I know this is preaching to the choir here, but that is so very out of touch for many/most/all of us.

Those things cost like $5 - $9 in my area, and you can even get the "old" ones for a couple dollars cheaper at times. It costs very little more than raw chicken, and in some cases, the rotisserie chickens cost less. Then you factor in time for cooking, clean-up, products for clean-up, and other time / material costs, and the difference comes out a wash.

So, they are apparently suggesting that having chicken in a meal at all is a splurge. Sure, in some idealistic world where we all eat a vegan diet to save the earth, that might fly. But in the real world, it's literally insane propaganda to suggest that chicken is a splurge.

WSJ is absolutely on the money here. We shouldn't be eating rotisserie chickens with all of these plump billionaires to feast on.

Anything more than a chicken tender, piece of broccoli and a small tortilla, is gluttony I say!

Rotisserie chicken is like the absolute cheapest food a person can buy.

What they hate even more is that we're splurging on living indoors with running water and flush toilets.

Hahaha! I will tell you, my own mother (70s) buys rotisserie chicken because it is cheaper per pound of meat than a raw chicken and is just as good or better than if she bought the same size chicken and roast it herself in her own oven. Something to know about my mom is she is frugal. She coupons, and will always seek out the best deal. Whoever wrote that WSJ article truly has no idea what it is to budget is what I see. Additionally, some of the neighborhoods that were listed, are some of the richest parts of NY, so of course people who have money will also go out and buy easy meals rather than spend time cooking.

I never bought rotisserie chicken because they were cheap to the point of being suspicious (i.e. what sort of corners are they cutting).

Sort of the opposite of what I would consider a "splurge."

Did Lucille Bluth write that article?

US$5 hot rotisserie chicken from Costco is cheaper than a whole raw chicken from grocery outlet. In addition, I have to pay for the electricity and seasoning to cook the chicken.

"Gets Community Noted" is such an awkward turn of phrase.

Insult and injury on top: If you use EBT for food, you can't buy warm food. Despite deli counter food often being fairly cheap, you aren't allowed to enjoy a nice warm meal. You can't buy a $10 baked pizza, 24 pieces of chicken for $26, or the $5 rotisserie. No, you must always homecook, with all the extra effort and time that requires.

EBT is good, but the richies obviously think that poverty is inherently a sin. The carrot is also a stick, and will be used to paddle the backside of people who aren't "good" in the eyes of the wealthy.

These rich fucks would complain if you were left nothing but dirt to eat and got an extra grub in a mouthful.

I think they're hating on genz and millenials because of boomer embaarrasment that they've handed them a world on fire.

Hey kids, did you know eating is bourgeoisie?

Dumbest shit i have ever seen published in a newspaper, I think we all know that's saying quite a lot.

Do they really not understand how a $5 chicken costs less than a house?

The rich and out of touch commenting on the poor. Seems to be the norm now.

Rotisserie chicken is in some ways cheaper than raw chicken... and I know place where it is the case. Like is eating now a crime to these people?

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If saving 5 bucks on your grocery bill is the thing that keeps your head above water... you're probably already deep enough to meet the ghost of that OceanGate CEO.

It’s one rotisserie chicken, Michael. How much could it cost, fifty dollars?

Ah yes good old tens of thousands in debt and property costing ten times what it used to when boomers bought them, cost of living souring, wages not climbing, and of course it's the cheap tasty chicken keeping the young folk from owning their own home. Yeeeesss. Great financial logic there, (checks notes) Wall Street Journal.

I was OOTL on this one and had to search for it. The article is kind of hard to find, but I was very amused by the fact that there apparently is another article from the WSJ that essentially nullifies the entire claim of rotisserie chicken being a "splurge".

Yeah I just want to know what grocery store food Wall Street journal is going to call Gen Alpha privileged for eating. Store brand hummus? Whole wheat bread?