About that meat shortage
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89 - it's not just costco though.
My local stop & shop had them for 4.99 for a while, maybe a year ago they went up to 5.99. THey're surprisingly cheap in most groceries, at least relative to what a whole chicken costs.
Possibly it's a loss leader, people are buying tonights pre-made dinner for the most part, they'll probably get some of the higher margin deli salads as sides. They do keep the chickens at the deli after all. (thinking of grocery stores not Costco)
Also they tend to be pretty small and nobody checks to see if they're cage free, air chilled, no antibiotics or whatever. So they can probably use the most
barbaricefficient production methods conceivable. -
Costco wasn’t bad today. They didn’t have any frozen chicken but I was able to get some Tyson’s chicken breasts, as well as their rotisserie chicken which is the best deal there for $4.99. The meat falls off the bone and you get a ton!
Anyway, I heard the echoes of TNCR while I was there so I got eggs, tuna, deli turkey, almonds, etc...
@89th said in About that meat shortage:
Costco wasn’t bad today. They didn’t have any frozen chicken but I was able to get some Tyson’s chicken breasts, as well as their rotisserie chicken which is the best deal there for $4.99. The meat falls off the bone and you get a ton!
Anyway, I heard the echoes of TNCR while I was there so I got eggs, tuna, deli turkey, almonds, etc...
My costco run went well too. Busier than I expected - though not packed. Nice that everyone wore masks.
It was nice going back to store after over a month. I went pretty overboard - ran up more than $1000! (I don't need to go back for months)
Most things I wanted were in stock. Canned tomatoes and green beans were notable misses. Meat was still well stocked - though there was a limit on purchases.
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Picking up more beefalo this week. Should be good for 3 months.
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@89th said in About that meat shortage:
Costco wasn’t bad today. They didn’t have any frozen chicken but I was able to get some Tyson’s chicken breasts, as well as their rotisserie chicken which is the best deal there for $4.99. The meat falls off the bone and you get a ton!
Anyway, I heard the echoes of TNCR while I was there so I got eggs, tuna, deli turkey, almonds, etc...
My costco run went well too. Busier than I expected - though not packed. Nice that everyone wore masks.
It was nice going back to store after over a month. I went pretty overboard - ran up more than $1000! (I don't need to go back for months)
Most things I wanted were in stock. Canned tomatoes and green beans were notable misses. Meat was still well stocked - though there was a limit on purchases.
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We ordered from Outback for Mother’s Day. Karla likes their NY Strip. They were out of NY Strip. Their only choices were sirloin or ribeye. She ordered the ribeye. It was obvious it came from a different supplier. Half the thickness of their normal steaks...
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Hah. I was surprised a bit myself. We’re usually in the $200-300 range and go a couple of times a month.
It was mostly grocery - though there was a freestanding shelf in there to help expand my pantry storage. And some lawncare stuff.
Dry goods / grains - rice, flour, quinoa, granola, oatmeal
Nuts, dairy, cheese, oils.
Canned stuff.
Then the usual - meats, fresh produce. Bought some nice steaks for Mother’s Day today
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It’s not hard, my last two trips have gone over $400 each time.
Of course, our Costcos sell beer...
