one of those "pick-ups with a freezer in the bed" made a cold call at the house some years ago.
He had what must of been a trainee with him
i was bored so i let them in to hear their schtick
guess he didn't figure on me getting the calculator out to figure the price pr "pound" of the meat he was slinging.
it actually pi$$ed him off
I'd venture a guess there's a fair amount of profit in it (donno what percentage the street salesman makes) but the price pr pound for their low quality garbage meat was as much and more as top quality butcher cut fresh meats ..when calculated by the "pound"
the "package" deals are a complete rip-off .
They give you mostly hamburger and chicken lEgz.
That's when the dude got pissed off about my calculator , cause the trainee listened intently as I showed how
quality prime cuts of meat could be bought locally for $XX pr pound but the bulk of their "package deal" was hamburger and 49 cent a pnd chicken legs.
by weight, it was 3 to 4 times as much
so i'm sure there's plenty profit to con out of the gullible rubes they prey on
..L.T.A.