$5.99 clementines make their debut

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The chink in the armor of $8.99 clementines appeared Monday at Costco in Hackensack, where 5 pounds of the Spanish citrus cost only $5.99.

Clementines started appearing a few weeks ago, but they were selling for $8.99 at Stop & Shop, H Mart and other stores.

Clementines from Morocco and other countries have shown up in the past, but the ones from Spain are consistently the best. They're easy to peel and sweet.

Will the price go any lower? Last year, ShopRite offered them for $4.99 with a store card. Stay tuned. 

Price of imported clementines falls

When Spanish clementines started appearing this month in stores, a 5-pound box was priced at $9.99. On Friday, I picked up a 5-pound net bag of them at Costco for $6.99, but the first two I tried were

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a little sour.

If you have a ShopRite card, you can buy 5 pounds of these clementines for $4.99, Sunday through next Saturday, at the Rochelle Park, Paramus and Englewood stores.