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It's also interesting how difficult they can make comparing sizes/prices for even the simplest things, like for example toilet paper. Even comparing similar qua
by freeflight 9y ago
It's also interesting how difficult they can make comparing sizes/prices for even the simplest things, like for example toilet paper.
Even comparing similar quality rolls with each other can sometimes be quite a math exercise, as different manufacturers sell different numbers of rolls, with different numbers of sheets, sometimes even in different sizes per sheet.
So how to calculate the best value toilet paper? Based on sheets? Based on average area of paper you get per roll?
And who wants to do all that when you are simply looking for something to, literally, wipe your butt with?
Sometimes I think having choices can be a really bad non-choice.
- WhyNotHugo 9y agoHuh, we've fixed that in Argentina, because supermarkets have to label the price both by unit, and by a standard measure (eg: kg / litres). So the price tag on toilet papers will display the price per metre, and the price tag on coffee has the price by kg. This makes it trivial to compare same-quality products, and also trivial to compare across different stores. Note that they MUST do this by law, so all supermarkets (and also wholesalers) do this.