They were on offer at Welcome tonight , I think 109ntd for 2. I bought one for 55ntd 
Sticker says “Mission usa”. Bit hard but…
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buying them is a bit complicated. they pop up in random stores, you need to wait a few days after buying them before they are ripe and then you need to be lucky if you see them again…
at least this is the most i’ve ever seen them here. Taiwanese must be getting a taste for them.
I am still waiting patiently for mine to get soft. 
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Tell me about it.
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Better than the opposite, I suppose.
I swear it’s 2 for 109. I just bought a ripe one for 39, since it’s for sale. lol.
I hate it when they are not ripe.
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I lose patience. I just blitz it with microwave.
Is that true or is it because they threw out ripe ones?
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After impatiently waiting for a week … felt a little softer. Woohoo … cut in half and still too hard 
Taiwan supplies of avocados just seem more rubbery and firm … maybe we get the rejects . So disappointed 
Yeah, I love it how they sell the ‘bad’ ripe ones cheap. It suggests to me that people are somehow eating them unripe. I’ve no idea what they’re doing with them. Crunchy salad?
I did actually experience a cashier at Carrefour calling someone to replace the confused foreigner’s bad avocado with a good one, once.
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i’d love to know
next time, cut the Viagra pill in half…
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In Taiwan they do smoothies with green avocados… and milk. 
BTW, they have US ones at PX Mart.
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For some reasons, based on my experience - asians who never experience western culture don’t know how to eat avocado. It’s frustrating when I have to touch every single avocado in the grocery, like almost doing a testicular cancer check. And the worst is if none of them are even half-ripe.
That particular metaphor never entered my mind.
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The man has big testes. What do you do if you find a concerning lump?
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My local friends love guacamole and salsa because they already like all of the ingredients in other things. Surprisingly, they ask for the recipe of 7 layer dip which is really old fashioned but new to Taiwan. Usually Taiwanese don’t like savory beans. https://www.geniuskitchen.com/recipe/7-layer-dip-126480 . it’s better with your own spice mix over packaged taco seasoning.
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We shall conquer the savory beans war one taco at a time! TBH, baleadas sell quite well here. Now, if some frijolitos with pork feet would turn the local palate, that´ll be fantastic.
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Jason’s has 2 for NT$99 from California. And this California recall for listeria. Wonder if the alert gets passed to Taiwan.
One of my local friends first made and brought 7 layer dip to a pot luck a few years ago, at the suggestion of another foreigner. She liked it so much that it’s now her go-to dish to bring to gatherings, and of course we Westerners always look forward to it.
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Avocado is disguting if you eat it.