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Originally Posted by haertig
I always look at the labels and check the "price per xxx" when purchasing things. I have found that in my local grocery (a big chain owned by Kroger), that it is often times cheaper to buy the smaller size box than the larger size box. That is counter to the way things have traditionally been, and IMHO it is because the groceries are trying to make profit off of peoples old ingrained purchasing habits.
Warning: Don't apply the above observation to Costco. There, you usually do get a better price per xxx by buying the large size. Of course, their "large size" is a 55 gallon drum of ketchup, but if you can handle that, it's a good deal.
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I do look at the price per XXX. I have also found that it can be cheaper to by two smaller then one larger as the smaller has a better price per xxx.
As for Costco, there's usually only one size. So there's little need to check the price per xxx. If I am going to Costco and have some specific items I want to buy, I'll check the local supermarket for their price per xxx and compare in case Costco is more expensive. But as not everything I'd buy at Costco is available at the local supermarket, I can't do much price comparing.