JAPAN - This is a story that made those of us who love produce reconsider island living.

Apparently in Japan it’s pretty normal to spend about three dollars on an apple, and strawberries are a downright delicacy at $500 a berry. But Tokyo has really set the bar as far as what we are willing to spend on mangos.

Two of these brightly colored fruits went up for auction yesterday, and when the gavel fell one wealthy buyer reportedly spent 300,000 Yen (about $3,000).

Yes, about $1,500 a mango. And they didn’t even get to see how they taste.

According to a Japan Today report, the cherished produce was airlifted to the buyer’s luxury store in Fukuoka where he priced them down to 210,000 Yen (over $1,600). What a bargain!

The mango pair was apparently part of the “Taiyo no Tamago” (Egg of the Sun) label, considered top of the line because any mango must have a high sugar content and weigh more than 350 grams to qualify.

While our heads are still spinning for what has to be a record for mango purchases, it’s not the most outrageous spending spree the country has recorded for buying produce in general. According to CTV News, the overall champion still stands from a 2008 bid for a pair of cantaloupes that went for $32,000. Yes, dollars.

Wow.