A couple weeks ago I went to Jewel and they were having a sale - buy 1 get 1 free chicken breasts at $5.49/pound. I don’t know how much per pound is a good deal on chicken, but I know what buy 1, get 1 free means, so I picked up a couple packages. When I got home, I had a pack of the same chicken in the freezer from a previous purchase, but I noticed that then the chicken was only $3.99/pound
9 responses so far ↓
1 me // Aug 27, 2005 at 3:59 pm
this is what buy 1, get 1 free means
2 john crude // Aug 27, 2005 at 5:57 pm
This 99% fat free boneless and skinless chicken is 98% real hydrocarbon… Since crude oil increases very fast…
3 O // Aug 27, 2005 at 7:08 pm
You probably shouldn’t eat chicken anyway. Have you read Fast Food Nation?
4 Ms. Julien in Miami // Aug 28, 2005 at 12:33 am
This is what hospitals do, also - they give what they call a “network” discount (PPO) and then they jack up the prices. So, if they give a 20% “in network discount” to a certain insurance carrier, they charge 20% more for the service, so the price is the same…
It is crap.
5 jenn in CA // Aug 29, 2005 at 11:35 am
That is so misleading. I would call the District Attorney’s office and file a complaint with their Consumer Protection division. I’m acting like such a snark but companies are forever ripping people off. You should see the stuff companies will pull I do work in a Consumer Protection division in a District Attorney’s office in CA.
6 Joel // Aug 29, 2005 at 3:57 pm
“You probably shouldn’t eat chicken anyway. Have you read Fast Food Nation?”
What does buying chicken at a grocery store have to do with Fast Food Nation?
… the heck?!
7 Crissy // Aug 31, 2005 at 2:19 pm
A friend of mine works at Jewel and said this is standard practice for them. Sad but true . . .
8 Literatehomey // Sep 2, 2005 at 2:02 am
Joel - Read Fast Food Nation soon or you will perish.
Fast food nation explains where that chicken comes from- and I am not talking about the whole “which came first” thing.
9 Foobar Jones // Sep 2, 2005 at 9:13 am
5.49/lb @ half-off is still a sale price compared to 3.99/lb, and you didn’t say they were having a “half off normal price” sale. It’s shady, but it’s legal. Welcome to the American corporate way.
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