On Friday, August 9, 2019 at 2:44:47 PM UTC-4, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> On Friday, August 9, 2019 at 1:05:02 PM UTC-4, Sheldon wrote:
> > On Fri, 9 Aug 2019 00:40:07 -0500, Sqwertz >
> > wrote:
> >
> > >On Thu, 8 Aug 2019 22:54:44 -0400, Dave Smith wrote:
> > >
> > >> On 2019-08-08 8:44 p.m., Sqwertz wrote:
> > >>> On Thu, 8 Aug 2019 15:08:52 -0400, Dave Smith wrote:
> > >>
> > >>>> More likely per pound. While we are officially metric, meat prices are
> > >>>> usually advertised in pounds.
> > >>>
> > >>> I wondered about that, and I searched for every measurement of meat
> > >>> and poultry prices in CA, and they're all calculated per KG. I
> > >>> didn't search individual retail grocery stores, though.
> > >>>
> > >>> That seems kinda silly that wholesale prices are calculated per KG,
> > >>> but retail per LB <shrug>
> > >>>
> > >>
> > >> There are a couple issues. First of all, most older adults/shoppers grew
> > >> up with Imperial measures so they calculate their meat quantities in
> > >> pounds. That is what they are familiar with. Secondly there is the
> > >> matter of a kilo being 2.2 pounds, so something that is $5/lb translates
> > >> to $11 per kg, Even though a piece of meat will cost the same whether
> > >> is sold by the pound or the kilo, there is the perception of the much
> > >> higher cost.
> > >>
> > >> The way they get around it with cold cuts and deli stuff is to price it
> > >> per 100 kg..... about 1/4 lb. Slap a $5 /lb price on a cold cut and it
> > >> translates to $11 per kg, but a 100 gram servicing is only $1.10. It
> > >> looks like a bargain,
> > >
> > >Kinda like how they tried selling gas here 'Per Liter' in the
> > >mid-late 70's. Nobody really did the math so the price per liter
> > >was actually much more than it was per gallon ($.35/L vs $1.25/Gal).
> > >They also did it with milk and soda.
> > >
> > >That's why the metric system never really caught on here back then
> > >during "The Big Push". A few people did the math and realized the
> > >boondoggle and told everyone else, "Metric is Evil!". Too many
> > >companies tried to unjustly profit from the transition and it died
> > >quickly.
> > >
> > >Except for soda - that's still sold in 1, 2 and 3 liter bottles. Go
> > >figure, eh?
> > >
> > >-sw
> >
> > For beverages the liter caught on because it's a bit more than a quart
> > but sells at the same price that a quart did, people think it's a
> > bargain. However people forget that the beverage is the least costly
> > part of the product; the container, advertising, transportation, and
> > profit is a larger share.
> > I can deal with weights and volumes in metric but not sizes... I can
> > easily visualize inches, feet, yards, even miles but not silly
> > millimeters,. Metric wrenches give me a fit, especially allen
> > wrenches. And don't dare tell me "spanners".
> > Did yoose Canadians know there's a dog breed called a Chinook?
> > https://www.dogbreedinfo.com/chinook.htm
>
> A centimeter is about half an inch. A millimeter is about the thickness
> of a dime. A meter is a tad more than a yard. A kilometer is a little
> over half a mile.
>
> At this stage of your life, how much precision do you really need?
>
> Cindy Hamilton

I'm a machinist, and sometimes I need to convert. 25.4mm to an inch and all that. In Canada, I still work more in imperial than in metric. That's because much of our work goes to the US. Prints in metric that need to be converted etc.