Unit pricing

On Fri, 11 Apr 2008 19:36:35 GMT, "James Silverton"
<not.jim.silverton@verizon.not> wrote:

>Hello, All!
>
>I suppose this is as good a place to ask as any. My local
>supermarket has a slightly annoying habit of posting prices for
>produce to make them seem as cheap as possible. ("Produce", in
>my terms is fresh fruits and vegetables). Today, they had navel
>oranges priced at 10 for USD10 and they often price melons by
>weight so that you can't really find out just how expensive they
>are unless you weigh them. Does this sort of thing happen in
>Europe? It's been three years since I was in a British
>supermarket and I only bought a pack of batteries for my camera.

There's the price per weight or per volume on most things.
--

Martin

On Apr 11, 12:36 pm, "James Silverton" <not.jim.silver...@verizon.not>
wrote:
> Hello, All!
>
> I suppose this is as good a place to ask as any.  My local
> supermarket has a slightly annoying habit of posting prices for
> produce to make them seem as cheap as possible. ("Produce", in
> my terms is fresh fruits and vegetables). Today, they had navel
> oranges priced at 10 for USD10


That's not cheap by any measure.

> and they often price melons by
> weight so that you can't really find out just how expensive they
> are unless you weigh them.

So first you complain when they post price by the item ($10 for 10
oranges). Then you complain when they post the price by weight. So
which is it you don't like?

Besides, you want them to weigh each melon and post the actual price
of each one? That's how produce is priced in the US. In other
countries too.


> Does this sort of thing happen in
> Europe? It's been three years since I was in a British
> supermarket and I only bought a pack of batteries for my camera.
>
>  James Silverton
> Potomac, Maryland
>
> E-mail, with obvious alterations:
> not.jim.silverton.at.verizon.not

On Fri, 11 Apr 2008 22:31:50 +0200, Dave Frightens Me
<deepfreudmoors@CHOPTHECAPSeITmISaACTUALLYiREALl.n u> wrote:


>In the supermarkets, there is usually the price per kilo/litre, price in
>Lira, and price per unit, so it's easy to figure out what's a good deal or
>not. The only grey area is quality.

What about the price in Euro?

--

Martin

"James Silverton" <not.jim.silverton@verizon.not> wrote in message
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> Hello, All!
> I suppose this is as good a place to ask as any.

Yupp, you're absolutely right, buddy!
You've come to the No.1 NG that's got bugger all to do with travelling in
Europe and everything that's got to do with .

> My local supermarket has a slightly annoying habit of posting prices for
> produce to make them seem as cheap as possible. ("Produce", in my terms is
> fresh fruits and vegetables). Today, they had navel oranges priced at 10
> for USD10 and they often price melons by weight so that you can't really
> find out just how expensive they are unless you weigh them. Does this sort
> of thing happen in Europe? It's been three years since I was in a British
> supermarket and I only bought a pack of batteries for my camera.

Are you serious, man? What planet are you on?

Gerry

"James Silverton" <not.jim.silverton@verizon.not> kirjoitti
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> Hello, All!
>
> I suppose this is as good a place to ask as any. My local supermarket has
> a slightly annoying habit of posting prices for produce to make them seem
> as cheap as possible. ("Produce", in my terms is fresh fruits and
> vegetables). Today, they had navel oranges priced at 10 for USD10 and they
> often price melons by weight so that you can't really find out just how
> expensive they are unless you weigh them. Does this sort of thing happen
> in Europe? It's been three years since I was in a British supermarket and
> I only bought a pack of batteries for my camera.
>
>
I have never visited a US shop myself. However, in Europe groceries follow
quite reasonable lines to sell their goods. If they are packed in containers
of some sort they are naturally sold in those units. If they are sold in
separate pieces, I just cannot see a reasonable alternative (when
heterogeneous in size) for scaling their weight. If ten big apples cost the
same as ten small ones, I would call THAT a strange practice.

On Sat, 12 Apr 2008 10:25:16 +0200, Dave Frightens Me
<deepfreudmoors@CHOPTHECAPSeITmISaACTUALLYiREALl.n u> wrote:

>On Fri, 11 Apr 2008 22:27:53 +0200, Martin wrote:
>
>> On Fri, 11 Apr 2008 22:31:50 +0200, Dave Frightens Me
>> <deepfreudmoors@CHOPTHECAPSeITmISaACTUALLYiREALl.n u> wrote:
>>
>>
>>>In the supermarkets, there is usually the price per kilo/litre, price in
>>>Lira, and price per unit, so it's easy to figure out what's a good deal or
>>>not. The only grey area is quality.
>>
>> What about the price in Euro?
>
>That would be the price per unit I mentioned.

OK. So they really still give Lira prices too? Amazing even for Italy.

I don't want to see the guilder price it makes comparisons too easy.
--

Martin

"Markku Grönroos" <kurkku@hassuserveri.fi> ha scritto nel messaggio
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>
> "James Silverton" <not.jim.silverton@verizon.not> kirjoitti
> viestissä:75PLj.4436$tw3.3650@trnddc03...
>> Hello, All!
>>
>> I suppose this is as good a place to ask as any. My local supermarket
>> has a slightly annoying habit of posting prices for produce to make them
>> seem as cheap as possible. ("Produce", in my terms is fresh fruits and
>> vegetables). Today, they had navel oranges priced at 10 for USD10 and
>> they often price melons by weight so that you can't really find out just
>> how expensive they are unless you weigh them. Does this sort of thing
>> happen in Europe? It's been three years since I was in a British
>> supermarket and I only bought a pack of batteries for my camera.
>>
>>
> I have never visited a US shop myself. However, in Europe groceries follow
> quite reasonable lines to sell their goods. If they are packed in
> containers of some sort they are naturally sold in those units. If they
> are sold in separate pieces, I just cannot see a reasonable alternative
> (when heterogeneous in size) for scaling their weight. If ten big apples
> cost the same as ten small ones, I would call THAT a strange practice.

even if groceries are sold in packs.. in Italy it is compulsory to hve the
prcie in kgs
for instance. strawberries are sold in small bags.. and the price if for
the small bag.. but you will know how much it is for a kg

th same applies for Biers. ( and so on.. ) or Hygienic liquids
you have the price per bottle. but the price for a litre is indicated.
so you can compare prices.

"Dave Frightens Me" <deepfreudmoors@CHOPTHECAPSeITmISaACTUALLYiREALl.n u>
wrote in message news:1l4vxtzdojm41$.1bvjt75pgwd2a.dlg@40tude.net.. .
> On Sat, 12 Apr 2008 15:05:20 -0700, EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque) wrote:
>
>> Dave Frightens Me wrote:
>
>>> In my experience it seems to be very well regulated here. There is
>>> little
>>> room for sellers to be creative in their pricing, and believe me, the
>>> Italians would try it on!
>>>
>>> In the supermarkets, there is usually the price per kilo/litre, price in
>>> Lira, and price per unit, so it's easy to figure out what's a good deal
>>> or
>>> not. The only grey area is quality.
>>>
>>> Of course they do the usual stuff, like including a lot of stem on the
>>> broccoli, but I sometimes just break that off before weighing, not
>>> because
>>> it makes a big difference, but because I hate feeling ripped off!
>>
>> "Ripped off"? The stems are edible, too, you know!
>
> Edible? They have no flavour, are tough, and contain far less nutrition
> than the rest. No thanks.

They should have flavour - they do here. What I break off is the big thick
stem where the branches holding the florets begin. I'm not the only one -
the supermarket bin is littered with them

Cheers,
George W Russell
Bangalore