Ridiculous unit pricing at supermarket

[SnoopyCool]

I love growing my own food! I'm just not able to produce a year's worth in this tiny Florida yard. Well, I suppose anything is possible.

Pricebook. I keep a pricebook and I just convert the unit price on the shelf to the unit price in my book to see if I can get a better deal elsewhere.

[disneysteve]

Originally Posted by skins_fan

If a manufacturer advertises "thicker / more absorvent sheet" than by law something has to have changed in the product and their claim has to be substantiated.

True, but in the process, they raise the price when the customer may not get any value from the "new improved" version.

Staying with the toilet paper theme, let's say they make it "more absorbent" but at the same time they put fewer sheets on a roll. That means we will go through a roll more quickly and have to buy it more often. Paper towels are the same way. They've made them smaller and put fewer sheets on a roll. The result is we use a roll much quicker than we used to, costing us more money.

[kork13]

Originally Posted by skins_fan

Here's a question for the group. In recent years what do you consider a breakthrough enhancement or improvement worth paying a premium for?

Great question, I'm curious what people will respond with...

Just off the top of my head, I'd say DSL/Cable/T1 (at work) internet. Yea, a dial-up connection now costs only $10 next to the $35 for my cable internet, but the difference in speed makes it totally worth it for me.

[disneysteve]

Originally Posted by skins_fan

Here's a question for the group. In recent years what do you consider a breakthrough enhancement or improvement worth paying a premium for?

Originally Posted by kork13

I'd say DSL/Cable/T1 (at work) internet.

Great question. I would definitely agree with high-speed internet access. The web is an incredibly useful tool that we turn to every day in ways that we never dreamed of before and simply weren't possible before with ultra-slow dial-up access.

I'd also list many auto safety features and devices like airbags and antilock brakes. They've saved so many lives and are worth every penny they add to the car's price.