Buy More, Waste Money: Target's Large Box Of Dryer Sheets Costs 32% More (Per Sheet) - Consumerist Comments

Buy More, Waste Money: Target's Large Box Of Dryer Sheets Costs 32% More (Per Sheet)

CyGuy — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 23:43:31 EDT

They gave out a number on the Maury Povich Show (I was at the barber) today to get off junk mail lists:

1-888-5-OPT-OUT

Don't know if it works yet.

CyGuy

Buy More, Waste Money: Target's Large Box Of Dryer Sheets Costs 32% More (Per Sheet)

lmbrownmail — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 20:36:49 EDT

khiltd:

You put 1/2 to 1 cup vinegar in your final rinse water - not in the dryer.

And there is no smell of vinegar after the clothes are done. I've been doing this for years.

lmbrownmail

Buy More, Waste Money: Target's Large Box Of Dryer Sheets Costs 32% More (Per Sheet)

colorisnteverything — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 19:49:12 EDT

That is annoying. Of course, they shouldn't use dryer sheets. They are mostly formaldehyde.

colorisnteverything

Buy More, Waste Money: Target's Large Box Of Dryer Sheets Costs 32% More (Per Sheet)

Jenng — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 18:54:53 EDT

@khiltd you don't put in your dryer you put a cup of vinegar in your washing machine with the soap etc. It will take out odors like when your kids leave wet towels lying around and they get that nasty mildew smell you can toss in a cup of vinegar to the wash and it will remove the smell. You shouldn't use fabric softner on bath towels as it can build up a residue on the towels and make them less absorbent. Happy Laundry!

Jenng

Buy More, Waste Money: Target's Large Box Of Dryer Sheets Costs 32% More (Per Sheet)

Orv — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 18:41:06 EDT

@bohemian: Here in WA stores put the unit price, but often they use different units for competing products, defeating the purpose.

Orv

Buy More, Waste Money: Target's Large Box Of Dryer Sheets Costs 32% More (Per Sheet)

PabloPablo — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 18:41:02 EDT

How many times do we have to see this stuff? I mean honestly, is this really anything new? A smart shopper is one that knows to check the price per unit. This isn't something new.

If you want to see something that really sucks, go to the store and look in the toilet paper aisle, where some of it is priced per sheet, and others are priced per square foot.

PabloPablo

Buy More, Waste Money: Target's Large Box Of Dryer Sheets Costs 32% More (Per Sheet)

khiltd — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 16:41:24 EDT

Explain to me how you put vinegar in a clothes dryer.

khiltd

Buy More, Waste Money: Target's Large Box Of Dryer Sheets Costs 32% More (Per Sheet)

bohemian — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 16:15:13 EDT

I saw the same thing in a jar of claussen pickles yesterday. The big plastic container had double the ounces 64 vs 32 for regular jar of pickles. But the bottom 3 inches of the big container was just brine. I didn't take the time to count the pickles in each but the double sized container was no where near as full of pickles as the regular jar was.

bohemian

Buy More, Waste Money: Target's Large Box Of Dryer Sheets Costs 32% More (Per Sheet)

bohemian — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 16:11:24 EDT

@stevegoz: Target only puts the unit price on the shelves in states that require it by law. Where it isn't required they don't.

So glad my phone has a calculator on it.

bohemian

Buy More, Waste Money: Target's Large Box Of Dryer Sheets Costs 32% More (Per Sheet)

ffmariners — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 15:11:05 EDT

@dinger_82: the larger count packages lower costs for them... so even if they did the same unit price they would make a higher profit margin

lowering costs AND increasing unit prices... thats just double dipping

ffmariners

Buy More, Waste Money: Target's Large Box Of Dryer Sheets Costs 32% More (Per Sheet)

GearheadGeek — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 14:55:13 EDT

@The Count of Monte Fisto: Your mobile phone probably has a calculator built in if you're math-challenged.

GearheadGeek

Buy More, Waste Money: Target's Large Box Of Dryer Sheets Costs 32% More (Per Sheet)

dinger_82 — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 14:48:00 EDT

What is the point of the 120 ct package? If Target can make a margin on the 80 ct package, (and I'm assuming they can), the only reason the 120 ct package exists is to squeeze more nickels from customers whose first reaction is "Hey, buying more gets me a better deal."

There are people out there who don't understand the concept of per-unit prices... Grandma - I'm talking to you.

dinger_82

Buy More, Waste Money: Target's Large Box Of Dryer Sheets Costs 32% More (Per Sheet)

KogeLiz — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 14:37:12 EDT

@The Count of Monte Fisto: LOL

KogeLiz

Buy More, Waste Money: Target's Large Box Of Dryer Sheets Costs 32% More (Per Sheet)

KogeLiz — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 14:36:01 EDT

@zentex: hmm... maybe you should eat 'em and find out!

KogeLiz

Buy More, Waste Money: Target's Large Box Of Dryer Sheets Costs 32% More (Per Sheet)

booticon — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 14:28:10 EDT

@stevegoz: Heh, exactly.

booticon

Buy More, Waste Money: Target's Large Box Of Dryer Sheets Costs 32% More (Per Sheet)

cybercjh — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 14:22:10 EDT

I play the Grocery Game. I haven't paid full price for any grocery items for years.

cybercjh

Buy More, Waste Money: Target's Large Box Of Dryer Sheets Costs 32% More (Per Sheet)

krom — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 14:08:24 EDT

Cheap bastard, don't you realize that you're getting a bigger cardboard container with the larger size? What, you want extra packaging for FREE? What kind of communism is that, I ask you?

krom

Buy More, Waste Money: Target's Large Box Of Dryer Sheets Costs 32% More (Per Sheet)

madrigal — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 14:05:12 EDT

@distractedbyshinyobjects: The smell goes away before the laundry is finished.

madrigal

Buy More, Waste Money: Target's Large Box Of Dryer Sheets Costs 32% More (Per Sheet)

MayorBee — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 14:04:35 EDT

@distractedbyshinyobjects: You know, smelling like salad dressing might be the way to get that vegetarian you like to notice you.

MayorBee

Buy More, Waste Money: Target's Large Box Of Dryer Sheets Costs 32% More (Per Sheet)

The Count of Monte Fisto — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 13:42:37 EDT

No one's going to point out that calculator watches look ridiculous on anyone too old to be a Cub Scout?

The Count of Monte Fisto

Buy More, Waste Money: Target's Large Box Of Dryer Sheets Costs 32% More (Per Sheet)

gmss0205 — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 13:34:26 EDT

Has this site become all about the fact that sometimes smaller sizes are cheaper than larger sizes? Come on. There has to be something else to report on. Is this still news?

gmss0205

Buy More, Waste Money: Target's Large Box Of Dryer Sheets Costs 32% More (Per Sheet)

distractedbyshinyobjects — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 13:28:37 EDT

@madrigal: But what does that make your clothes smell like? Not that I'm a huge fan of the artificial perfumes in most softeners, but it seems to me that those are preferable to constantly smelling like salad dressing.

distractedbyshinyobjects

Buy More, Waste Money: Target's Large Box Of Dryer Sheets Costs 32% More (Per Sheet)

gamehendge2000 — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 13:18:17 EDT

maybe the sheets cost exactly the same, but the larger box has more materials/expense

gamehendge2000

Buy More, Waste Money: Target's Large Box Of Dryer Sheets Costs 32% More (Per Sheet)

ryan89 — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 13:14:25 EDT

My Target sells 13oz cans of IAMS dog food for .99 each. They also sell convenient 6 packs of the same 13oz cans for 6.29. I suppose its because it comes in a wasteful box. To their credit, one of the 6 packs is only 5.89, but all the others are 6.29.

ryan89

Buy More, Waste Money: Target's Large Box Of Dryer Sheets Costs 32% More (Per Sheet)

NoWin — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 13:13:35 EDT

Just look at the price per 100. The better value is the lower unit/price.

NoWin

Buy More, Waste Money: Target's Large Box Of Dryer Sheets Costs 32% More (Per Sheet)

madrigal — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 13:06:04 EDT

@distractedbyshinyobjects: Vinegar works as a fabric softener. Better for the environment and cheaper too.

madrigal

Buy More, Waste Money: Target's Large Box Of Dryer Sheets Costs 32% More (Per Sheet)

stevegoz — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 13:04:41 EDT

If only Target did something helpful to help the mathematically troubled, like put the unit price next to the total price.

Oh, wait -- they do?

stevegoz

Buy More, Waste Money: Target's Large Box Of Dryer Sheets Costs 32% More (Per Sheet)

dieman — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 12:57:15 EDT

Softener shouldn't be used for towels, as it reduces their 'softness', use dryer sheets for those wonderful bamboo cotton mix towels you've all picked up.

dieman

Buy More, Waste Money: Target's Large Box Of Dryer Sheets Costs 32% More (Per Sheet)

Milstar — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 12:48:32 EDT

I'm getting so annoyed by this stuff. I was at Walmart the other day and the scour pads I wanted were a 3 pk at 2.97 or 6 pack at ~6.90ish. Needless to say I bought two three packs.

Milstar

Buy More, Waste Money: Target's Large Box Of Dryer Sheets Costs 32% More (Per Sheet)

bohemian — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 12:48:23 EDT

You should only need to use dryer sheets in the winter to remove static. Most brands you can use 1/2 a sheet for the same result. Better yet, line dry your clothes and you don't need a dryer sheet at all.

bohemian

Buy More, Waste Money: Target's Large Box Of Dryer Sheets Costs 32% More (Per Sheet)

ffmariners — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 12:44:39 EDT

One is Fresh Linen one is Summer Breeze. Different products.

ffmariners

Buy More, Waste Money: Target's Large Box Of Dryer Sheets Costs 32% More (Per Sheet)

distractedbyshinyobjects — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 12:43:51 EDT

Dryer sheets are a waste of money no matter what size box you buy.

Use softener - it's cheaper and works better.

distractedbyshinyobjects

Buy More, Waste Money: Target's Large Box Of Dryer Sheets Costs 32% More (Per Sheet)

zentex — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 12:42:28 EDT

I wonder if the products being different flavors have anything to do with the 32%?

zentex