08-20-2010, 02:54 AM
Ok...Went to THP yesterday and they "were" open. A 10lb inspected box of papaya's ready to be shipped is $12.00.(any varieties you want) But you have to give them 1 week advance notice. Then it's $33.00 miminum to the mainland for postage. Of course if I bought them at the farmers market I could get papayas for about .25 cents each. And then if I put them in a priority flat rate box of 12"x12" by 5.5" high I could get possibly 5 papayas in the box and then manually bring them to the ag office at the airport to get them inspected during regular business hours...it would cost me $15.50 total including shipping!....Cool