The Wall Street Journal found itself on the defensive this week after a social media post about younger Americans and grocery spending drew millions of views,
Rotisserie Chicken is a loss-leader. But that smell stimulates your appetite and gets you to buy more.
Plus you’re gonna want some high-margin foods to go with it. Maybe some veggies, potatoes. Box mash is a pain in the ass when the chicken is already cooked, may as well get the pre-made heat-and-eat stuff. It’s right here next to the chickens…
Plus if you get box mash you need to get milk and butter too…
That seems like a totally legit use of instant mashed. I just feel like I’ve never known anyone to make “mashed potatoes” from instant (maybe as a backpacking thing). Maybe there are people out there that are overthinking mashed? Super easy if you do just a few things right.
Of course.
Rotisserie Chicken is a loss-leader. But that smell stimulates your appetite and gets you to buy more.
Plus you’re gonna want some high-margin foods to go with it. Maybe some veggies, potatoes. Box mash is a pain in the ass when the chicken is already cooked, may as well get the pre-made heat-and-eat stuff. It’s right here next to the chickens…
Plus if you get box mash you need to get milk and butter too…
This is basic supermarket psychology.
You come for the chicken but walk out with 5 gallons of avocado paste for your toast. That’s how they getcha.
TIL that people actually buy boxed mashed.
I used to have a bread machine and it came with a recipe for potato bread that used instant mash and it was so damn good.
I got rid of it after I gained like 100lbs. Still have the 100lbs but don’t have the bread.
That seems like a totally legit use of instant mashed. I just feel like I’ve never known anyone to make “mashed potatoes” from instant (maybe as a backpacking thing). Maybe there are people out there that are overthinking mashed? Super easy if you do just a few things right.