sugar water
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.
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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.
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confusing
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.
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bad deals
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)."
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unit pricing
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."
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pricing
Reader Andrew wants to remind everyone to wear their calculator wristwatches while shopping. You can save money without using a coupon... or avoid paying 32% extra (per sheet) for no reason. It depends on how you look at it, we suppose:
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unit pricing
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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