On 4/4/2017 6:12 PM, dsi1 wrote:

>>> WHAT?! Wow!
>>>
>>> http://tinyurl.com/l4ytssw
>>>
>>> A month ago chuck roast was on sale for $3.59/lb. Now what? $13.99 a
>>> pound. Wowsa. Good thing I bought more than one before the price
>>> skyrocketed. That's what a freezer is for. $13.99 a pound for chuck
>>> roast is crazy.
>>
>> Sounds like a typo to me.
>
> Not really, it's an ad for a ready to cook roast and includes gravy and vegetables. It weighs in at 28 ozs which means it's really selling for $8/lb.
>

Prepared meals has been a growing segment of supermarket sales for
years. Dinner for two for $13.99 with no prep work is considered
reasonable buy working couples with more money than cooking talent.