When war comes, two things happen - profits go way, way up and all perishables go way, way down. There becomes a market for them.
Quotes about perishables (4 Quotes)
Wal-Mart's much slower rate of sales growth in November clearly shows this is a matured global business, ... As supermarket goods continue to increase as a percentage of sales -- and this includes consumables and perishables sold in big volume at Sam's Club -- we will expect to see a persistently slower rate of top line growth.
What we do best is perishables. We expanded to make more space for those items - meat, produce, dairy and frozen foods - that was the impetus behind our expansion.
House guests should be regarded as perishables: Leave them out too long and they go bad.