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Today’s Comment of the Day requires familiarity with the Target is Crazy meme. This site has argued for years that Target’s random pricing schemes signify that the store has had a break with reality and doesn’t understand the concept of numbers.
George4478: If it’s a Target, it’s 1 banana for $.24 or 3 bananas for $2.00.
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What’s surprising is actually seeing people buy bananas for .24 cents apiece.
There’s a Verizon office in the Target
Why is it surprising?
24¢ works out to 59¢-69¢ per pound. The same price as many regular grocery stores depending on the banana size.
Other than the Super Targets that have full groceries, most Targets don’t have a scale at the register, so they price them per banana, just like Trader Joe’s does.
$.24 each is fine….but that’s $.72 for three, NOT $2!
That’s the whole point of the meme. Target, documented several times on this site, will have a ‘special’ where the ‘sale price’ is much larger than individual regular prices.
AdAstra didn’t say 24 cents, they said .24 cents. If you still don’t see the difference, Google “Verizon math”.
Whoo-hoo! Comment of the Day!
I’d like to thank all the little people who made this possible. As such, I have a few prepared remarks. *clears throat* Four score and seven comments ago, I…
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…Ginger for a weekend in Vegas, Mary Anne to take home to your mother….
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…Of course Donnie didn’t want his little brother hanging around but I bet he was surprised when the Funky Bunch was a hit…
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…and that’s how Spam became a favored food in Hawaii. In conclusion, thank you, little people.
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Awesome statement.
I was just looking at some stuff on Target’s website a few minutes ago, the 64gb Ipod Touch qualifies for free shipping… but is only available in store.