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Keep them room temp with some bananas nearby. If you put pears in the fridge they don't ripen properly. The 'nanas seem to make other fruit ripen quicker.
The banana is put between the pears for maximum effect.
I keep my pears right by wearing boxers instead of Y fronts. They don't sweat as much and my pears have the freedom they need to move around.
Keep them near bananas, as bananas give off methane which tends to soften/ripen other fruit. My mind of useless information.
Edit: Beaten to it.
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