Jonathan Kamens wrote:
> Sqwertz > writes:
>> It was a bad example. There are plenty of manufacturers using the
>> (K) and (U)'s onm their complete product line. That doesn't make
>> them sell better, nor imply they're quality products.
>
> Several people have provided references to third-party market studies
> and quotes from manufacturers about the fact that products with kosher
> certifications sell better. You have, in response, provided only your
> opinion that they don't. Considering that you're an anti-semitic
> twit, your opinion isn't really worth reliable on this subject.

I guess what he thinks is that the reason that the kosher products sell
better is unrelated to the fact that even many non-Jews prefer to buy
kosher products when available.

> My, aren't you good at changing the subject. You said that there's no
> rational reason for people to buy kosher Empire chicken rather than
> non-kosher chicken. I responded that it's because they like the taste
> better. You responded, completely irrelevantly, that it's because
> there's more salt and fat. Um, so what? It doesn't matter *why*
> people like the taste better, they *do* like the taste better, so there
> *is* a rational reason why people buy Empire chickens, so you were
> *wrong*.

That is correct. Of course the other chicken growers are free to add
more salt to their product, but it probably wouldn't help the taste much
since the mass produced chickens taste so bad to begin with. Actually
the best chicken I've had are the fresh chickens from in Chinatown San
Francisco, and some of the free-range chickens. But these are even more
expensive than kosher chicken. It's the Chinese tax and the free-range
tax that those of us that like these products must pay.