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Originally Posted by DoubleF
Lol. If I can calculate a cost per use comparison, I've probably done it.
When I was a kid, to reduce video games, my parents only let my brother and I play our game boy if we bought our own batteries. Ever ready batteries were so ####e, they barely lasted more than an evening vs brand name would last an entire weekend and still have juice left over. Going to the store if ask the batteries were dead would waste an hour or more of the precious time to play games.
Thus a cost per use calculation was my childhood thesis born of a desire to maximize my limited allowance and reduce missed opportunities to pay games. I used the Calc to confirm ever ready batteries weren't even worth spending 25% of the cost of a brand name battery based on how long they typically lasted. It's kinda automatic for me.
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Off topic but a huge portion of people these day's just don't know how to unit cost or try and compare things apples to apples from a cost perspective. It's mind boggling and very expensive for consumers.
There are pricing anomalies out there and I have always been able to spot them a lot of times. Sometimes you need to actually spend more money as the cost per use/km/day or longevity goes more in your favor .
I always use the basic example of laundry and dishwasher detergent as there is really only 2 kinds. Powder and liquid. All the variations and innovations with pods etc is to get a much higher unit cost from consumers, a lot of times shockingly higher. Literally paying substantially more for the exact same product for the rest of your life, why?
We are all selectively spend heavy and thrifty in our own ways but there has to be some element of control or logic.