Gouging?....Really....Just for your information,Fatboynh.....A typical soft shell lobster yields 3 oz of meat,A hard shell yields 4 oz,but they run $7-$8 per pound.Now you have $8 into a typical 1/4 lobster roll,plus the roll itself,paper holder,a few fries and you're up to $9 cost.
Now add the restaurant payroll,mortgage,insurance,taxes,utilities,overhea d...and the greedy restaurant owners are ripping you off for about 4.5% profit (typical bottom line from National Restaurant Assoc.)
Nothing wrong with making your own,but I can tell ya' that nobody is getting rich selling you a lobster roll.
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