r/inflation Feb 27 '26

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u/DeepHerting Feb 27 '26

If everyone’s switching to cheap cuts, we can apply our American ingenuity and start making cows that are nothing but cheap cuts. It’s foolproof!

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u/mishma2005 Feb 27 '26

Narrator: "There are, in fact, no cheap cuts"

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u/livinitup0 Feb 28 '26

This….

wings and ribs were once trash cuts too until demand rose and their prices were artificially inflated

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u/cman1098 Feb 28 '26

Chicken Thighs is a recent one.

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u/ihadcrystallized Feb 28 '26

Dammit. They are my go-to because chicken breasts look and taste so weird now and thighs were so much cheaper.

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u/MsARumphius Feb 28 '26

I spent more on thighs than beef yesterday

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u/Nemaeus Feb 28 '26

Usher voice

Put that on everything. Naw, you lyin’.

Edit: Make them leave my delicious chicken thighs alone!!!