Sqwertz wrote in rec.food.cooking:

> On Thu, 23 Jun 2016 23:58:22 -0400, jmcquown wrote:
>
> > On 6/23/2016 9:22 PM, Brooklyn1 wrote:
> >> I cooked some pork chops for dinner. These are what I ordinarilly
> buy >> from the market in town, no fancy name, no fancy price, from a
> local >> farm:
> >> http://i63.tinypic.com/11ih4sm.jpg
> >> Delicious:
> >> http://i67.tinypic.com/yovtc.jpg
> > >
> > What, they don't have pork chops in Scotland?
> >
> > I do not see prices like that in my area.
>
> $2.99? I thought that was expensive. Center cut pork chops are no
> more than $2.49/lb here regular price. On sale for $1.59-$1.89/lb.
>
> The average price of center cut pork chops this week is $2.77/lb.
>
> https://www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/lswporkfeatures.pdf
>
> So $2.99 is on the expensive side (and nobody pays $4.49 - their
> "regular price" at Sheldon's store). Stores just use that price to
> fool gullible people - my store doesn't pull that crap.
>
> -sw

Yeah, it's like Harris Teeter and the frozen shrimp. 16.99lb but it's
always on sale to make you 'feel good'.

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