An undifferentiated, salty, watery, chicken-like substance.
Normally, I ask permission to use e-mails on the blog, but this one is such an obvious cry for Josh Marshall-style group research on one of my favorite subjects that I want to get it up ASAP:
Is this a new trend? The other day at Walmart the price per pound labels on the chcken were replaced with bar codes and the prices were listed only on the shelves. Bad enough as now there is no way to compare different cuts of meat by the price per pound but also how could they possibly be all the exact same weight?
Has Wal-Mart stopped selling meat by the pound? If they have, it would make sense because that’s the only way people would knowingly pay for all that salt water injected into their product.
So, to the limited number of you who read this blog and still actiually shop at Wal-Mart, take a look closely at the contents of the pre-packaged meat aisle and write in or comment on what you see.
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