My dad told me to stop wasting money on pre-cut veggies and I laughed... until I did the math

He saw me dump a $4 bag of pre-chopped onions into a pan and just shook his head. So I finally sat down and tracked it for two weeks. A whole onion costs around 60 cents, and I can chop three of them in like 5 minutes. That bag price difference adds up fast when you cook dinner 5 nights a week. Anyone else have family members who call you out on stuff like this?

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ray_martinez8223d agoTop Commenter

That 60 cent per onion math is actually off because store bought whole onions usually run closer to 80 cents to a buck depending on where you shop, lol. Still a solid point though, pre-cut stuff is a total markup trap.

miles_hall22d agoMost Upvoted

Saw a news segment saying pre-cut onions can cost three times more than whole ones.

diana61722d ago

@miles_hall wait, onions are actually that much now?? thats wild honestly i didnt realize theyd gotten so pricey