为什么月饼价格如此高(why Are Mooncake Prices So, So High?)

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为什么月饼价格如此高(whyaremooncakepricesso,sohigh?)

goldmedalsnotonlybelongtoolympicathletes.luckymooncakepurchaserscouldbeluckyenoughtogettheirhandsononeaswell.

withthetraditionalmid-autumnfestivaldrawingnear,southchina'srenownedlikoufurestaurantbasedinguangzhouwillmake32goldmedals,whichmooncakepurchaserswilltrytowininaluckydraw.thechineseolympicdelegationobtained32goldsattheathensolympicgameslastmonth.

evensomemoviestarshavebeeninvolvedinthepromotionofmooncakes,whicharetraditionallyeatenonmid-autumnday,whichfallsonseptember28thisyear.

variousbrandsofmooncakearealreadyonsale,butsomepeopleareplainingthattheseasonaldelicaciesaretooexpensivethisyear.

"themooncakeshavealreadybeegiftsforexchangebutsomebrandsareexpensive,"saidzhuji,abeijingresident.

shesaidthatsomemooncakescostasmuchas1,500yuan(us$180)each,asumequaltoohirdofhermonthlysalary.

somebrandsofmooncakecostabout20-30yuan(us$2.4-3.6).butthecostofaompanyingitemsincludedinthemooncakeboxeswillbeseveraldozensoftimeshigher.

zhusaidherhusbandandsondonotliketoeatmooncakes,asweetpastrywitharoundshapesymbolizingunion."butmy88-year-oldgrandmotherlikesthemandiwillbuysomeforherthistimeeveryyear."

someshoppersarechoosingtopurchasetheirmooncakesonline.

ebayeach-.,oneofthecountry'sleadinge-businessplatforms,saidabout500mooncakedealsweresuessfullymadeeachweek,about60percenthigherthanlastyear.

"mooncakesalesareextraordinarilyhotthisyearandithasbeeoneofourbusinesshighlightsthesedays,"saidtanglei,publicrelationsmanageratebayeach.

overseaschinesealsoobservethetraditionalfestivalandtheirrelativesathomeoftenmailmooncakestothem.

thepostalauthoritiesrequiredparcelsenderstobeeawareoffoodexportregulationsaboutthecountrieswheretheirrelativeslive.

beijingcapitalinternationalairportalsoremindpassengersnottotakemooncakeboxescontainingbottlesofalcoholonflights.

manypassengersaretakingmooncakesonboardwiththemasgiftsforfriendsandfamily.atleastfourorfivebrandsofmooncakegiftboxesalsocontainbottlesofliquor,saidairportauthorities.

aordingtoaviationsecurityrules,passengersareforbiddenfromtakinganyalcoholontoplanes.violatorswillhavetoeitherleavetheirmooncakesbehindor,iftimepermits,sendthemthroughluggageconsignment.