A medium chicken out of asda, guess how much??

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Honestly, i nearly landed on my arse

The medium organic free range chicken we had for Xmas was £17. I might buy one or two a year.

They do have a lifetime battery replacement service for a fee - maybe she bought that. They will replace the battery free for that watch for a bit more than the normal rate as long as you use it someone told me.

www.timpson-group.co.uk/group-companies/the-watch-workshop/

I'm assuming the people who want chickens to cost more are in a privileged position and not one of the many queuing for foodbanks or massively struggling to put food on the table.

But how can it be cheaper to buy a whole chicken - which is alive and fed and given antibiotics for 1-2 months - than a box of washing powder, or a takeaway sandwich, or a couple of bags of fruit, or a jar of coffee?

An extra £3 is not sending people to foodbanks - what a ridiculous statement. But we do have a culture of constantly eating the cheapest of cheap chicken at every meal without a thought for welfare and compassion and origin - and that includes struggling farmers, farm workers, abbatoir workers with incredibly high levels of depression and suicide etc.

So let s keep.the plebs in their place then if they can,t afford £15 for chicken let them .eat lentils 🙄

Here's the thing when you are worried about putting food on the table ,,im.not really thinking about the welfare of animals ,if you are in the privileged position of doing so.you are probably not wondering how you are going to.feed your family for the next week .

It’s not a basic human right to eat chicken. Meat is a luxury. My principles would be the same earning £1000 or £100,000 a year. Not wanting to eat factory produced chickens doesn’t make me a pleb. It’s like saying why can’t everyone eat caviar. Food is essential, but not all food products are essential.

Spend a day in an intensive poultry unit and you'll learn the real meaning of a miserable life.

So let s keep.the plebs in their place then if they can,t afford £15 for chicken let them .eat lentils 🙄

What is it exactly that makes you think that an animal that has been reared for 1-2 months should only be worth £3?

It's got nothing to do with cutting out meat entirely.

Admittedly I’ve not eaten meat for years so I’m out of that loop completely, but I can’t believe a whole chicken is only a few quid. From raising the chicken to transport, slaughter, processing, packaging, more transport then the retailer margin on top, how can that be possible?

When you’re worried about putting food in the table, the last thing you think about is buying meat. There are so many options with the same or better nutritional value that are cheaper.

Very true. Happy to pay if chicken is well looked after, less so if kept badly

Here's the thing when you are worried about putting food on the table ,,im.not really thinking about the welfare of animals ,if you are in the privileged position of doing so.you are probably not wondering how you are going to.feed your family for the next week .

Utter bollocks. I earn less than minimum wage (self-employed).

There is nothing 'privileged' about choosing not to constantly eat the cheapest, shittiest, shortest lived chicken there is.

Is it an expensive watch? I believe Timpsons charge more if it is.

They used to do a "lifetime" battery - bit more expensive but they'd change them for free for as long as you have the watch. Well worth it.

It might not be "sending people to foodbanks" but that extra £3 is off of one item. 4 items is £12. £12 is 2 or 3 more meals for the week. The lack of understanding on MN for families struggling oron minimum wage.

Here's a good reality check for you. My husband works Mon-Fri and every other Sat. 7.30am to 5pm. His position is Warehouse Supervisor for a regional depot of Travis Perkins. So not a small company. They pay him 23k per year before tax. So avout £1600 per month. This is the reality of mopst people.

£15 for free range chicken can fuck right off.

Here's a good reality check for you. My husband works Mon-Fri and every other Sat. 7.30am to 5pm. His position is Warehouse Supervisor for a regional depot of Travis Perkins. So not a small company. They pay him 23k per year before tax. So avout £1600 per month. This is the reality of mopst people.
£15 for free range chicken can fuck right off.

I earn half your husband's wage, but thanks for preaching to my ''Reality Check'' and for supporting shitty animal welfare!

So you carry on wanting creatures to live disgusting lives because you have a right to cheap chicken. FFS.

Indeed my dh,is a ware house operative so.on less ,than yours ,I'm th e carer for our disabled child , people in here really do need to.take their heads out of their privileged backsides sometimes ,.

Please dont do this.
Its expensive because it's a battery and reseal. It means they put new glass and casing seals in and pressure test to make sure it meets the required water resistancy. The moment a novice opens the back of their watch and changes the battery themselves is the eventual death of their watch.
I can understand if it's a 20 quid watch from the marker. But don't abuse an expensive Longines😂

I am on a very low wage.

Are we told anything in this country about how chicken is produced? All we see is a plastic wrapped bit of meat. The entire factory farming process is so well-hidden and secretive. Why isn't it so open and transparent, if we're so proud of it?

But I think it is rich of people to say that not having as much money as other people completely morally absolves them from having to ever be bothered about the suffering of cheap chicken.

Or the ethical markets could drop prices?

Nowhere did I say I have the "right to cheap chicken". I was explaining why most people buy cheap chicken and can not afford ethical meat. The solution is not shaming the poorest in society for not being able to afford it.

That's fine you don't eat meat if you don't want but don't tell.other people not too.

I bought a medium chicken from Asda yesterday £4.60.

Medium chicken in Sainsbury's yesterday £4.50.

I haven't RTFT so sorry if I'm repeating, but I'm finding these days that ASDA isn't as competitive as it used to be.

That's fine you don't eat meat if you don't want but don't tell.other people not too.

Hopefully standards for welfare improve. And if price goes up as a areault, you'll just have to figure that one out in afraid. Chicken is not the only food on earth.