Sign of the apocalypse

[ExFlyBoy5]

I had my shrinkage surprise yesterday. We buy the chicken thigh packages from Costco. I like that they are individually packed with 4 thighs. Perfect for 2 of us.
Yesterday I used a newly purchased package and there were only 3 thighs! And no, they were not unusually large.
I hope this was a one off and the others are 4 to a pack.

No! We also buy the large packs at Costco and would be quite disappointed to see that. Ugh.

 

[Gumby]

I wish the boneless, skinless chicken breasts were smaller. A 14 oz. half breast is way too much for dinner for the two of us. 8 oz. ones would be perfect, as it would give us 4 oz. each.

 

[ExFlyBoy5]

I wish the boneless, skinless chicken breasts were smaller. A 14 oz. half breast is way too much for dinner for the two of us. 8 oz. ones would be perfect, as it would give us 4 oz. each.

Unfortunately, that's how these massive farms raise them these days. Feeding 330 million people is a tough thing, so gotta have to have these massive birds ready for consumption mere days after hatching! And yes...there is slight sarcasm here, but I agree...they are just too freaking big.

 

[John Galt III]

Sign of the apocalypse today in Pa. My 2 pound bag of frozen fish fillets went from $10 to $11. Ugh. A 10% increase. Haddock, Cod, and Whiting. All up 10 %. Well, at least the bag is still 2 pounds, lol.

 

[Scuba]

I wish the boneless, skinless chicken breasts were smaller. A 14 oz. half breast is way too much for dinner for the two of us. 8 oz. ones would be perfect, as it would give us 4 oz. each.

I completely agree! I find it quite frustrating that I have to cut them up into 2-3 pieces depending on size and thickness to use them. I found some fresh ones in the grocery store that were a reasonable size, but they’re $6/lb, over double the price of the huge ones. We liked the smaller ones but not sure they’re worth paying 3x more.

 

[Lewis Clark]

I wish the boneless, skinless chicken breasts were smaller. A 14 oz. half breast is way too much for dinner for the two of us. 8 oz. ones would be perfect, as it would give us 4 oz. each.

This is why we started buying the tenderloins instead of the breasts. Smaller individual pieces.

 

[Amethyst]

In 2019, I paid $49 for a replacement Oakley Turbine Rotor polarized plastic sunglass lens

The same replacement, two years later, goes for $79.

 

[audreyh1]

I had my shrinkage surprise yesterday. We buy the chicken thigh packages from Costco. I like that they are individually packed with 4 thighs. Perfect for 2 of us.
Yesterday I used a newly purchased package and there were only 3 thighs! And no, they were not unusually large.
I hope this was a one off and the others are 4 to a pack.

No! We also buy the large packs at Costco and would be quite disappointed to see that. Ugh.

At least they charge by weight.