Well, last night at the grocery store in the big city, there was "81% lean" ground beef for $1.99 a pound.
I've never heard of "81%," but that's what the labels said.
This again was at the store where the County Club set shops; one of those places with a cashier at every register, no waiting in line, and a carry-out boy at the other end. A whole army of butchers behind the meat-counter, ready to comply with every whim. And helpful people in every single damned aisle.
I don't shop there because I'm a member of any Country Club set; it's just that it's geographically convenient for me, and being a single person who has to get groceries only for myself, it doesn't make a whole lot of difference if something costs me $3 there, or $2 in a major grocery store.
Whatever involves dealing with the least traffic.