It felt odd at the time, but I had the money.
When you're asked to complete the Onion Belt quest and you need 50 onions, don't go buying 50 onion seeds thinking one seed per onion, which would set you back like 2,000 currants.
I'm not saying I, or anyone I know, did this. But I had the money, even though it felt odd at the time.
By the way, ditto goes for the Tater Pimp quest, but you didn't hear it from me.