@Jabronimus: For having the original Old Spice packaging on?

I mean come on, should Walmart, horrible though they may be, be forced to price things according to the item packaging they have no control over?

[note]: I work for Wal-mart

Likely Wal-Mart is discontinuing the single-pack product, or it's being replaced with a new item. Another explanation might be that they are overstocked on the product, and the computer or the "Manager" marked it down.

I encountered a similar deal at WM on some GE Clear lightbulbs. The individual lightbults were 2.29 each. Three of the same exact lightbulbs in the "Value" pack, which consisted of 3 of the lightbulbs was $6.99. I guess the value was that I exerted less energy putting the lightbulbs in my cart by reducing mt motion by 67%

If you look at the net weights, they are the same (one-pack is 3.25, two-pack is 6.5)

Still, I would guess that the single stick is on sale. I'm not familiar with Wal-Mart pricing, but it seems unusual that a price would end in .00 unless it's on sale.

So...
$2 x 2 units plus more plastic with added fuel surcharge = $4.32

Sounds about right.

@waza: They both say they're 25 percent higher performing.

Strangely, it seems in the last few years that "value packs" are increasingly more costly per unit than smaller packages. Add to that how the unit pricing on the shelves for smaller packages is often some useless division based on the case or ??

I try to fight the feeling s of conspiracy, but knowing how corporate America operates, I cannot help but feel as if they are intentionally hiding their nickel and dime-ing tactics.

At least the unit pricing is clear here. One thing I hate about unit pricing is when the store intentionally varies the units. I was in Walmart the other day and they had three different types of string cheese. One had a unit price per ounce, one had it per pound, and oe had it per individual pack. Completely defeated the purpose.

It doesn't make it right, but retailers will do it anyways.

@Dobernala:
odd... all the ones i've been to will print per unit costs, at least for food

I tend to think that this is intentional on Wal-Mart's part to keep customers ignorant of obvious bad deals.

Ths r fnny bt prbbly nt smn wth ny ntllgnc syng "lt's trck th cstmr!"

Yep, that's right, the single pack is "on sale" or rather, it's on
Rollback. That's what the "R" above the star means.

The star on the other hand means that it's one of the items that's such
a good seller that it should always be in stock.

These bundles just create more trash with that plastic printed shrink wrap.

I often wonder how that same people buying the higher priced good ever graduated anything, get a drivers license, or have not been declared mentally incapable of caring for their children. It is a little bit of grade school math for Pete's sake not trigonometry.

How is this relevant? I'm not sure, I'm only half awake.

For example, if the 2-for-1 deodorant sale was going on, there is a amount listed on the tag that would say "2.16 per item".

Maybe this is a law in MA to make things easier on the consumer?