and its True!

Did something like that at sams lol. Had slim jims for months.

Well that true for buying most anything, isnt it?
Good thing beef jerky has long shelf life.

You can make beef jerky in an oven for like a quarter the shelf price.

"You gonna need some real strong fiber to move all that out." - Hellboy

Yes. Right. Correct. Cheaper. Nevermind the fact that with such easy access to such a large bounty of jerky, mysteriously a lot more jerky will now get eaten per day compared to before, that is not important, it's still cheaper per pack and that's what matters. And anyway more packs being consumed just means the savings per pack compound harder, clearly making this an even better decision

legitimateparsley said:
Yes. Right. Correct. Cheaper. Nevermind the fact that with such easy access to such a large bounty of jerky, mysteriously a lot more jerky will now get eaten per day compared to before, that is not important, it's still cheaper per pack and that's what matters. And anyway more packs being consumed just means the savings per pack compound harder, clearly making this an even better decision

I mean, it depends on the person's self control.
If they only eat a few pieces of jerky a day, then it's absolutely a great deal in every sense of the word. Not everyone eats more if they have access to more.

legitimateparsley said:
Weird misapprehension

If the unit cost decreases, the alleviation of want begotten per dollar spent increases. This is what prices mean. If you increase your consumption, it's only as a result of a relatively higher satisfaction from jerky as opposed to, say, other food sources---economization functions just the same when the tradeoffs aren't denominated in currency.

Blue just fulfilled one of Green's wildest dreams. That's all that matters to them.

euadonis said:
I mean, it depends on the person's self control.
If they only eat a few pieces of jerky a day, then it's absolutely a great deal in every sense of the word. Not everyone eats more if they have access to more.

Mostly I was trying to be funny (which doesn't seem to have landed - might be the tone not translating), but the fact is the experience where an easy access to snacks leads to more of those snacks being consumed compared to the usual rate is actually pretty common, and nothing makes for "easy access" quite like having a huge bulkload of it on hand. And so the "savings" in cash might actually end up being pretty illusory, especially since even bulk price jerky will probably be relatively expensive compared to other options. On the other hand, getting that bulkload not for cash savings but because it makes Green happy (especially if he gets to eat more jerky now), that'll just work out well with no extra caveats.