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by Damogran6 698 days ago
Oh, they have plenty of time to do it. We have created lots of MBAs...people who want to take advantage of their education, and to do so they want to squeeze a little more profit. And they're bored. And they need to stand out from their coworkers. Therefore 'price per net weight' becomes a thing. And Surge pricing.

(Peanutbutter M&Ms are an egregious example...the share bag price varies 20% depending on the calendar, as does Hilshire Farm Kielbasa...which now comes in 14 oz packages...which is a choice and means a family of 4 needs to buy two of them now to make a meal.)
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wannacboatmovie 698 days ago
> as does Hilshire Farm Kielbasa...which now comes in 14 oz packages

Your grievance reminds me of this classic phone call:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f4RNb3tt0LM

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AceyMan 698 days ago
Well, Peanutbutter M&Ms are sacred manna, so they are a bad example.

At my Ralph's (=Kroger), all the large bags dissappear minutes after getting loaded into the shelf.

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