▲ 957 ▼ Avocado toast is out. Rotisserie chicken is in. (thelemmy.club) submitted 7 months ago by bytesonbike@discuss.online to c/whitepeopletwitter@sh.itjust.works 260 comments fedilink hide all child comments https://xcancel.com/BoringBiz_/status/2021930685368254749
[–] SCmSTR@lemmy.blahaj.zone 13 points 7 months ago (5 children) Isn't the Costco chicken famously $5? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] hperrin@lemmy.ca 15 points 7 months ago (4 children) Yes, but there is also the membership fee for Costco. Basically any grocery store will have rotisserie chicken for $7-$10. https://www.albertsons.com/shop/product-details.960464807.html https://www.kroger.com/pl/rotisserie-chicken/0500200007 https://www.walmart.com/browse/food/rotisserie-chicken/976759_9569500_1001443_9284629_8331739 permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] SCmSTR@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 7 months ago 50% more or 100% more is a non-insignificant amount. Costco prices are often not great when compared to any other store. But that's why the $5 rotisserie chicken is special. I hate having to fight by using my time to make sure all these shitty companies stay in check. permalink fedilink source parent [–] LemmyKnowsBest@lemmy.world 2 points 7 months ago (2 children) I wonder how many $5 rotisserie chickens a person would have to buy per year at Costco in order for the savings to make up for their $65 annual Costco fee? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] hperrin@lemmy.ca 2 points 7 months ago (1 child) 65 / 2 = 32.5 So it pays for itself in 33 chickens. Likely waaaaaaay before that because you’re saving on most other things as well. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] M0oP0o@mander.xyz 1 point 7 months ago Like the giant cans of tuna, I thought that was a great deal. Then I tried to eat 1.88 kg of tuna as a single person... I no longer have a costco membership. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] hperrin@lemmy.ca 15 points 7 months ago (4 children) Yes, but there is also the membership fee for Costco. Basically any grocery store will have rotisserie chicken for $7-$10. https://www.albertsons.com/shop/product-details.960464807.html https://www.kroger.com/pl/rotisserie-chicken/0500200007 https://www.walmart.com/browse/food/rotisserie-chicken/976759_9569500_1001443_9284629_8331739 permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] SCmSTR@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 7 months ago 50% more or 100% more is a non-insignificant amount. Costco prices are often not great when compared to any other store. But that's why the $5 rotisserie chicken is special. I hate having to fight by using my time to make sure all these shitty companies stay in check. permalink fedilink source parent [–] LemmyKnowsBest@lemmy.world 2 points 7 months ago (2 children) I wonder how many $5 rotisserie chickens a person would have to buy per year at Costco in order for the savings to make up for their $65 annual Costco fee? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] hperrin@lemmy.ca 2 points 7 months ago (1 child) 65 / 2 = 32.5 So it pays for itself in 33 chickens. Likely waaaaaaay before that because you’re saving on most other things as well. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] M0oP0o@mander.xyz 1 point 7 months ago Like the giant cans of tuna, I thought that was a great deal. Then I tried to eat 1.88 kg of tuna as a single person... I no longer have a costco membership. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] SCmSTR@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 7 months ago 50% more or 100% more is a non-insignificant amount. Costco prices are often not great when compared to any other store. But that's why the $5 rotisserie chicken is special. I hate having to fight by using my time to make sure all these shitty companies stay in check. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] LemmyKnowsBest@lemmy.world 2 points 7 months ago (2 children) I wonder how many $5 rotisserie chickens a person would have to buy per year at Costco in order for the savings to make up for their $65 annual Costco fee? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] hperrin@lemmy.ca 2 points 7 months ago (1 child) 65 / 2 = 32.5 So it pays for itself in 33 chickens. Likely waaaaaaay before that because you’re saving on most other things as well. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] M0oP0o@mander.xyz 1 point 7 months ago Like the giant cans of tuna, I thought that was a great deal. Then I tried to eat 1.88 kg of tuna as a single person... I no longer have a costco membership. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] hperrin@lemmy.ca 2 points 7 months ago (1 child) 65 / 2 = 32.5 So it pays for itself in 33 chickens. Likely waaaaaaay before that because you’re saving on most other things as well. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] M0oP0o@mander.xyz 1 point 7 months ago Like the giant cans of tuna, I thought that was a great deal. Then I tried to eat 1.88 kg of tuna as a single person... I no longer have a costco membership. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] M0oP0o@mander.xyz 1 point 7 months ago Like the giant cans of tuna, I thought that was a great deal. Then I tried to eat 1.88 kg of tuna as a single person... I no longer have a costco membership. permalink fedilink source parent
