"notbob" > wrote in message
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> "Doug Kanter" > writes:
>
>> in a big way, I'll buy a dozen, and I'm set for two years. Same with
>> stuff
>> like canned soups - 30 cans when they're 1.49 instead of 2.29.
>
> Bingo! I don't buy anything unless it's *at least* 50% off. When it
> is, I stock up. Occasionoally, seasonal sales are even better. My
> last killing was last Thanksgiving. Swanson's broths, three for a
> dollar. These days, with the supermarketing model being what it is,
> everything is heavily discounted eventually.

The success of Wal Mart & other "discounters" is dependent on people not
noticing that last thing, above. It amazes me that the advertising can
convince people that things are so much cheaper, when much of the time, they
not.

Our local paper does a quarterly shopping trip to Wegman's and Tops, both
traditional supermarkets, and Wal Mart. The first two *always* turn out
cheaper. I'm in that business, so I understand why, but it still seems to
make no impact on the public.