Ed Pawlowski wrote:
> Yesterday I went to the local Stop & Shop to get some saltine
> crackers. We don't eat them often so I was going to get the two
> stack, 8 ounce package instead of the 4 stack 16 ounce package.
>
> The 8 ounce was priced 2/$6
> The 16 ounce was on sale for $2.99 save 30¢
>
> Decisions, decisions.

A slight change of subject, but I hate that, many times, the larger size
is not the best value. I think many people mistakenly assume they're
getting a better price when they buy the larger package and they're
often not. I now always do the math before purchasing and sometimes end
up buying the smaller package size because it's a better value.

This happened to me the other day with the house brand of dryer sheets
at Stop 'n' Shop - a single package of 80 sheets was _more_ than the
total price of 2 packages of 40 sheets each. (Don't get me started on
dryer sheets, either - my wife and both kids insist on them but I think
they're completely unncesssary.)

-S-