On Thu, 24 May 2018 09:23:50 -0400, jmcquown >
wrote:

>On 5/23/2018 10:24 PM, Sqwertz wrote:
>> On Wed, 23 May 2018 14:49:22 -0700, wrote:
>>
>>> http://www.chicagotribune.com/busine...523-story.html
>>
>> My grocery store has already started the same kinda thing. They cut
>> the meat at their meat packing plant, vegetables from their coolers,
>> and package everything up in a nice display box for sale in the meat
>> department. Half the price of those meal delivery services.
>>
>I'm pretty sure Publix offers the same sort of thing. Ah yes, but this
>is seafood:
>
>http://www.publix.com/products-servi...in-bag-dinners
>
>First, choose your fish...
>
>> All thjsoe meal delivery companies are hurting last I heard. I
>> can't believe there's one that that's successful. It must be
>> because of their Chicago-centric demographics. Just as ones
>> concentrating on New York would probably be successful.
>>
>> -sw
>>
>I would think they'd have to be in heavily populated cities to make it
>worth their while. These kits are for people who are (allegedly) rushed
>for time.
>
>Jill

And don't know how to cook... those kits are as much about cooking as
paint by numbers is about art. And those meal kits are a whole lot
more expensive than grocery shopping by about double... a lot of young
folks don't know how to grocery shop either.