New survey on the RFC site: 1 for $4.99, 3 for $16.95...

[Phred]

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Is this a math question? Why would someone buy 3 at $5.65 each
vers. $4.99 each?
$14.97 vers. $16.95, how odd.

Apparently some stores try to trip people up by making them think they're
getting a better deal if they by the three-fer. A lot of people don't stop
to do the math. I mentioned in a previous post, I carry a small calculator
with me when I shop. I'm no math whiz but I'm not a very trusting soul,
either :)

Quite often the supermarkets here have "specials" that seem a bit odd
because the per kilogram cost is less for the smaller package than the
larger. (So much for "large economy size". :-)

One explanation I heard for this was some years ago when I was buying
some grog at a liquor barn in the tourist ghetto of Cairns. The 750ml
(it was then, now it's only 700ml) bottles of one brand of Scotch cost
significantly less per millilitre than the 1.25L bottles. When I
asked the bloke behind the till what was the logic of this situation
he said "We buy the 750s by the pallet load; we get the 12 50s from
the wine and spirit merchant down the road."

Of course, that sort of reasoning doesn't apply to our local Coles
supermarket because they get everything from their own distribution
centre about 2000 miles away. (And their HO management is also inept.)

Cheers, Phred.

[BigBazza]

Post by Phred

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Is this a math question? Why would someone buy 3 at $5.65 each
vers. $4.99 each?
$14.97 vers. $16.95, how odd.

Apparently some stores try to trip people up by making them think they're
getting a better deal if they by the three-fer. A lot of people don't stop
to do the math. I mentioned in a previous post, I carry a small calculator
with me when I shop. I'm no math whiz but I'm not a very trusting soul,
either :)

Quite often the supermarkets here have "specials" that seem a bit odd
because the per kilogram cost is less for the smaller package than the
larger. (So much for "large economy size". :-)
One explanation I heard for this was some years ago when I was buying
some grog at a liquor barn in the tourist ghetto of Cairns. The 750ml
(it was then, now it's only 700ml) bottles of one brand of Scotch cost
significantly less per millilitre than the 1.25L bottles. When I
asked the bloke behind the till what was the logic of this situation
he said "We buy the 750s by the pallet load; we get the 12 50s from
the wine and spirit merchant down the road."
Of course, that sort of reasoning doesn't apply to our local Coles
supermarket because they get everything from their own distribution
centre about 2000 miles away. (And their HO management is also inept.)
Cheers, Phred.

Like I went along to our local 'Woolworths' Supermarket a few days back to
buy some sugar...I first picked up the 2 Kg bag of 'Homebrand' ..The cost
was $1.98..... Then I just happened to notice that the 1 Kg bags of
'Homebrand' sugar cost only 90 cents... So to buy the 2 Kg bags as opposed
to buying 2X1 Kg bags would cost an extra just under 20 cents... I have
noticed the same on other products as well...And I am not talking about the
items on 'Special' ..This was the normal price any time !

Bigbazza (Barry) Oz