New on Esrog market: did you purchase 'Pitam Insurance' yet?

Bizarre as it sounds, dealers of the four species in Haredi neighborhoods of New York offer 'Pitam insurance'.

This phenomenon began about a year ago in New York, and this year has been gaining momentum. The insurance arrangement is like this: the customer pays the dealer $ 10 to supplement the Esrog he bought. This way he gets an insurance that if the Pitam falls out in the middle of Succos, the buyer will receive a new Esrog, mehadrin min hamehadrin of course.

According to the deal, one must bring the possul Esrog to the dealer to get a new one, as well as pay the 10 dollar before the Chag.

One of the dealers said to Behadrey Haredim: "A year ago I heard about a dealer that offers the insurance in Flatbush, but I did not believe that the business is profitable and in demand. But this year I decided to try it and announced I sell a 'Pitam insurance' and I received countless more calls than expected."

Does the idea come far? It remains to see what insurance will come tomorrow.