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Default Price alert: Beef tenderloin at Costco

On Sat, 26 Jun 2010 11:32:58 -0500, Sqwertz >
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>On Sat, 26 Jun 2010 10:46:08 -0400, Ross@home wrote:
>
>> Fairly regularly in this area of Southern Ontario you'll find cryovac
>> packaged whole beef tenderloin on sale for anywhere from $5.99 to
>> $8.99/lb.
>> In this week's flyer, one of the normally higher priced supermarkets
>> has it for $6.99/lb. In one of their competitor's flyer it's listed
>> for $11.99/lb.
>> Guess which one will sell the most tenderloin.

>
>That's probably USDA Select beef. CostCo only carries choice and
>higher, ans it's always flavorful (USDA Choice doesn't always mean
>it's going to taste good, just that it has more fat).
>
>-sw


Yep. I just checked the flyers and they're both Canada Grade AA or
higher which translates to USDA Select or higher.

Ross