How stupid dp supermarkets think their customers are?

[oggbashan]

How stupid do supermarkets think their customers are?

We went to a local supermarket this afternoon.

Two things made us blink:

One item was two for £6.50 but an economy pack of five for £26 pounds. Economy?

The other was cereal; 24 for £2.50 or the large family size of 48 for £7.

 

[Brains_N_Boobs]

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[KeithD]

Probably more a reflection of substandard education of people doing the math in setting up the prices in the stores. Don't see how this is political, though.

 

[Philthy_Phil]

Probably more a reflection of substandard education of people doing the math in setting up the prices in the stores. Don't see how this is political, though.

Trump set the prices. There, now its political.

 

[KeithD]

Trump set the prices. There, now its political.

Whoopie Goldberg did. Now it's also current.

 

[oggbashan]

Trump set the prices. There, now its political.

In the UK? No. Set by an American owned company so perhaps it was Trump after all...

 

[pecksniff]

This kind of thing only happens because you don't use the euro.

 

[phrodeau]

We went to a local supermarket this afternoon.

Two things made us blink:

One item was two for £6.50 but an economy pack of five for £26 pounds. Economy?

The other was cereal; 24 for £2.50 or the large family size of 48 for £7.

It could be similar to what happened in March 2020 with toilet paper. Rolls on small tubes for household use became in short supply, and rolls on large tubes for business use were in surplus.

 

[Sean Renaud]

State side that happens all the time. Its usually, not always, but usually in crap that won't save particularly well. Like selling six for damn near the price of four sounds bad but I'm probably only going to eat three anyway so I'm losing no matter what.

 

[Philthy_Phil]

Whoopie Goldberg did. Now it's also current.

Oooh, current and racist.

 

[Philthy_Phil]

In the UK? No. Set by an American owned company so perhaps it was Trump after all...

Sadly only mike pence can alter the prices.

 

[Sean Renaud]

JFK jr did it rather than show up to the rally.

 

[Philthy_Phil]

I knew he was a deep state commie.

 

[Sean Renaud]

Sadly only mike pence can alter the prices.

Mike Pence can change duly set prices?! That's insane, we should all rush Walmart of Black Friday wearing shaman gear!

 

[oggbashan]

I suspect it is because of modern education.

My parents' generation and mine, were taught mental arithmetic.

The so-called 'New mathematics' of the 1970s onwards didn't.

My wife and I can walk around a supermarket, fill a trolley, and have a fairly accurate idea of how much we have spent, accurate enough to know when an item hasn't been scanned, or one has been scanned twice, or a reduction has been scanned at the original price instead of the reduction.

I shouldn't be surprised when I see that many younger people have no idea how much they have spent until they get the total bill.

 

[butters]

I suspect it is because of modern education.

My parents' generation and mine, were taught mental arithmetic.

The so-called 'New mathematics' of the 1970s onwards didn't.

My wife and I can walk around a supermarket, fill a trolley, and have a fairly accurate idea of how much we have spent, accurate enough to know when an item hasn't been scanned, or one has been scanned twice, or a reduction has been scanned at the original price instead of the reduction.

I shouldn't be surprised when I see that many younger people have no idea how much they have spent until they get the total bill.

seriously, Ogg?

no, it's about competition...larger package sizes almost always have lower unit prices (by volume or weight), except in the rare instances when there is more competition between stores on the smaller sizes or when smaller sizes are used as loss leaders by retail stores. A lot can depend on supply: if there's a high demand for the bigger size but the retailer can't get a hold of them–because of supply disruptions in these times, for example–that'll drive the price of that item higher.

yes, you can just buy multiple smaller packs if you prefer. When supplies and demands even out, those prices to customers will reflect that also.

 

[Sean Renaud]

I suspect it is because of modern education.

My parents' generation and mine, were taught mental arithmetic.

The so-called 'New mathematics' of the 1970s onwards didn't.

My wife and I can walk around a supermarket, fill a trolley, and have a fairly accurate idea of how much we have spent, accurate enough to know when an item hasn't been scanned, or one has been scanned twice, or a reduction has been scanned at the original price instead of the reduction.

I shouldn't be surprised when I see that many younger people have no idea how much they have spent until they get the total bill.

I can kinda force it if I'm in the mood, I kinda never went through the appropriate level of broke where I cared. I got enough or I don't and I may be off by say a dollar or so for every ten especially since I refuse to deal with taxes and hence I'm almost always high. I'm not interested in what .0875 x 60.00 is. I'm just not. Ten cent on the dollar is fucking close enough.

However you aren't wrong, we were taught specifically to avoid mental math because too many people apparently started thinking like me. My math was close enough but there was very real point between Geometry and Algebra II where you can't guess your way to close enough.

 

[phrodeau]

We’re all carrying around these complex pocket calculators now.

 

[Philthy_Phil]

We’re all carrying around these complex pocket calculators now.

8008135

 

[mark_j]

Assuming the quantity or package is same size.

two for nickle, three for a dime...

Which is a better deal?

 

[phrodeau]

Assuming the quantity or package is same size.

two for nickle, three for a dime...

Which is a better deal?

The OP has two for £6.50, so five should be closer to £16, not £26.

 

[toeskr]

Trump set the prices. There, now its political.

What and where is Justin?

 

[toeskr]

When puk weighs in on politics, we should all invest in straws.

 

[mayfly13]

When puk weighs in on politics, we should all invest in straws.

your obsession with Luk is blinding you and Lance.

That's not Luk.
It's either RobdownSouth, or that Canadian NipplesMcGee.

 

[toeskr]

your obsession with Luk is blinding you and Lance.

That's not Luk.
It's either RobdownSouth, or that Canadian NipplesMcGee.

Unfortunately, you are not a trusted source and have been wrong way more times than right.

But if I need advice on a sharpie color, I'll hit you up dude.