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Default KFC 9.99 bucket

On Oct 9, 5:16*am, "jmcquown" > wrote:
> Edwin Pawlowski wrote:
> > "James" > wrote in message
> ...
> >> How much would the raw chicken cost you at regular supermarket
> >> prices? *At sale prices? *Assume you cook regularly and have all the
> >> other stuff necessary for fried chicken so their cost is minor.

>
> > Cost is about the same as if you compared it to the chicken dinner at
> > a nice restaurant for $19 a plate. *What is the point? You pay for
> > convenience. Whole chicken is 99¢ a pound regularly.

>
> You must admit 99 cents a pound sounds rather deceptive since I've never
> actually seen a 1 lb. chicken for sale *Okay, cornish hens weigh a pound
> or so but they aren't nearly as inexpensive as a whole chicken, poundage
> wise. *Publix has chicken leg quarters on sale for 59 cents/lb right now.
> That's the cheapest I've seen them in a long time.
>
> Jill


you do realize its painful reading someone unable to fathom what
'cents a pound' means... its a rate Jill, not
a limitation even with the gramatical flaws.

if a person works for '10 dollars a hour' (bad grammar not
withstanding) few would then try to claim that he only works one
hour... its a pay *rate. not a limitation