How to choose the best:
Pear

Touch

The only place a good, ripe pear should be soft is the top, near the stem. Elsewhere, your pear should be nice and firm — softness there means overripe and mealy flesh.

Give it a little toss in your hand: you’re looking for a pear that feels heavy for its size.

See

Look for unbroken skin, and don't worry too much about brown patches — pears bruise exceptionally easily, so blemishes are very hard to avoid.

Some more details:

How to store

Pears love the cold, so store in the fridge. You'll be truly shocked how long a pear can last in there without suffering very much in quality.

When it's in season

Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May Jun. Jul. Aug. Sep. Oct. Nov. Dec.

FYI: for this Fruit, its best to buy organic.