Usually there's some good Memorial day deal out there, but not in Austin
this week. Bone-in butts and briskets just went up to $1.86 (up about
$.30). Pork Baby Back from $2.77 to $2.99. Pork picnic from $1.27 to
$1.49. Pork spares from #1.79 to $1.99. Beef ribs - $1.69 (who cares).
And whole chickens always vary.

Looks like supermarkets (at least HEB) are trying to cash in this holiday
rather than rake in the customers. They're talking a lesson off of the big
oil companies.

It also looks to be bad time to invest in a fancy smoker.

-sw

On Wed, 26 May 2010 11:52:01 -0500, Sqwertz > wrote:

>Usually there's some good Memorial day deal out there, but not in Austin
>this week. Bone-in butts and briskets just went up to $1.86 (up about
>$.30). Pork Baby Back from $2.77 to $2.99. Pork picnic from $1.27 to
>$1.49. Pork spares from #1.79 to $1.99. Beef ribs - $1.69 (who cares).
>And whole chickens always vary.
>
>Looks like supermarkets (at least HEB) are trying to cash in this holiday
>rather than rake in the customers. They're talking a lesson off of the big
>oil companies.
>
>It also looks to be bad time to invest in a fancy smoker.
>
>-sw

Same here in the Atlanta area, called and priced meat today.
Whole hams were 1.50,ribs by the case, thats 9 racks, 1.86,
and shoulders or butts i think were the same as the hams.
You dont even wanna price beef here atm, took a huge hike this week.
This was from a local processing plant that sells to the public,
I didnt even try the groc stores. That was per # pricing....

I think i say whole vac'ed spares at BJ's last weekend for around 2.29.....
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Scooter
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In article >,
Scooter > wrote:

> On Wed, 26 May 2010 11:52:01 -0500, Sqwertz >
> wrote:
>
> >Usually there's some good Memorial day deal out there, but not in Austin
> >this week. Bone-in butts and briskets just went up to $1.86 (up about
> >$.30). Pork Baby Back from $2.77 to $2.99. Pork picnic from $1.27 to
> >$1.49. Pork spares from #1.79 to $1.99. Beef ribs - $1.69 (who cares).
> >And whole chickens always vary.
> >
> >Looks like supermarkets (at least HEB) are trying to cash in this holiday
> >rather than rake in the customers. They're talking a lesson off of the big
> >oil companies.
> >
> >It also looks to be bad time to invest in a fancy smoker.
> >
> >-sw
>
> Same here in the Atlanta area, called and priced meat today.
> Whole hams were 1.50,ribs by the case, thats 9 racks, 1.86,
> and shoulders or butts i think were the same as the hams.
> You dont even wanna price beef here atm, took a huge hike this week.
> This was from a local processing plant that sells to the public,
> I didnt even try the groc stores. That was per # pricing....
>
> I think i say whole vac'ed spares at BJ's last weekend for around 2.29.....
> ----------
> Scooter
> --

I think I'll be eating out of the freezer.

Screw 'em. Greedy bastids!
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It's called supply and demand.

BradS


"Sqwertz" > wrote in message
...
> Usually there's some good Memorial day deal out there, but not in Austin
> this week. Bone-in butts and briskets just went up to $1.86 (up about
> $.30). Pork Baby Back from $2.77 to $2.99. Pork picnic from $1.27 to
> $1.49. Pork spares from #1.79 to $1.99. Beef ribs - $1.69 (who cares).
> And whole chickens always vary.
>
> Looks like supermarkets (at least HEB) are trying to cash in this holiday
> rather than rake in the customers. They're talking a lesson off of the big
> oil companies.
>
> It also looks to be bad time to invest in a fancy smoker.
>
> -sw

On Fri, 28 May 2010 15:25:18 -0400, BradS wrote:

> It's called supply and demand.

No, it's called "Getting customers into your store to spend
money", "Holiday Sales", and "Loss Leaders"

All yours, Dave.

-sw

>
> BradS
>
> "Sqwertz" > wrote in message
> ...
>> Usually there's some good Memorial day deal out there, but not in Austin
>> this week. Bone-in butts and briskets just went up to $1.86 (up about
>> $.30). Pork Baby Back from $2.77 to $2.99. Pork picnic from $1.27 to
>> $1.49. Pork spares from #1.79 to $1.99. Beef ribs - $1.69 (who cares).
>> And whole chickens always vary.
>>
>> Looks like supermarkets (at least HEB) are trying to cash in this holiday
>> rather than rake in the customers. They're talking a lesson off of the big
>> oil companies.
>>
>> It also looks to be bad time to invest in a fancy smoker.
>>
>> -sw

That's called marketing

BradS

"Sqwertz" > wrote in message
...
> On Fri, 28 May 2010 15:25:18 -0400, BradS wrote:
>
>> It's called supply and demand.
>
> No, it's called "Getting customers into your store to spend
> money", "Holiday Sales", and "Loss Leaders"
>
> All yours, Dave.
>
> -sw
>
>>
>> BradS
>>
>> "Sqwertz" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> Usually there's some good Memorial day deal out there, but not in Austin
>>> this week. Bone-in butts and briskets just went up to $1.86 (up about
>>> $.30). Pork Baby Back from $2.77 to $2.99. Pork picnic from $1.27 to
>>> $1.49. Pork spares from #1.79 to $1.99. Beef ribs - $1.69 (who cares).
>>> And whole chickens always vary.
>>>
>>> Looks like supermarkets (at least HEB) are trying to cash in this
>>> holiday
>>> rather than rake in the customers. They're talking a lesson off of the
>>> big
>>> oil companies.
>>>
>>> It also looks to be bad time to invest in a fancy smoker.
>>>
>>> -sw