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don't have those in St. Paul/Minneapolis.         1. I grew up
in Southern California.         We have wonderful avocado.
Clearly you should move here!            Good luck on your
quest.                 1. I've had the best luck with the 4 pack
of TJ's organic avocados. Usually 3 out of the 4 are good, and
usually it's #4 that is the oldest that isn't good. Typically
I'm getting them from either the Shoreview or Woodbury
locations.                And the organic ones seem to fare
better than the TJ's "conventional" avocados. Don't know why,
but that's my luck so I'll spend a bit more for better odds of
success                1. Don't buy any produce wrapped in
plastic.                  For avocados, they should give
slightly to pressure from your thumb. If the stem nub is still
attached, flick it out and it will indicate the color of the
avocado. Nice and green, take it home. Brownish? Lea