Internet Reacts To Insanely Expensive Japanese Melons

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mattstaff
Jun 19, 2019 1:30 PM EDT

In May of 2019, two melons out of Hokkaido sold at an auction for 5 million yet. That's clocking in just over $45,000. Pure and unadulterated madness! These melons aren't messing around. 

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    expensive melon - Text - Carlos Ahmad @cahmadtwit 22h #incredible a culture so .. Never fail to impress dynamic with its precision and care me .. even if you agree/disagree with price, the value of what you get is undeniably true to the melon.
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    expensive melon - Text - ROBERT TOANE @rtoane Jun 16 I couldn't believe the astronomical prices for these Mellon's but after tasting one and seeing how much time, energy and effort. They are worth the price.
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    expensive melon - Product - Follow @G_K_Woody Replying to @businessinsider II "This is a melon. This is an invoice." 「メロンです。請求書です。」 O O Translate Tweet
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    expensive melon - Text - BetterFuture @OrshiHayday Jun 16 Wow this is incredible how much work goes into growing this special fruit in Japan
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    expensive melon - Text - Lasmana @JLasmana Jun 16 Replying to @businessinsider Theard many years ago about the cost of these melons in Japan and somehow I thought the melons needed to be imported, hence the price. I saw then for sale in Tokyo and as the video says, they beautiful piece of art, the net is perfect and are a
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    expensive melon - Text - tl2 10 Kaamilah Joosub @kaamilahjoosub Jun 15 When life gives you melons.. auction them in Japan. What a time to be alive.
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    expensive melon - Text - 2 Sonny @sonny_daman - Jun 15 Replying to @businessinsider I'm pretty known for excellence in everything they do, but the price of those melons are still too ridiculously high they exquisite melons as the Japanese sure are are
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    expensive melon - Text - Gautam Singh Ghai @gautghai Jun 17 Replying to @businessinsider And I thought buying these for $15 a expensive piece in lagos is
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    expensive melon - Text - t1 8 young @youngmeerim Jun 16 So interesting. The art of growing Japanese melons
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    expensive melon - White - Itali Cawthon @TheyLuv_IT Jun 17 Replying to @businessinsider oh my
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    expensive melon - Text - Miner a @milesawaycu Jun 15 Replying to @businessinsider Let's see should I buy a car or a melon???
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    expensive melon - Text - 1 @betweenthewords @Between TheWords Jun 15 Brb, moving to Japan to become a melon farmer
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