Do you compare prices?

[DownhillGoat]

Originally Posted by bizaro86

I've always assumed it was like the lottery. A tax on people who are bad at math.

Costco tries to hide the fact that they charge more for Coke/Pepsi by putting them in non-standard packaging amounts.

Oh yeah. They really hide it in that price per unit sticker, too.

[Reaper]

Originally Posted by AMG_G

It really bugs me when companies play the numbers game. Look at the different counts they offer for diapers. 12, 24,26,34,44,58,82,95,133...just make it standard because people are not stupid.

I take the Ctrain every day so I'm going to have to highly disagree.

[Cecil Terwilliger]

Originally Posted by ken0042

I know the answer to this one. At some point they are going to put the 24 pack on sale; so to be able to say "$3.00 off the regular price" they need to have sold that item for the regular pice. At that point when the 24 pack is $6.99 the 12 pack will be $4.99 or higher.

I'm not sure where the legality of it falls, but I know when I worked in retail at a place that sold beds we always had one at 50% off. We would rotate through 4 models so there was always one at 50% off. However we were told that we were never allowed to discount one of the beds that was normally 50% off when it went back up to regular price.

It is against the law to temporarily raise your prices just so that you can advertise them at 50% off shortly after, I know that much.

What you're describing seems to be a good way to get around that.

[CedarMeter]

Unfortunately I'm the sucker that these stores are looking for. I would buy the 24 of coke for 9.99 and not even bother to look at the other prices. I will start to be more observant when I am shopping.

[burn_baby_burn]

My wife always comments that its always cheaper when I do the grocery shopping. I do compare prices (and accomplish it in a quarter of the amount of time that it takes her).

Some prices I just know off the top of my head as well as which stores in our neighborhood have certain items at the best prices.

For instance, I will not buy Chef-Boy-Ar-Dee (spelling?) unless it is a buck or less (the kids like it). Same with Kraft Dinner (you can do much better during case lot sales).

[aaronck]

Superstore does price matching, so often a larger box of cereal or cookies is cheaper than a smaller box of the exact same thing, you just have to look. Why is it only junk food goes on sale mostly?

[Teh_Bandwagoner]

Originally Posted by chemgear

Why are you buying tap water?

You're preaching to the choir, man. My gf isn't on board yet though. I even bought her a filtered water bottle. D'oh.