cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ca/post/3527160

Even though prices have shot up for things like almond, soy, and oat milk, the size of refrigerated versions have always been 1.89L.

But I noticed some strangeness on the Walmart (Canada) website while building my grocery list where one brand, that is priced less than another brand, had a higher cost per 100ml.

As I looked into it, I noticed that several varieties have gone from 1.89L to 1.75L.

I’m getting real sick and tired of this.

  • Showroom7561English
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    11 months ago

    Comparing price per 100g and kg is easy, just move the decimal place one.

    Yeah, I don’t mind that too much. Amazon uses per KG and Walmart tends to use per 100g on things like cereal, so it’s an easy conversion.

    It does help to shop at the same store(s), since you kind of know what things should be, even before unit prices come into play. That is, assuming you aren’t caught off by shrinkflation, then you need to also remember the size/weight of an item to know if it’s a good deal based on price alone.

    This is why 99% of my grocery shopping is done online, building a list first, rather than on-the-fly inside of store. Once I’ve done my comparison shopping and built a list, I go to shop or set aside the order for pick-up.

    • sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      1·
      11 months ago

      I would order online, but the stores I prefer to shop at either charge extra for online orders (e.g. Costco), or generally don’t have the best prices (e.g. local grocery). I wish I could easily comparison shop at Costco vs other stores, but that’s just not practical since Costco charges more for online orders even before adding in the delivery charge.

      So I’m left to memorizing the per-unit prices of things I order frequently.

      • Showroom7561English
        1·
        11 months ago

        Costco charges more for online orders even before adding in the delivery charge.

        That’s super frustrating! I’ve had that happen a few times (Not with Costco) and I’m either forced to leave the store empty-handed or pay more than I expected.

        And never mind delivery charge, places around here charge you for picking the stuff up! Unless you “subscribe” to their pick-up/delivery plan. What in the actual hell???

        • sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
          1·
          11 months ago

          Ikr? And it’s not just groceries, movie theaters also charge on online ticket ordering fee, so we end up driving the 2-ish miles to use their kiosk (basically the same thing) to avoid the stupid fee. In fact, we go to movie theaters less because of it.

          I know some people will just pay it, but I’m not willing to, and it saddens me that it’s probably more lucrative to do these anti-consumer things.