"jmcquown" > wrote in message
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> On 12/13/2013 2:10 PM, Janet Bostwick wrote:
>> On Fri, 13 Dec 2013 14:02:26 -0500, T >
>> wrote:
>>
>>> In article >, says...
>>>>
>>>> Here it is folks! Seen at Winco today. I was alone so apologize for
>>>> the
>>>> bad pic. Angela takes good pics. I do not. And I was in a super
>>>> hurry to
>>>> take it as there was an employee near me. I have found that taking
>>>> pics in
>>>> stores is generally frowned on.
>>>>
>>>> http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y22...psbb1515c5.jpg
>>>>
>>>> The can did not say who it was made by but is distributed by Altapac
>>>> Trading
>>>> out of CA, I think Los Angeles. They do have a website but it seems to
>>>> be
>>>> down at the moment. So for less than $10, this meal could be yours!
>>>>
>>>
>>> Why on earth would anyone buy canned chicken when you can get the whole
>>> bird or parts thereof in any city?
>>>
>> A camping or hunting party, or you live up in the mountains,
>> isolated, and are snowed in 5 months of the year. You live in tiny
>> digs and have no space in your refrigeration unit for raw chicken. You
>> are on mining up in the mountains. You're on an archeological dig for
>> months at a time. You like canned chicken. Something for the Food
>> Bank. Probably a dozen other reasons why canned chicken is available.
>> In my state there are still people that have to drive in tough
>> conditions for a couple of hours to get to shopping -- or fly in.
>> Janet US
>>
> <G> But the price of that canned chicken... $8.32?! YIKES!
>
> I do remember when it was cheaper than buying a whole chicken. I was
> working (my husband wasn't). Living paycheck to paycheck. That canned
> whole chicken was cheaper than buying a whole chicken. It worked just
> fine for chicken & dumplings. I wouldn't buy it these days, but it did
> serve its' purpose circa 1982. These days I'm surprised anyone is
> still selling it, much less buying it.

I buy the chopped stuff in a can and people tell me that it is more
expensive. But if you use coupons and can combine them with a sale, you can
get those for very little. Perhaps 25 cents for a small can. Or in some
cases free.