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I agree with you - I've seen this in other countries, where whatever you buy, companies can have their easy-to-manipulate price, but there's -always- the price

I agree with you - I've seen this in other countries, where whatever you buy, companies can have their easy-to-manipulate price, but there's -always- the price per 100g/litre, so it's always easy to compare, even across products of different brands. This does feel a little like micromanaging but it does seem good. If someone buys the same product every week for 10 years, they're -never- going to be on the lookout for "has this product changed this week, is it smaller now?".

webnrrd2k 3y ago
I think unit pricing is already law in California, or at least lots of products have a price per unit. It's in smaller text on the price tag on the shelf, not on the items themselves.
- usr1106 3y ago
  Unit prices are the law where I live. I'd say I am very price-conscious shopper. I have a clear feeling about unit prices of many products. But I absolutely don't care about package size(1) or package price. (1) of course within limits suitable for our household. It doesn't make sense to buy stuff the won't be consumed before it's getting unusable. In the very old days in Germany chocolate was only allowed to sold in certain fixed sizes. 100 grams bars had >98% market share, although several other standardized sizes were allowed, too. With EU free markets that regulation had to be abandoned because it hindered free market access. I don't know whether unit price information was introduced at the same point in time, I wasn't living there at that time. But I still hate to see 90 grams and 282 grams chocolate bars where I live now.
pmontra 3y ago
Having the price per kg or liter on the label is great to compare across the similar products on the same shelf. I do it all the time and in some cases it's the only information I look at. However it's not much useful to combat shrinkflation because if, let's say, icecreams shrink maybe you realize it only when you open the box at home and you get the feeling that something changed. Or if you notice that a pack of food that has always been 500 g is now 450 g. You can't remember with precision the old price per kg but you definitely suspect that the manufacturer is playing the shrinkflation game.

webnrrd2k 3y ago

I think unit pricing is already law in California, or at least lots of products have a price per unit. It's in smaller text on the price tag on the shelf, not on the items themselves.

usr1106 3y ago
Unit prices are the law where I live. I'd say I am very price-conscious shopper. I have a clear feeling about unit prices of many products. But I absolutely don't care about package size(1) or package price. (1) of course within limits suitable for our household. It doesn't make sense to buy stuff the won't be consumed before it's getting unusable. In the very old days in Germany chocolate was only allowed to sold in certain fixed sizes. 100 grams bars had >98% market share, although several other standardized sizes were allowed, too. With EU free markets that regulation had to be abandoned because it hindered free market access. I don't know whether unit price information was introduced at the same point in time, I wasn't living there at that time. But I still hate to see 90 grams and 282 grams chocolate bars where I live now.

pmontra 3y ago

Having the price per kg or liter on the label is great to compare across the similar products on the same shelf. I do it all the time and in some cases it's the only information I look at. However it's not much useful to combat shrinkflation because if, let's say, icecreams shrink maybe you realize it only when you open the box at home and you get the feeling that something changed. Or if you notice that a pack of food that has always been 500 g is now 450 g. You can't remember with precision the old price per kg but you definitely suspect that the manufacturer is playing the shrinkflation game.