Do not fall for this.
It is a trap.
Do not fall for this.
It is a trap.
There's alot of factors there that people who don't understand these things would ignore and it's the source of alot of confusion.
That being said - it does make an entertaining failblog-esque picture.
]]>I'm (just) a grunt freight-stocker for Target and also work in pricing. Given that there's no white strip behind the shelf tags (meaning the tags are individual labels, and not printed on one long strip that fits into the edge shielding) that the price revisions just aren't completely put out yet. Occasionally, price label changes will printed up on different days -- but they'll show up at the register correctly, despite what the shelf says. There's scanners all over the store to double check prices if they seem weird. I'd recommend the OP check with someone at the store to see about correcting it, instead of going drama-psycho on the internets with their haphazard presumptions of conspiracy.
Just below the price, there is a xxx-xx-xxxx (called a DPCI) number. You can check Target.com with that number to get details about it. The image is a bit blurry to read them, though, it seems.
]]>It says "Faces" right on the package. Jeeze.
]]>What if it's a long flight and the inflight meal has spinach and you get some stuck right in your teeth?
What if you have to spend the night in the airport?
What if you get upgraded to first class and you get put next to George Clooney (I can dream, can't I?)and he's feeling chatty and you don't know if you have dragon breath?
]]>Works for me (have tattoos), but I still put my pool in the shade.
]]>The smaller one is a "face formula". That's why it's more per ounce.
]]>My wife is a Northern European mix and she burns easily. My kids (sharing her sun tolerance) also turn into little lobsters if we don't use sunscreen. I tend to do better in the sun but still burn, just not as fast.
]]>@HeartBurnKid uses Linux: the taint of OS's: Ooh...good catch.
]]>@HiPwr: I couldn't find it either. Then again, I didn't see this post until I had replied to the one above, so my Internet vision is obviously weak today.
]]>@Kogenta: They're different products, for sure. Is the "Faces" version so different that it's twice as expensive to make? I doubt it. However, this isn't just two different sizes of the same product.
]]>Can't you just put a regular-sized tube in your toiletry bag in your checked luggage?
Do you really need a tube of toothpaste with you on a flight?
]]>It's not the same item. Consumerist has some really stupid posts every now and then. By the way, I love Target.
]]>Shhhhh! You're going to ruin it. Just watch and snicker like the rest of us.
]]>12 oz can of Coke for $1.00 or 2 liters for
79 cents? Shipping in big bulky packages is cheaper than shipping and handling many smaller ones.
Don't forget the 3 oz bottles are probably meant to go on a plane.
Don't forget too that sunscreens for the face are formulated differently, or should be. It shouldn't sting the eyes or clog the pores. This could lead to the smaller amount offered at the same price.
]]>You want to know what a real ripoff is?
Buying toothpaste in TSA approved sizes.
Costs about 1/2 what the full sized tubes cost. Contains about 1/10th the toothpaste.
]]>@HeartBurnKid uses Linux: the taint of OS's:
This is the real reason. Try and sneak that 6oz monster past the TSA Nazis and you'll see why the 3oz tube is the same price.
]]>Um... that's two different products though.
]]>That's why it's 2x the price.
]]>@Trance1861: Agreed, two different products. Face sunscreens usually seem thicker to me so I'm guessing there's a minor formulation difference.
]]>@Trance1861: Ok, I looked on their website. I didn't see a list of the ingrediants (maybe I didn't look hard enough), but I did a side-by-side comparison of the two. The only thing I saw was that it looks like the non-face version is "Fragrance free." So perhaps the face version has a shitload of expensive fragrance in it. Maybe you smell like a dewey tulip, or some such thing.
]]>@techstar25: The ingredients probably aren't the same because facial products are generally touted as being non-comedogenic, hence the reason they are marketed specifically for face.
I agree though that the issue is with Coppertone.
]]>@Canino: It's saved my Scotch-Norwegian hide from scalding a time or two.
]]>The real trap is thinking you need SPF 70.
]]>5 pound bag is $1.78, 10 pound bag is $1.79...
I'm sure glad I spent the extra penny and side-stepped that land-mine!
]]>It does mean you are "dumb." A consumer can only do so much to protect from traps and manipulations. Target usually does it the other way around actually, making this an even more clever trap. Most of the time the Target "economy size" costs significantly more per unit than the smaller size.
Well played Target merchandisers.
While the bottles look the same, those are two different products (one is for the face). While I agree they probably are no different, I would blame Coppertone for the price difference, not Target.
]]>Sunscreen is almost as much of a ripoff as printer ink.
]]>Well, I'm going to point out that most companies charge a large premium for the same product if it has the word "face" on it. This isn't particularily limited to single chain.
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