California Onions

I went to the grocery store to get a few items I forgot yesterday. Onions, bread and eggs were the items on my list. I looked at the yellow onions in the mesh bag to find that all of them on the wooden stand were moldy. I passed the onions to look at the white ones on another stand, two were bad and I decided on 2 that were of good size and edible. I gathered the rest of my items and went to the check-out counter. Now I had noticed signs all over the produce mirros stating that because of the California freeze prices had gone up. But I thought onions were grown in Texas. Obviously not since I noticed they were $1.99 a pound when they were rung up. 2 onions were over $3.40+. I looked at the woman and said WHAT I told her no! I don't want them. I pointed to them and said gas will get me farther than these onions will. Gas here is now 1.95 gallon. She had to call the manager over to over-ride and delete them. The woman said, "the onions" are now molding because no one will buy them now. I said so I noticed. Better mark them down and take a little loss vs. no sale at all.
For now I will use onion powder, that was only .99cents a jar.
FYI I have 7 grapefruit left.