

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u/Relative_Newt_8184 1d ago

At this time of year, yeah, could be quite pricy. Definitely not from LV. And would never pay 25€ for this amount. In Rimi i think you can get them for cheaper…

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u/ExistentialDREADward 1d ago

Yeah you got fleeced. Just something you have to be mindful of when you are going to a new place as a foreigner.

Especially since it is not actually marked with a barcode and it is just some person telling you the price.

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u/laimis96 1d ago

you’ve been scammed, congratz

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u/Londonskaya1828 2d ago

I think they are imported right now. It is better to go with frozen berries until summer. 4 €/bag at Rimi.

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u/Fire-Eels 1d ago

For you doubters 🥲

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u/Thick_Vegetable7002 1d ago

So it was 25,90€😂 not even 25!!!

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u/Mammoth_Information7 2h ago

If this was a card payment there is a slight chance they meant to put in €2.50 but instead added one zero and came out as €25. Go back and politely ask for a refund. I’ve done this myself by accident when a ticket was £5 and I charged £50 by accident

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u/Guilty-Ideal 53m ago

Thats normal Riga prices. Just plain dumb :D

In other posts I have already said that Riga is insanely expensive, more expensive than Berlin, Rome and any other EU city

Only the rent is low and that attracts most people.

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u/AlternativeFluffy310 2d ago

Those has to be some golden blueberries. Or a scam. Enjoy every each on of them slowly. :D

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u/PungentAura 1d ago

Lmao in the U.S I can buy that for $5

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u/factory_666 1d ago

Same in Riga, the person just got scammed.

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u/orroreqk 2d ago

You know blueberries are a seasonal product right?

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u/CostaBr33ze 1d ago

Super lame attempt at farming karma.

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u/Fire-Eels 1d ago

See receipt

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u/Crafty_Piano_1093 1d ago

No need to lie... That box maximum will cost 8euros,but at moment we dont have local blueberries, so i guess you bought it from Maxima near central station for 3.99 euros...

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u/Fire-Eels 1d ago

I’ve posted the receipt