Skinless Chicken

[SoDesuKa]

Why is skinless chicken cheaper? It takes effort to take the skin off, so you'd think skinless chicken would cost more. Not so! It actually costs less.

Skinless chicken is less greasy and has fewer calories. Maybe people are willing to pay more for chicken with the skin on because they fry it. I always roast it.

[unblock]

1. more importantly,

why is the MEDIUM size of honey nut cheerios always cheaper PER OUNCE than the LARGE size of honey nut cheerios????

:shrug:

[salinen]

2. Machine screws and nuts

are 5 cents each and the washers are 8 cents each?

[SoDesuKa]

3. Nonstop Flights

Nonstop flights are often dramatically cheaper than flights where you hit Phoenix, Denver, St. Louis, and Atlanta.

[prole_for_peace]

4. Why do some store brands cost more than name brands?

I was going to buy some soup for my lunches for the week and the store brand "chunky" soup cost about 20 cents more than Campbells Chunky soup. And the Campbells was not on sale. I have noticed that on other items too. What the hell is up with that?

[SoDesuKa]

5. You're Paying Attention

If you're paying attention to prices, you're ahead of the game. One of the tricks my local market plays is to put one flavor on sale, and splash the word SALE around. You think you're getting $5 ice cream for $2.50, but that's for vanilla, not chocolate.

I've also noticed that margarine is sometimes more expensive than butter. Go figure.

[GoddessOfGuinness]

7. One week the grocery will have 2 liter Cokes on sale @ 5/$4

The next week, it's "on sale" again @ 4/$5...

[solinvictus]

6. Wal Mart "Great Value"

Much of Wally World's store brand generic items are more expensive than the national brands. You have to pay attention to the cost per ounce/lb and the sale prices on national brands. As an example, here locally, Kraft BBQ sauce is less per bottle than their Great Value equivalent.