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[–] 43 points 8 months ago (2 children)

It's a loss leader. It's up there with milk and eggs in terms of standard grocery items that are cheaper than they should be.

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  • [–] 20 points 8 months ago (1 child)

    This is kind of true, but a little misleading. They sell it at a loss because it was about to expire. If it's reaching the sell-by date. They cook it and sell it as a rotisserie chicken to recoup the losses. They're usually only selling it at a loss because that's the alternative to throwing it out.

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