The surcharge on produce at kosher stores I agree is outrageous. But I'll admit that if it's only one item that I need, and paying an extra couple dollars means skipping a second store, I'll often buy it for the convenience.
In terms of prepared food, yes some of the dishes are easy to make at home, but if you're getting home at 11pm or later and your options are start cooking for shabbat and not goint to sleep, or go to the kosher store at 7am on the way to working a full day, then that premium is worth it to have to spend no time beyond shopping for shabbat. That 30 minutes spent cooking Egg Barley may not be a big deal if you're home anyway, but if you don't have 30 waking minutes at home before shabbat then it's money well spent.
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