What's the most stupid thing you have ever seen for sale at the grocery store?

There is something about buying pre-fried bacon. I know the argument, I'm busy, it saves time, blah-blah, but, c'mon..you can't take the time to fry bacon?

I feel sorry for people who think they are so busy they don't take time to do simple things. Pushing processed food into children is terrible.

Albertson's has a refrigerator case for dog entrees. Not canned, not bagged dry food. Actual dinners at refrigerator temps for your dog this evening for dinner.

All the prepared food in the produce section is a racket. Is it really that hard to sprinkle some olive oil, salt and lemon pepper on some asparagus? It must be, otherwise they wouldn't charge double in comparison to regular ones.

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I just saw a package called "Hamburger Fixin's". It consisted of 4 slices of tomato and 4 slices of onion sitting on a couple of pieces of iceburg lettuce. All for the bargain price of $4.85. Who in the hell would buy that? The only people I can think of is someone who doesn't own a knife.

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Some people just don't like left overs. Rather than buying a whole tomato, head of lettuce, onion, etc. they get the already prepared food in portions that they want. Others would rather overpay by $2-$3 dollars to save 5-10 minutes of prep and cleanup.

Those are the rationalizations, there are others that just don't know any better. I used to buy frozen precooked diced chicken in my bachelor days. I was single and made enough money that I didn't question what I bought. When I first started dating my wife she pointed out that I was paying $7/lb for frozen chicken and I was shocked. I had never really done the comparison. It was a product that met my needs at a price that I found acceptable until I actually compared it to alternatives.

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They're damn convenient at times, when you have a 5-6 year old, though. I'm not gonna lie.

They're damn convenient at times, when you are in the boat fishing, though. I'm not gonna lie.

They're damn convenient at times, when you are in the boat fishing with a 5 year old, though. I'm not gonna lie.

Apparently aint nobody lyin today.

Good Good.

And I'm not gonna lie, I've been thankful to see a Lunchable a few times.

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when you are in the boat fishing with a 5 year old,

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They make the best chum.

As to the precut tomato/lettuce, I'm pretty sure it's because people just don't stop to do the math in their head to realize that they're paying like $3 for someone to slice their tomato for them.

I also believe that people tend to think of food prices in terms of restaurant prices. The serving of precooked frozen chicken and peas doesn't seem crazy at $5, because that's less than you'll pay for chicken at a restaurant.

1. Pre-assembled hotdogs & buns. God forbid you have to open a package of hotdogs AND a bag of buns.

2. The cookies that are already laid out on the mini cookie sheets - because if you're going to eat slice & bake cookies you may as well be baking from scratch.