Have you seen the cost of Spam

[EndlessWire]

on Amazon?

$80 for a can of spam?? I'm in shock..

[pat_k]

1. I can't imagine them having any takers -- but what do I know?

Nothing should surprise me anymore.

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

2. Not that most of us eat Spam in the first place.

Okay, so maybe I'm only speaking for myself, but an inflated price for Spam doesn't affect me, sort of like an inflated price for diapers likewise doesn't affect me.

Adult diapers, now that's something I might care about.

[lagomorph777]

24. But...I don't like Spam!

Spam spam spam spam...

[wcmagumba]

3. Wow...f...ing gougers...

I don't really like spam (other than the Monty Python skit and song) but I went to my small town grocery today
and bought a few extra items (I'm on a low fixed income so I can't really "stock up". Was going to pick up a couple
of cans but it was $5.00 a can which is more than I would pay, they had the "store" brand for $2 so I did buy
a couple and will try some Hawaii type combo with a bit of pineapple. $80, no way...

[Kaleva]

12. I have 10 cans of sote brand lucneon meat in the pantry

And a few recipes which use such. It's $2.00 a can but the local Dollar General store is out of it.

I'm on a fixed income too (SSDI) and it took me many months to build up a stock that would last my wife and I for about 45 days.

[mr_lebowski]

4. Do you have anything without any Spam in it? (nt)

[ZZenith]

6. Well, there's spam egg sausage and spam -

...that's not got much spam in it.

[mr_lebowski]

7. I DON'T WANT ANY SPAM!!!

[ZZenith]

9. SHUT UP!

Bloody Vikings.

[smirkymonkey]

8. Could you do the egg bacon spam and sausage without the spam then?

I wouldn't take the Spam for free, let alone pay $80.00 for it. Who are these people?

[ZZenith]

10. British folk, no doubt

[smirkymonkey]

11. Cheers, mate!

[pecosbob]

5. Got some in my store in Vegas...oh, wait, there's that whole shelter at home or die horribly thing

My co-worker has a menu from a Hawaiian barbecue joint in the neighborhood...every second dish has spam in it. Hawaiians sure do love them some Spam.

[BigmanPigman]

13. They even have Spam sushi.

Tony Bourdain went to a restaurant that specialized in Spam in Hawaii. He said he was going to stroke out from all of the salt. But he really did like it.

https://dai.ly/x3ato08

[pecosbob]

16. The Studs Terkel of food

and the Socrates of the swing shift

[Aquaria]

18. Musubi, right?

I think that’s what they call the Spam sushi.

[BigmanPigman]

22. I'll have to watch the video at the link

It was a good show.

[OhioChick]

14. I've never been a picky eater....

But Spam is something that I just can't eat for some reason. To me, it's right up there with pig's feet. Not going to happen.

If I were starving, I'd eat a big box of Saltine crackers and drink a gallon of water before even considering Spam. LOL

As for price gougers, they're in abundance these days.

[lagomorph777]

25. Right up there with pig's feet?

It IS pig's feet.

[OhioChick]

33. Is it really?

I truly never knew that.

[TwilightZone]

35. No, it's not.

It's pork and ham, among other ingredients. The poster is either joking or misinformed.

[lagomorph777]

39. Any part of a pig is pork.

[LakeArenal]

30. Last time I was near Spam it had that gelatinous shit all over.

[OhioChick]

34. Ugh......

I think that's a big factor, the thought of the gelatin just makes me gag.

[TwilightZone]

36. That's normal. It's formed during the cooking process.

http://www.madehow.com/Volume-6/Spam.html

[Retrograde]

37. yeah, I had a large bowl of it

after making pulled pork in an Instant Pot. It doesn't have much taste itself, but it adds body to stocks.

Back before the invention of packaged gelatin it was a luxury item, used to both preserve foods and make fancy desserts.

I still don't like Spam - of any kind!

[Meowmee]

15. Report the seller for price gouging

You click problem with this item and then enter it as price/ price gouging. I did that for some soap there and it was removed/ no longer available.

[crickets]

23. +1

[Aquaria]

17. Seriously?

My husband’s store has hundreds of cans of the stuff for their usual price of $2.92. He sent me a picture of one of the pallets of the stuff. Normally, they get only a box of each variety, not a whole pallet. Never mind two.

As I said to him that day: Are there really multiple kinds of Spam, and do people eat that much of it here?

To which he said, Yes, there are multiple varieties, and no on eating that much, but they expect hoarders to take care of that much of the stuff.

[blogslut]

19. I looked at some of these listings with ridiculous price tags

They're basically marketing offers for some $$$-off coupon if the buyer applies for a credit card or some such nonsense.

Before the quarantine, there were listings like this - basic items selling for sky-high prices that are nothing more than ways to get a buyer's personal info.

[targetpractice]

20. Yay... a chance for a Spam haiku....

Oh Argentina!
Your little tin of meat soars
Above the pampas

More Spam Haikus... one of the first internet "memes" at...

http://web.mit.edu/jync/www/spam/archive.html

[Midnight Writer]

21. I visited my brother a while back. He had an entire cabinet shelve full of cans of Spam.

At the time, I thought he was a dumbass.

Now I think he will probably outlive us all.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

26. I'd consider paying that much to avoid having to eat Spam.

[stillcool]

27. reminds me of the grilled cheese..

sandwich on ebay.....with the Jesus on it.

[Dagstead Bumwood]

40. Well, if ever there was a time

in mankind's existence that we truly needed Grilled Cheese Jesus, it's now.

[Freddie]

28. I like Spam

But it has to be well-cooked, crispy edges. Those 40’s magazine ads with sandwiches made from “raw” Spam
Canned meats like Spam were very popular before all homes had refrigerators. If you look at really old ads they cost very few wartime meat ration points.

[DBoon]

29. OMG! We have a fortune in our pantry!

Did you know SPAM is gluten-free

It is amazing stuff

[Wellstone ruled]

31. Hey,please do not knock Spam.

Been on the production floor at the Hormel Plant in Austin Minnesota several times. Always impressed by the Ham trimming and de-boning section. Spam is made up of hams that get messed up on the Trim Tables for the most part. Despite what rumors are,there are no junk cuts of Pork in Spam as some might think. Pure Pork all the way.

BTW,going price last week was $2.64 / can and usually we see 5-6 different flavors as Low Sodium .

[Docreed2003]

32. Lmao

I loaded up on some spam a couple weeks ago when it was like .80c a can. Love it with eggs

[sarisataka]

38. I didn't believe this so had to look it up

Spam is indeed $82.12
-Spam Classic, 12 Ounce Can (Pack of 12)

It took very little searching to find a 12 pack for $35, also free shipping.