PSA: I was throwing away money every time I bought a rotisserie chicken

For years, I'd grab a $7.99 rotisserie chicken for a quick dinner. Told myself it was a good deal. Then last Tuesday, I saw whole raw chickens on sale for 99 cents a pound. A 5-pound bird was under $5. I realized I was paying a $3 premium for someone to turn my oven on. I roasted it myself with just salt, pepper, and some old potatoes. Tasted way better, made way more food, and I got a pot of stock from the bones. How did I not see this before? What other 'convenience' foods are actually a total rip-off?

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charlie_allen7d ago

Honestly, 99 cents a pound for a raw chicken is insane, I haven't seen prices like that in ages. Tbh that makes the math way more shocking than @clairer79's switch last year. Ngl I need to check my own store because that's a crazy difference.

jason5241h ago

Wait, 99 cents a pound for raw chicken? Are we sure that's not from a 2005 grocery ad that got stuck in a time machine? Because I swear I haven't seen those numbers since I was still using a flip phone. Honestly, at that price I'd probably grab a few and just freeze them, but then I'd also have to promise myself I'd actually use them before they become science experiments. But yeah, that whole "good deal" thing with rotisserie chickens is like convincing yourself that buying a whole pizza because it's cheaper per slice is a responsible decision.

clairer798d ago

Feel your pain on the rotisserie chicken math. Made the same switch last year and the homemade stock alone feels like a victory. It's wild what we accept as a good deal.