Yup. I pass through central CA every summer, and see “honor stands” all over the fruit producing areas.
Inexpensive fruit, and usually a little locked pipe or something to shove your few bucks into.
In my experience, they’ve generally been stocked with stuff that’s ripened just right. (i.e. great for now, would not pack and ship to stores very well).
Even in larger cities. My old boss used to put her extra avocados in a big party bucket outside of the hospital (in a fairly busy mini-mall) with a coffee can for the $. To my knowledge, nobody ever stole the can.
