Maybe it's a man thing Anne, I think anyone must be mad to think that tomatoes are expensive here, last Sunday 5kg of nice potatoes in the market cost us 3 lira (90p?) I know what you mean about green beans, we notice that anything that is out of season rockets in price when compared to the coppers (Kurus) it costs for a particular item during the season. In a strange sort of way, we like that, for instance, there were cherries on a stall in the market last Sunday, they cost a fortune compared to the prices when the Nif harvest that hits the stalls around August, for us, we are happy to wait and enjoy the in season, cheap, locally grown produce.
By the way, Blackpool Rock costs a fortune here, I'll swap you for some Turkish delight.