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Article #285Re: Those 3-liter bottles
From: Jonathan Young
Date: Mon, 09 Sep 1985 16:17
Date: Mon, 09 Sep 1985 16:17
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In article <787@mcnc.mcnc.UUCP> bch@mcnc.UUCP (Byron Howes) writes: >In article <1226@brl-tgr.ARPA> wmartin@brl-tgr.ARPA (Will Martin ) writes: >> [Commentary on 2-liter bottles cheaper than 3-liter bottles.] >> >Fascinating. I thought this was only some kind of bizarreness at our >very southern supermarket. I have no idea why this is the case, but I >have also noticed it with respect to large cans of tuna packed in water. >The larger cans are considerably more expensive than the smaller cans >(but not the smallest cans which are, as one would expect, the most >expensive.) I'm glad I shop at a store with unit pricing on the shelves. > Ah. Our rule is that the medium size box of Cheerios is a better buy than the "family" size box. So much for the pressures of a free market! --- Jonathan (...decvax!yale!young@UUCP) ----- I'm not affilated with anyone.
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Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/5/84; site yale.ARPA Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!watmath!clyde!cbosgd!ihnp4!ucbvax!decvax!yale!young From: young@yale.ARPA (Jonathan Young) Newsgroups: net.misc.coke,net.consumers Subject: Re: Those 3-liter bottles Message-ID: <248@yale.ARPA> Date: Mon, 9-Sep-85 12:17:47 EDT Article-I.D.: yale.248 Posted: Mon Sep 9 12:17:47 1985 Date-Received: Wed, 11-Sep-85 06:27:27 EDT References: <1226@brl-tgr.ARPA> <787@mcnc.mcnc.UUCP> Reply-To: young@yale-comix.UUCP (Jonathan young) Distribution: net Organization: Yale University CS Dept., New Haven CT Lines: 21