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Another trick I see in grocery stores is a get 2 for $2 deal. This tells you nothing about the price of 1 but people assume getting 2 is some sort of deal and b
by pkaye 10y ago
Another trick I see in grocery stores is a get 2 for $2 deal. This tells you nothing about the price of 1 but people assume getting 2 is some sort of deal and buy more than they need.
- overcast 10y agoJust an fyi, it's ALWAYS 1 for $1 in those types of "deals".
- Infinitesimus 10y agoAnecdote time! Had an incident at a shop with my SO where we did the math and realized that the 'Deal' price was more than buying 2x of the individual package (it was something small but I forget what it was) . Someone screwed up...
- dawnerd 10y agoI see them use odd numbers around here for the Buy X for X price. Especially with canned goods. Buy 6 for 4.50. Normal price might only be 80 cents so the savings isn't as good as it sounds. My guess is they're banking on people not knowing simple math or being afraid of large numbers. Example, coke likes to go on sale 3 for 11. The other trick I've seen a lot recently is stores showing the price per ounce instead of per unit. Before it would say the price of a 12 pack is 3.66 with the deal but now it's like .13/oz.