I know- In my home now I eat almost exclusively fresh organic produce or fresh local-grown, and canned corned beef is not something I'd be likely to eat.
During Hurricane Wilma, though, that canned corned beef saved us for sure--
I do something similar to what I think you must have done; Start out by getting "whatever you can" in the door, then start refining from there.
Lots of folks love things like this, and in time these things may save the lives of someone else.