On Tuesday, April 4, 2017 at 1:10:46 PM UTC-10, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
> 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.

I agree, convenience will be king for an aging baby boomer population. The young folk will go out and eat while we stay close to home base and somehow cook this chuck roast. I just bought some ready to cook potatoes in a tray.. You pop it in the microwave and you get tiny little hot potatoes. That's great cause I don't like messing around with potatoes.