I did the same thing with my NES carts and it saved my sanity.

somehow we never got buried on tickets" somehow? Gee, it's almost like having everything ready before the rush means you're not running around like a headless chicken during it. Wild concept, I know. Next you'll tell me you were shocked that sharp knives cut better than dull ones. But yeah, the prep cook calling out on a Saturday is the classic way to find out which kitchen habits are actually load bearing.

The "broke my brain" part is real. Something about seeing the actual numbers side by side just rewires how you think about food. I had the same moment with a bag of dry lentils a while back, like two bucks for something that lasted a week and a half of lunches. The fact that the cheap stuff is usually the healthier stuff too makes it feel even more like a cheat code.