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In the California Bay Area, We don't have avocados in a box, nor perfectly ripe. They are usually in a pile and quite un-ripe (which helps reduce denting in the pile). Depending on size, quality, and organic status they range from about ~1 to ~2.50 each.

You can also buy a full flat of medium size avocados at a Costco Business center for $26 for 35 avocados. They are "stage 2" ripened, which means they will be usable in about 1-2 days on the counter. I buy one and then put them carefully in the fridge and take out about 3-4 at a time. This way I can have fresh ripe avocados for about a month.



This joke I saw on Reddit about avocado ripeness says it all IMO:

avocado: not ripe

avocado: not ripe

avocado: not ripe

avocado: I'M RIPE NOW

avocado: OK you were in the bathroom so I rotted


I cannot relate to this. I buy a bag of unripe (hard) avocados every 3 days or so from Costco, and they take about 2 to 5 days to ripen on the countertop, and then I put them in the fridge and they are good for another 5 days.


This is my method too. I check them once a day and once they are just a little soft and most of the green is gone, I pop them in the fridge and they are ripe for about a week.


"In the California Bay Area, We don't have avocados in a box, nor perfectly ripe. They are usually in a pile and quite un-ripe (which helps reduce denting in the pile). Depending on size, quality, and organic status they range from about ~1 to ~2.50 each."

Same in the Chicagoland area.




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