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Default Pricing fine chocolates

On Sun, 6 Jan 2019 20:10:38 -0800 (PST), John Kuthe wrote:

> On Sunday, January 6, 2019 at 9:23:49 PM UTC-6, Mike_Duffy wrote:
>> On Sun, 6 Jan 2019 19:07:00 -0800 (PST), John Kuthe wrote:
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>>> ROFL!! Um, $5 a Cherry![...], they are 4oz EACH!

>>
>> Something is wrong with your math. Upstream 2 posts you said:
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>>>> $40 for a full lb (8 cherries)

>>
>> The $40 = 8 * $5, but 8 * 4oz is 32 oz = 2 pounds, not 'a full pound'.
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>> (Not that I'd complain about 2 pounds delivered if a pound was advertised.)
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>> http://mduffy.x10host.com/index.htm

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> Oh, I messed up my weights and costs!
>
> Small box, 4 cherries: 5.6oz. Large box 8 cherries 10.25oz.


And now they're 1.4 ounces each....

Anybody following this?

-sw