Grocery strangeness

[abcdefz]

Why is it that if I want 32 oz. of cottage cheese, it's cheaper to buy two 16 oz. tubs than one 32 oz tub?

Why is it that if I want 12 oz. of tuna, it's cheaper -- WAYYYY cheaper -- to buy two six ounce cans than one twelve ounce can?

...and why does that lady at register three just strike me as... as so cheap?

Just curious.

[Funky Pepp]

It's the other way around here. If you buy eggs for example and you
know you don't need 10, you'll have to buy 10 anyway, because 6 are
more expensive. So, you buy food you know you'll throw away. :mad:

That's uncool, too...

[abcdefz]

...but I guess that's the way I would expect things to be priced: buy in quantity; it's cheaper.

It's just weird.

Luckily, two gallons of milk is $4.59. One gallon is $3.49. I assume that's supposed to subsidize milk for families with a couple of children or something, but I sure can take advantage of it, even as a single guy. (y) (y) (y) (y)

[jabumbo]

i always thought it was cheaper for the bigger container. i mean, some stores will give you the per oz breakbown, or whatever unit they use, and its usually slightly cheaper for that bigger one...


but then again, they could be basing their pricing off the fact that they know most people will buy the bigger one because it looks like the one they want, and not compare prices...

[abcdefz]

i always thought it was cheaper for the bigger container.



Me, too. *shrugs*


Maybe it's because..... I don't know. I assume that Starkist or BumbleBee has already paid off their canning machines, so it's not like the 12 oz. can is still making its money back or something. I have no idea.

[TurdBerglar]

the store/company sets the prices. not the tuna people. your store sucks

[wanton wench]

the store/company sets the prices. not the tuna people. your store sucks
this is true! and most every store raises their prices on random products on a daily basis!
*raises hand*
price coordinator in 2 grocery stores! worst job ever!

[TurdBerglar]

yeah


that cheaper tuna will probably go up in price too. they just haven't gotten to it

[abcdefz]

yeah


that cheaper tuna will probably go up in price too. they just haven't gotten to it



...the "temporary reduction" has lasted at least 10 weeks so far.

[TurdBerglar]

see if you were a hot chick or a nagging old hag you could of gotten that price down

[jabumbo]

...the "temporary reduction" has lasted at least 10 weeks so far.


thats means its old and nobody will buy it...still

[wanton wench]

i never pay for tuna!
i'm pretty sexy at 84 (y)

[fucktopgirl]

tuna is 89 cents here and its been like that forever!

[abcdefz]

thats means its old and nobody will buy it...still


...mmmmmaybe. The xpiration says October 2008.

That's better than the Italian store I went to the other day for "exceptional olive oils" for some friends' Christmas gifts.

Most of what was on the shelf was from 2002.

The stuff should be used within about 18 months of its life, so it's odd to me that the only crap these folks had which had a reasonable production date was the most generic of oils I could buy at 2/3rds the price at the regular grocery.
:rolleyes:

[abcdefz]

tuna is 89 cents here and its been like that forever!



...what is that... about seventy cents U.S.?

This store where I buy the six ounce cans has 'em for fifty-eight cents each right now.

12 oz cans are $2.14. :confused:

[TurdBerglar]

maybe if you weren't such an oddball and insisted on buying the 12 oncers. who the fuck buys the large cans of tuna. NO ONE

[abcdefz]

maybe if you weren't such an oddball and insisted on buying the 12 oncers. who the fuck buys the large cans of tuna. NO ONE










...calmer 'n you are.

[jabumbo]

maybe if you weren't such an oddball and insisted on buying the 12 oncers. who the fuck buys the large cans of tuna. NO ONE



no no no, this man is a genius


listen to what he says. its the truth!

[TurdBerglar]

...calmer 'n you are.



what

[fucktopgirl]

...what is that... about seventy cents U.S.?

This store where I buy the six ounce cans has 'em for fifty-eight cents each right now.

12 oz cans are $2.14. :confused:

yea and its a 6 oz,,man you got a better deal!

[yeahwho]

the store/company sets the prices. not the tuna people. your store sucks

I dreamt about the tuna people last night, it was awesome.

[marsdaddy]

VOLUME!VOLUME!VOLUME!

[abcdefz]

what












...calmer 'n you are.

[abcdefz]

VOLUME!VOLUME!VOLUME!




ow

[wanton wench]

I dreamt about the tuna people last night, it was awesome.
tuna people? is that some new species? was there a dolphin involved?? we need details!!!!

[abcdefz]

....Tino used to call Mythago (aka Lemmy Liver) "Tuna".



Ah, the old days....