Unit pricing shelf tags at Target for household paper goods are
incorrect. Instead of unit price per count of sheets that vary in size
the unit price should be per hundred square feet as at other stores.

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"thesak" wrote:

Unit pricing shelf tags at Target for household paper goods are
incorrect. Instead of unit price per count of sheets that vary in size
the unit price should be per hundred square feet as at other stores.

Have you mentioned this to Target? I doubt that too many of
their employees read this newsgroup.

-john-

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thesak wrote:
Unit pricing shelf tags at Target for household paper goods are
incorrect. Instead of unit price per count of sheets that vary in size
the unit price should be per hundred square feet as at other stores.

Why? Your rate of use depends on the size of the sheet, not the total
sq ft per roll or hundred ft 2. That is one of my pet peeves. About
10 or 15 years ago, the paper towel rolls suddenly changed from being a
square sheet to a rectangle so you used about 1/3 more towel per use
than prior. Neat way to get people to buy more towels without using
any more sheets IOW a subtle customer rip-off.

Harry K

"John A. Weeks III" wrote in message
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In article . com,
"thesak" wrote:

Unit pricing shelf tags at Target for household paper goods are
incorrect. Instead of unit price per count of sheets that vary in size
the unit price should be per hundred square feet as at other stores.

Have you mentioned this to Target? I doubt that too many of
their employees read this newsgroup.

Yep, reminds me of that Boycott Gettysburg guy....same thing, wrong
audience.
Tomes

"Harry K" wrote in message
s.com...
thesak wrote:
Unit pricing shelf tags at Target for household paper goods are
incorrect. Instead of unit price per count of sheets that vary in size
the unit price should be per hundred square feet as at other stores.

Why? Your rate of use depends on the size of the sheet, not the total
sq ft per roll or hundred ft 2. That is one of my pet peeves. About
10 or 15 years ago, the paper towel rolls suddenly changed from being a
square sheet to a rectangle so you used about 1/3 more towel per use
than prior. Neat way to get people to buy more towels without using
any more sheets IOW a subtle customer rip-off.

I am now buying paper towels that come in half-size. Bounty makes those.
This has seriously cut down on my usage as I usually need only a half size
for what I need to do. Or if I need one and a half I take 3 halves instead
of two. Now when I go somewhere that only has the regular size ones I get
slightly irked at having to waste or tear one in half. I really love this
half size deal.

That said, the unit price of sheet number versus square feet is actually
better for me, as I use by the count rather than by the area. Agreed that
it is an apples and oranges comparison problem.
Tomes

"Harry K" wrote:

Why? Your rate of use depends on the size of the sheet, not the total
sq ft per roll or hundred ft 2. That is one of my pet peeves. About
10 or 15 years ago, the paper towel rolls suddenly changed from being a
square sheet to a rectangle so you used about 1/3 more towel per use
than prior. Neat way to get people to buy more towels without using
any more sheets IOW a subtle customer rip-off.


Yep. And toilet paper has gone from 5x5 sheets to 4x4, tuna from 7 oz cans to 6
oz, coffee from 16 ounce cans to 13 or 12 and Lays Potato chips from 16 ounces
to 12. Hate companies that sneak price increases through that way.