> Time is also a factor to consider.

I think this is the key point, also laziness.  Why spend all the effort 
shopping and making stuff, when for a couple of $ more you can get it all 
done for you?  I suspect for most people the extra expense for a ready-made 
burger is less than what they could earn in the time it takes to buy 
ingredients and prepare.

Buying in bulk and doing it yourself is all very well, but unless you plan 
to eat burgers every night your ingredients are going to go bad pretty soon, 
then the cost benefit is wiped out.  Don't forget you have all the other 
stuff in the burger, like salad, sauces, cheese etc.

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