On 02/29/08 10:59 am DerbyDad03 wrote:

I think the theory going around here is that the size change is
sneaky unless the customer is somehow notified.

3rd try at getting this across - they were notified! Maybe a picture
will help...

http://www.ag.ndsu.edu/pubs/yf/foods/he516-3.gif


That's a great idea as long as the labels for all the packs of sugar
(lets say) use the same units for the price per unit. The laws may vary
form state to state, but what I have seen often is Brand X's unit price
in cents per ounce and that of Brand Y next to it in dollars per pound.
Of course one can do the conversion, but that surely isn't what the
instigators of unit pricing had in mind.

(At least if they do that kind of thing in a sensible country that uses
the metric system it's only a matter of adding one or more zeros or
moving a decimal point.)

Moreover, the stores often don't post revised unit pricing labels when
an item is on sale: the shelf tag still shows the regular price.

Perce