Ripped off by side of the road seafood
 

Went into side of the road seafood on greenwell springs road today to get some shucked oysters.
Asked the clerk ,about how many to a pint? he said a dozen. OK give me 4 pints . He said he would give me 2 qts instead. Ok. Got home and had 2 dozen oysters + a few pieces in 2 qts of liquid in unmarked containers
$31.48 for 2 doz. med size oysters.
I tried to give my business to the little guy.
But all i got was skrewed.
DO NOT TRADE w/ this place as they will rip you off!!!!

Just realized that selling oysters in unmarked containers is against the law. will file complaint w/ LDWF tomorrow:pissed:

you try calling them and telling them what happened? Maybe it was a mistake and they will replace them

was no mistake he had to call his boss to see how to break down gallon into Quarts. So the boss knew he was selling in unmarked containers .
I'm sure there are more than 4 doz med to small oysters in a gallon

I hear ya..that sucks

5 more dollars you could of got a sack and shucked em your self.

I was gonna say if you live a little closer you could get them in Abbeville and shuck em yourself. Way cheaper

Didn't read before I posted. Sorry bout that. You can get them that cheap right now?

Yea $35 a sack all day

S***. Where about man I definitely over paid. I'm working six days a week and these got picked up Saturday at nine pm so I'm not complaining but I'm always down to save a buck.

Sucks for the loss Eman. You're probably not the first but hopefully you can put a stop to it if in fact it was intentional

20$ a sack right off a boat in cocodrie any day of the week. They fish them year round and are killing every bed in every bay.

That sounds nice Calcutta, to far for me though but I will keep that in mind

Shoot they like $25-30 a sack here depending where

i am the only one here who likes charbroiled was just looking to make a few for fathers day.

Irony
 

Not trying to ruffle feathers just an observation


'we' complain about the oystermen raping the reefs, yet contribute to it by buying oysters:spineyes:

That's why I'm trying to find them cheaper, so I can contribute as little as possible

I work with folks who would do anything they can to keep a stand of cypress from being logged, but use cypress mulch in their flower beds:confused::eek::rotfl:

just pointing out the irony is all

Where can you get them in abbeville? I would like to get some to put on the pit for the 4th. Anywhere closer to Broussard I can get them?

That's good to hear. Haven't bought off the boat in a while and heard they were at least 30 now.

Oysterman don't kill every bed in every bay. Right now most of them are planting seed oysters for the next few years. I wouldn't eat any right now, it's to hot and they are milky.

I normally get them by the sack (70-80lbs) from bridgeside in Delcambre. I called this morning though, and they only have 50lb crates of cleaned unshucked right now for $35. The i rather get the extra 20lbs and wash em down myself when i can find em though.

Hey guys how ever or where ever you buy oysters do not buy them unless properly tagged. For one its the law. Personally i dont trust fish peddlers. I will only buy from a a seafood retailer. What is a couple of bucks worth with all the health issues involved. This time of the year is not for oysters any way. If they are not properly handled from reef to your table you can get sick or even worse end up in the hospital.

Yep, 'milk' =

































sperm, y'all can have all that:rotfl:

Not wanting to hyjack a thread.................but please - pretty please, do your research on oyster biology! Harvesting of oysters actually expands the reef and is very healthy for the ecosystem of oysters!!!! If all these years of oyster harvest was hurting the oyster industry in Louisiana, how is will still have them?

I don't doubt harvesting ( with tongs ) is good but a ton of boats dredging can't be good but I'm dumb. Please enlighten