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Walgreens Now Sells Televisions By The Inch
Rob took this picture of a 15" LCD television for sale at Walgreens in Virginia. It's nice that they chose to highlight the price, but confusing that they also posted the unit price. If you're wondering, TVs cost $8 per inch. I like this pricing scheme, and hope to see other retailers adopt it. More »

Whole Foods Shrink Rays Holiday Dinner
Paul and his wife purchased a pre-cooked feast for eight people at Whole Foods, but they claim that they didn't get their whole order of food. Their two-pound side dishes, sold by weight, actually weighed in at as little as 1 pound, 3 ounces. Is their kitchen scale broken, or is something wrong at Whole Foods? More »

Coke's 90-Calorie Can Will Still Have 5 Teaspoons Of Sugar

—>As part of its ongoing efforts to "help consumers balance calories consumed with calories expended," Coca-Cola plans to roll out a 90-calorie can later this year. The 7.5-ounce can will include about 5 1/2 teaspoons of sugar (or high-fructose corn syrup), and may sell for about 50 cents per can.  More »

Grocery Shopping Tips From The 1950s

—>Society may have come a long way since the 50s, but the grocery shopping tips remain the same. Inside, the wisdom that helped a generation of college-aged mothers conquer the scary supermarket.  More »

At Food Lion, "Value Pricing" Means Extra Confusion!

—>Food Lion can't decide how much this boneless New York strip steak costs or weighs. It could weigh .47 pounds at $9.49 per pound, or it could be 1.06 pounds of value priced meat at $6.64 per pound. Reader Mike isn't sure what's really going on here, but he's hungry and confused and wants his steak to come with answers.  More »

Long-Running Buy Two And Save Deal At Target Offers Savings Of -$1.51

—>Kevin sent us this picture of a non-sale at Target with the following explanation: "I took the attached picture back in October and noticed today that their pricing still makes no sense (I brought this up to customer service back in October and was told that they will have a manager take a look at it)."  More »

Target's "Buy Two And Save" Speedstick Deodorant Deal Stinks

—>This is now our third, (yes, our third) post about "buy two and save" or "special value" deodorant two packs at Walmart and Target. This lovely example comes from Tucson, AZ.   More »

Walmart's "Buy 2 And Save" Old Spice Deodorant Deal Stinks

—>Quick, what's 2 x 2? Did you get 4.32? No? Then you should be able resist Walmart's "Buy 2 And Save" Old Spice "special."  More »

Buy More, Waste Money: Target's Large Box Of Dryer Sheets Costs 32% More (Per Sheet)

I'm hardly the first to point this out, but had to snap a few pics of the dryer sheets I was buying yesterday at Target.  More »

Fancy Feast Pricing Scheme Rewards Those Who Pay Attention

—>Reader T says:

This is regarding something that has always bothered me. While grocery shopping today, I decided I'd better pick up some cat food. I always buy a case of the Fancy Feast 3-Flavor Variety Pack, sliced. That's the only stuff my cat will eat. I promise, I've tried everything else. So, I'm looking over my two choices, which are a 12 pack (4 of each flavor) for $8.29, or $3.684 per pound, and a 24 pack (8 of each flavor) for $17.65, or $3.92 per pound...

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