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Default Unit pricing come-ons

You're correct. You are so screwed.


"Kathleen" > wrote in message
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> 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.
>