How much do cold-cuts normally cost?!
Are cold cuts always this expensive? I never realized cause my mom always did the shopping. Now I'm on my own and I'm astonished by how much some things cost....
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for some reason lower sodium products tend to cost more but ten dollars a pound sounds about right for my area, which is upstate ny. last week i bought my husband pastrami and it was close to 9 bucks a pound, same as ribeyes! go figure. id rather buy a turkey breast or beef roast for a fraction of the price per pound and cook it myself without all the added salt.
Yes they are.
The good quality (low sodium, Butterball and Boar's Head, Willow Tree) are very expensive. The cheaper the price, the cheaper the quality. American cheese is outrageous too. I don't buy from the deli anymore. I make a chicken spread and a beef spread that I jazz up with different condiments and spices for sandwiches. It's a lot cheaper, and less sodium. Also, no nitrates in the homemade stuff.
Sadly, that's about right these days. You also paid for the brand name, and a specialty (low-sodium) product. The last time I bought a pound of generic brand ham, it was almost $6 and I thought that was getting too high.
That's a bit expensive for turkey. Usually premium roast beef is around $9-$10 lb. The rest of the cold cuts tend to be about $5-6/lb.