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Two for pricing

nobbie48 said:
Super size me at the supermarket.

Does it bug anyone else that it's $5.00 for two snack items but $2.89 for one. Unless the item is non perishable and I will eventually use it I tend to pass on the purchase. Also, one more hurdle for someone on a tight budget.
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Easy , if your on a tight budget don’t buy crap, if the .39 extra cents is a deal breaker on a bag of chips, re evaluate your life .


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You can always cook the product and then freeze any leftovers for later use...making a weekly meal plan or even a monthly one, can definitely help in the long run when it comes to shopping and storing items...we've set up a quasi pantry in our main floor level and whenever things that we use a lot go on sale, I stock up (like really stock up)...for example we like beans in tomato sauce, so when No Frills had Heinz on sale for 89 cents a can, I bought a ton (I think we had 54 cans at one point)...same with tuna, peanut butter, canned veggies, pasta, rice, etc...a lot of the expiry dates are 2-3 years out and as long as you FIFO your purchases, it should be all good...it might cost more up front, but overall you save money versus just buying what you need on a weekly basis...same thing with meats/frozen food...now mind you, you do need the room in order to do this...

Maybe sitting down and creating a budget might be a useful exercise for you...just thinking out loud here...
 
nobbie48 said:
Super size me at the supermarket.

Does it bug anyone else that it's $5.00 for two snack items but $2.89 for one. Unless the item is non perishable and I will eventually use it I tend to pass on the purchase. Also, one more hurdle for someone on a tight budget.
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Usually in those cases I won't buy the second item.
 
nobbie48 said:
Super size me at the supermarket.

Does it bug anyone else that it's $5.00 for two snack items but $2.89 for one. Unless the item is non perishable and I will eventually use it I tend to pass on the purchase. Also, one more hurdle for someone on a tight budget.
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You already opened the can of worms so I might as well ask, what is it? You are saying perishable, so I'm gonna assume not chips. And you say supermarket, so I'm also gonna assume not breakfast burritos.

Wouldn't it be nice if somebody sold Motul 7100 this way? At least the beer store does, for some reason
 
ifiddles said:
You can always cook the product and then freeze any leftovers for later use...making a weekly meal plan or even a monthly one, can definitely help in the long run when it comes to shopping and storing items...we've set up a quasi pantry in our main floor level and whenever things that we use a lot go on sale, I stock up (like really stock up)...for example we like beans in tomato sauce, so when No Frills had Heinz on sale for 89 cents a can, I bought a ton (I think we had 54 cans at one point)...same with tuna, peanut butter, canned veggies, pasta, rice, etc...a lot of the expiry dates are 2-3 years out and as long as you FIFO your purchases, it should be all good...it might cost more up front, but overall you save money versus just buying what you need on a weekly basis...same thing with meats/frozen food...now mind you, you do need the room in order to do this...

Maybe sitting down and creating a budget might be a useful exercise for you...just thinking out loud here...
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I'm not on a tight budget. It's more the concept of people literally shoving more stuff down my throat than I need. I usually buy zero out of spite.

Part two is the products are usually the ones we should be eating less of.

Of course Costco is the king of this with mega sizes and bottles of stuff taped together.
 
I don't know, seems pretty straightforward to me - they're 2.89 each, but if you buy two they give you a break. Don't need 2, then just buy 1.

Reminds me of my best friend. I used to always order medium sized drinks at fast food places, and he'd always pay extra for large. I'd finish mine, but he'd never finish his. I asked why he didn't just buy medium, and he said "it was only 20 cents more". I said "But you didn't finish it, and if you saved the 20 cents after a few meals, your next drink would have been free". He didn't care, he felt he was getting a good deal.
 
Well…saying you were forced us pretty stupid. You shouldn’t walk into any grocery store expecting a break unless you only shop the discount fare I guess.
 
The worse situation I feel is when you buy the large size (not two for) figuring that it will be cheaper and it's not. I have a large family, so it made sense to buy the litre of ketchup for instance and you'd assume it was cheaper per ounce than buying the 500 ml or 750 ml, but it wasn't always. Had to always check the label to see the price per unit. Then they'd use different units, like xx cents per 100 ml on the 500 ml size and yy cents per ounce on the litre size. I'm good at math but shouldn't have to do conversions in my head at the grocery store.
 
Relax said:
I don't know, seems pretty straightforward to me - they're 2.89 each, but if you buy two they give you a break. Don't need 2, then just buy 1.

Reminds me of my best friend. I used to always order medium sized drinks at fast food places, and he'd always pay extra for large. I'd finish mine, but he'd never finish his. I asked why he didn't just buy medium, and he said "it was only 20 cents more". I said "But you didn't finish it, and if you saved the 20 cents after a few meals, your next drink would have been free". He didn't care, he felt he was getting a good deal.
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If you're eating in buy the small drink and go for refills.

The other end of the volume thing is space.

I was talking to a retired lawyer who has moved to a very exclusive condo and the subject of toilet paper came up. He isn't short on cash, he simply doesn't have the storage space for the hay bale sized package.

On a trip south I bought a case of bottled water. Considering all my other stuff that taxed the boxes on the Goldwing.
 
When we remodeled the 4 bathrooms in the last house I moved all the toilet rolls dispensers down 6” . Wife and both kids would pull out the roll till it almost hit the floor and tear. I saved 6” on every wipe . Have crazy wife and daughter that need a 4 wipe strategy and I was saving huge coin .


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crankcall said:
When we remodeled the 4 bathrooms in the last house I moved all the toilet rolls dispensers down 6” . Wife and both kids would pull out the roll till it almost hit the floor and tear. I saved 6” on every wipe . Have crazy wife and daughter that need a 4 wipe strategy and I was saving huge coin .


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Are you the guy that orders the 10 micron thick brown TP for the office?
 
crankcall said:
When we remodeled the 4 bathrooms in the last house I moved all the toilet rolls dispensers down 6” . Wife and both kids would pull out the roll till it almost hit the floor and tear. I saved 6” on every wipe . Have crazy wife and daughter that need a 4 wipe strategy and I was saving huge coin .
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That’s a non issue. 3 things I refuse to skimp on - booze, coffee, and poo tickets.
 
GreyGhost said:
Discourages people from taking a dump at the office. Productivity up. Really no downsides for you.
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Or does it?

People spending more time, using more paper for the same job. Probably contributes to clogged drainage with en mass usage.
 
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