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I saw a thing in Wall Street Journal today about how millennials are "splurging on rotisserie chicken." > “Gen Zers and millennials are swimming in student deb

I saw a thing in Wall Street Journal today about how millennials are "splurging on rotisserie chicken." > “Gen Zers and millennials are swimming in student debt and may never own homes, but they’re splurging on gut-healthy juices and rotisserie chickens.” https://offthefrontpage.com/the-wall-street-journal-gets-community-noted-for-saying-gen-zers-and-millennials-are-splurging-on-rotisserie-chickens/ https://offthefrontpage.com/the-wall-street-journal-gets-com...

throwup238 8mo ago
Aren’t rotisserie chickens one of the #1 grocery store loss leaders?
- bombcar 8mo ago
  Some places like Costco - yes. Other places have them priced high enough that I think they make money on them. (The trick is they take the unsold ones and strip the meat off and sell it in the deli/sandwiches.)
  - lumost 8mo ago
    It's a good way for a grocer to minimize waste. When raw chicken gets close to sell by date, turn it into rotisserie chicken, when it doesn't sell - turn it into sandwiches and other products.
  - xrd 8mo ago
    My kids just remarked to me that a Costco rotisserie chicken was $4. I didn't believe them but I do now. I wonder how freezing that will thaw. That's a cheap food option.
    - stevenwoo 8mo ago
      On the /r/costco subreddit they talk about deboning it the moment they get home and then setting aside the bits for pre planned meals(here’s where one would slice then freeze). The bones can be used for making stock.
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majormajor 8mo ago
Yeah, that's been the typical attitude for well over a decade now from the older generations who didn't have the same struggles and don't imagine that things have actually changed. Even if we read that as generously as possible - "wow, look at how many millennials buy $20 Erewhon smoothies" - it's a wildly stupid play to couple that to how many millennials are in debt and can't afford homes. Nobody said no millennials can afford homes. Nobody said they are all broke. Plenty of businesses out there are still capitalizing off the higher end of the range. But at almost every percentile they're worse off than their parents were, economically. And probably working more hours to get there.
- wiredpancake 8mo ago
  If you are <30 and are not in a trade related field, you will likely be unable to purchase a home in your life time. Banks in Australia are now denying University Graduates, including those like myself in IT Industries, home loans due to increased risk of AI replacement in various workforces.
seemaze 8mo ago
Where I shop, rotisserie chickens are 1/2 the price of a raw whole chicken.. Is the largest produced (by volume) source of animal protein in the US considered a luxury item?
Larrikin 8mo ago
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catlover76 8mo ago
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EPWN3D 8mo ago
Rotisserie chickens are a great deal. Lots of calories and protein, and you can save the carcass to make stock. They're cheap relative to restaurant food as well.

throwup238 8mo ago

Aren’t rotisserie chickens one of the #1 grocery store loss leaders?

bombcar 8mo ago
Some places like Costco - yes. Other places have them priced high enough that I think they make money on them. (The trick is they take the unsold ones and strip the meat off and sell it in the deli/sandwiches.)
- lumost 8mo ago
  It's a good way for a grocer to minimize waste. When raw chicken gets close to sell by date, turn it into rotisserie chicken, when it doesn't sell - turn it into sandwiches and other products.
- xrd 8mo ago
  My kids just remarked to me that a Costco rotisserie chicken was $4. I didn't believe them but I do now. I wonder how freezing that will thaw. That's a cheap food option.
  - stevenwoo 8mo ago
    On the /r/costco subreddit they talk about deboning it the moment they get home and then setting aside the bits for pre planned meals(here’s where one would slice then freeze). The bones can be used for making stock.
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majormajor 8mo ago

Yeah, that's been the typical attitude for well over a decade now from the older generations who didn't have the same struggles and don't imagine that things have actually changed. Even if we read that as generously as possible - "wow, look at how many millennials buy $20 Erewhon smoothies" - it's a wildly stupid play to couple that to how many millennials are in debt and can't afford homes. Nobody said no millennials can afford homes. Nobody said they are all broke. Plenty of businesses out there are still capitalizing off the higher end of the range. But at almost every percentile they're worse off than their parents were, economically. And probably working more hours to get there.

wiredpancake 8mo ago
If you are <30 and are not in a trade related field, you will likely be unable to purchase a home in your life time. Banks in Australia are now denying University Graduates, including those like myself in IT Industries, home loans due to increased risk of AI replacement in various workforces.

seemaze 8mo ago

Where I shop, rotisserie chickens are 1/2 the price of a raw whole chicken.. Is the largest produced (by volume) source of animal protein in the US considered a luxury item?

Larrikin 8mo ago

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catlover76 8mo ago

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EPWN3D 8mo ago

Rotisserie chickens are a great deal. Lots of calories and protein, and you can save the carcass to make stock. They're cheap relative to restaurant food as well.