On 10/5/2013 11:20 AM, sf wrote:
> On Sat, 05 Oct 2013 10:59:36 -0400, Gary > wrote:
>
>> Ed Pawlowski wrote:
>>>
>>> On Sat, 05 Oct 2013 09:35:08 -0400, Gary > wrote:
>>>
>>>> One year, right before SuperBowl, I had the urge to make buffalo
>>>> wings. The large package of wings were about $4.99 per pound. Yeah
>>>> right.
>>>
>>> Never saw them that high, but I won't even spend $2.29 for what I used
>>> to buy for 5¢ a pound. Used to be so cheap until that SOB in Buffalo
>>> screw up the market for them.
>>
>> Really. The high price, I'm sure, was because it was just days from
>> Superbowl Sunday. Buffalo wings seem to be a tradition for that
>> weekend and the price skyrockets. Check out the prices next SB weekend
>> and compare to price now.
>>
>
> They lower the price of corned beef around St. Patrick's Day,

Not around here they don't! I *never* see the great corned beef deals
others speak of around St. Patrick's Day. It was the same price when I
bought one in July as it was right before St. Paddy's.

Jill

> price of turkey around Thanksgiving and the price of prime rib around
> Christmas... so why wouldn't they lower the price of chicken wings
> around super bowl time? Conclusion: either the people who follow
> football are filthy rich or their arithmetic skills are weak.
>