Unit pricing come-ons
James Silverton wrote:
> Hello, All!
>
> Today, I was in a supermarket that claims to be a discount one (in fact
> its prices *are* usually lower.) I saw some large navel oranges marked
> "10 for....." That looked interesting until I saw it was "10 for $10" or
> a dollar each. Don't people do the simple arithmetic.
No, obviously they don't.
Otherwise we wouldn't be mired in a hopeless war in Iraq with another
one looming on the horizon in Iran while the domestic economy crashes
after being raped by sub prime lenders.
And meanwhile, the ice shelves melt...
We are so screwed.
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