Can't Afford Food? There's Always SPAM!

Posted by Alex in Food & Drinks, Money & Finance on May 30, 2008 at 1:44 am


At least one company is happy about rising food prices: SPAM sales are soaring as consumers are turning more to the much maligned meat to extend their already stretched food budget!

Kimberly Quan, a stay-at-home mom of three who lives just outside San Francisco, has been feeding her family more Spam in the last six months as she tries to make her food budget go further.

She cooks meals like Spam fried rice and Spam sandwiches two or three times a month, up from once a month previously.

Pulling Spam from the shelf prevents last-minute grocery store trips and overspending, said Quan, 38, of Pleasanton, Calif.

"It’s canned meat and it’s in the cupboard and if everything else is gone from the fridge, it’s there," she said.

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18 comments to "Can't Afford Food? There's Always SPAM!"

  1. rina
    May 30th, 2008 at 3:03 am

    spam is pretty popular in south korea, there is even a black market for it! when all i have is rice and i'm in the mood for something korean i'll just fry some spam and eggs up and eat that. delicious!

  2. ECA
    May 30th, 2008 at 4:09 am

    uMM,
    Spam costs more then Hamburger..
    Can I ask you folks to do me a favor..
    GO to the store and watch the price of CHEAP beer.
    That is the BEST way to tell if prices SHOULD BE' going up.

    And in my AREA, it hasnt.

  3. phoghat
    May 30th, 2008 at 6:22 am

    Aloha.
    Welcome to Hawaii were Spam is a treat ( but Treat isn't Spam ).

  4. heather
    May 30th, 2008 at 8:31 am

    I agree with ECA. SPAM is expensive!!

  5. ala
    May 30th, 2008 at 9:39 am

    i totally agree this story makes no sense spam is too expensive!!!

  6. earl
    May 30th, 2008 at 9:50 am

    Price at Walmart: $1.99 for 12 oz.
    (1.99/12)x16 = 2.65 per pound. Seems pretty cheap to me when compared to other meats.

  7. superbad
    May 30th, 2008 at 10:53 am

    Spam is not food. If you're that broke-ass, maybe you should consider beans and rice.

  8. Raul
    May 30th, 2008 at 11:39 am

    Spam is not a "cheap meat", it is a way of life. Spam-and-eggs, spam-and-rice (steamed white), spam-fried-rice, and spam-on-white bread. The Filipinos know this as well as the Hawaiians. "So easy, even Dad can do it!"

  9. Thomas
    May 30th, 2008 at 11:40 am

    The worst is Armour Potted Meat Food Product. I'll never feed that to my dog, let alone a human being.

  10. Neatoramawontsendmeapassword
    May 30th, 2008 at 12:12 pm

    There is one advantage to being vegetarian. You don’t have to resort to questionable meat products as a protein source (I’m sure a can of beans is comparable in price to a can of Spam).

  11. Greg
    May 30th, 2008 at 12:59 pm

    In our area, at the local (and much maligned) 99 cent store, cans of Spam can be had for, you guessed it, 99 cents. Certainly cheaper than ground beef, and mighty tasty IMNSHO.

  12. otterly
    May 30th, 2008 at 1:55 pm

    I grew up in Hawaii and I love spam. I like to slice it very thin and then pan fry it. It gets somewhat crispy like bacon. Then you can eat it with soy sauce, rice and a little green onion its delicious.

  13. stacyj
    May 30th, 2008 at 2:19 pm

    Spam spam spam spam. Lovely spam! Wonderful spam!

  14. lux
    May 30th, 2008 at 3:38 pm

    @thomas: I used to use Armour potted meat for crab bait. Poke holes in the top, let it sit out in the sun a couple days and then pop it in a crab pot and drop the trap. Works pretty good. Nothing like Dungeoness Crab, caught fresh. I'll take that over potted meat or spam anyday. :)

  15. Archbob
    May 30th, 2008 at 5:01 pm

    You know, spam isn't all that cheap. I've almost found it to be cheaper to buy regular meat that is on sale.

  16. Leah
    May 30th, 2008 at 11:51 pm

    MMMM Spam box lunch, with macaroni salad on the side! :-)

    One of my favorite memories of Oahu.

  17. Jimbo
    May 31st, 2008 at 8:15 am

    @Neatoramawontsendmeapassword
    "questionable meat products"

    You are retarded, but I guess you hear that a lot. Spam is NOT questionable meat, it is in fact 100% pork shoulder. Since pork shoulder has more bone than meat, it is hard to sell. So they took the stockpiles of pork should and made a quality product out of it. Sliced and fried to a golden brown goes great with a couple of fried eggs. yum

  18. Tony LaRocca
    May 31st, 2008 at 11:25 am

    stacyj - you beat me to it :)


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