Re: Target unit pricing - Here's the real point

In article <g423ig$b8i$1@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>, Jack Bauer <jb@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> 
wrote:

> the zak wrote:
> > Target unit pricing shelf labels for paper goods like paper
> > towels and toilet tissue list the unit price per 100 sheets
> > instead of per 100 square feet as do other stores.
> > It's inaccurate. Sheet sizes vary. Converting unit pricing
> > from per 100 sheets to per 100 square feet is difficult
> > to do in the aisle of the Target store.
> 
> I have been in several different stores trying to figure out the unit 
> pricing on bottled water.  They will have all different sizes and 
> brands, but in the end they are all just bottles containing water, 
> right?  But the unit pricing is by the each, liter, ounce, you name it! 
>   Whatever units they can come up with to make it all more confusing. 
> You can't compare.
> 
> And the WHOLE POINT of unit pricing, as they told us back in the 70's, 
> is that it SHOULD NOT take a college grad with a slide rule or 
> calculator to figure this stuff out.  You should be able to look at all 
> the similar products and quickly figure out which is cheapest based on 
> the unit pricing shown on the labels.
> 
> But you can't.  So who do we contact to enforce the unit pricing laws?

I suppose, your elected officials at the state, local, and federal 
levels. They all have a say in how unit pricing is done, one way or the 
other. For bottled water though, it doesn't take a rocket scientist to 
convert between liters and ounces, so that's not the best example. 
Besides if frugality is your main concern, with water, your best bet is 
to drink tap water and filter it if necessary. The cost of Brita water 
filter (and a few filters) is a lot cheaper then bottled water on a per 
gallon basis.