On 11/4/2018 12:25 AM, U.S. Janet B. wrote:
> On Sat, 3 Nov 2018 19:49:12 -0500, Sqwertz >
> wrote:
>
>> The convenience food business is getting ridiculous while they test
>> just how much lazy people are willing to pay for "convenience". I
>> don't know how long these have been out, but I got a free package
>> for buying some meatballs that I would have bought anyway. It's
>> about 1/4lb of pasta cooked and packaged in a hermetically sealed
>> bag.
>>
>> https://www.barilla.com/en-us/produc...sta?sort=alpha
>>
>> My store sells them for $1.68. Which comes out to $6.72/lb. Normal
>> price for a pound of Barilla dried pasta is $1.25. So that's a 550%
>> increase in price.
>>
>> Sheesh. I felt stupid jsut getting one for free.
>>
>> -sw
> I saw it on the shelf last week. Not interested
>
I've only seen ads for it. Maybe the people the product attracts don't
actually own pots and pans. College dorm rooms with only a microwave,
maybe? I wouldn't buy it. Then again, I don't have a problem boiling
water.

Jill