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Hi, Consumerist.

I went to pick up a few sponges at Wal-Mart (in Oxford, MS) the other day, and was about to grab the 6-pack of the Scotch-Brite like I typically get…but then I thought about the story on Consumerist a few days back about the per-unit price of a 12-pack of Red Bulls being more than if you just bought the equivalent in 4-packs at Target. So I looked over at the price of the 3-pack right next to it. The results:

$2.44/3 = $0.81 per sponge
$5.74/6 = $0.95 per sponge

Each sponge in the 6-pack is $0.14 more expensive than if it came in a 3-pack.

I’ve caught this sort of thing before, but I now have a camera phone, so I decided to capture the proof and pass it along. Pictures are attached.

Best,
Michael

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(Photo:Thanks, Michael!)

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