SWANKY retailer Harrods has shocked Britain’s consumers by selling boxes of three peaches for £80, and single pots of honey for an eyewatering £1,800 each.
The luxury department store in Knightsbridge, Central London is famed for its expensive, high-end products, and its latest additions are no different.
The Limited Reserve Manuka Honey is said to possess healing properties and comes from an indigenous reserve in Northland, New Zealand, whilst the peaches are sourced from Fukushima in Japan following the 2011 nuclear disaster in the area.
The peaches are sold with a high price tag as part of an effort to improve the reputation of farming in the region.
Despite this though, Brits have been left staggered by the hefty asking prices for each product, with one branding them “insane”.
One image of the peaches being sold shows the three fruits wrapped individually in some sort of crocheted covering, and subsequently packaged in a red box daubed with gold Japanese lettering.
Meanwhile, the manuka honey is sold in a small, 250g jar which is then securely fastened in a wooden box with 18-karat gold features.
It also comes with a dipper and even a signed certificate of authenticity given that only 300 of the jars appear to have been made.
According to a description from Harrods, the honey can only be cultivated once in a generation and is produced by local bees in a remote location.
Images of the products were shared online by one stunned user on Friday who wrote: “Harrods sell three peaches for £80 and a 250g jar of honey for £1,800.
“Which other madly expensive food items have you encountered?”
The post has since gained over 3,800 likes and more than 1,000 comments from users who shared their own opinions on the sky-high prices.
One user commented: “How on earth do three peaches cost £80?”
Another replied: “I work there quite often. Everything in the food hall is insane. It’s not really for common folk such as I. A loaf of bread for £27 is a loaf too far.”
A third remarked: “I got given one of these and an incredibly fancy box of three mangos. Honestly the best peaches/mangos I have ever eaten.”
Another joked: “The high price of the honey is due to the worker bees being paid a fair wage. 12 bees are required to make each teaspoon.”
The honey is made with nectar from the manuka tree, which is native to New Zealand and has been used by the indigenous M?ori people for centuries.
Harrods also sells various other forms of high-grade produce, often sourced from Japan due to their strict quality testing and traditional beliefs around ‘blessed’ fruits.
Produce from the Fukushima region in particular must be tested for any radiation traces before being exported.
