in Western Australia, until 2021, it was illegal to transport more than 50kg of potatoes in your car unless you were a member of the potato corps. - eviltoast
  • Jay@lemmy.ca
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    1 year ago

    My mother used to buy like 8 or 9 50lb (22kg) sacks every fall to store in the basement to last the winter… it was pretty common back in the day, but not so much anymore.

    But even now we’d be close to that limit…I usually go together with my daughter and get two boxes (22kg x2=44kg) of potatoes from the local harvester’s that we split. From there a box is about $22. (This is in Canada, and yes we’re Irish.)

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      1 year ago

      Ah, got it. Makes sense to stock up if you eat them a lot, especially if you buy from a local harvester as is your case.

      In my head it was a funny image of someone with a small car like myself, filled to the brim with potatoes, heading off from a supermarket