What I think could actually help would be to put into law that the per-weight price needs to be displayed just as prominently as the actual total price.
The problem right now is that largely people don’t notice if the packaging is the same size but the weight is slightly lower and the price is the same. If the per-weight price was shown as prominently as the actual price, people might suddenly notice the price hike more easily.
Or at least require actual prices instead of crap like “3 for $8.00 with card”. You have to read through several different fine-print prices at the very bottom of the label to find what the actual price is.
A lot of stores put that on their labels, but they engage in fuckery making you do the math yourself to compare. An example is that they’ll show how much something is per ounce for one brand, and then show how much it is per can/pound/bag/whatever for another brand.
I’ve always attributed that to incompetence. maybe that’s due to working with some people who made some labels though. they weren’t very sharp. large chains should be able to centralize and standardize it by now though.
Safeway is the worst about it. They mark everything up by a preposterous amount, and then sell it at the regular price, but only if you’re a “club member” and only if you buy 4 of whatever you needed one of. Then they sell your data after you make the purchase. Oh, and those were perishable goods, so you either massively overpaid for one item and wasted money, or you bought four, half of it spoiled before you could use it, and you wasted money.
In Québec, (some) of the grocery price tags include a fine print with the $/100g.
They go out of their way to make this the smallest thing possible though.
There’s plenty of other misleading tagging going on too.
And I think it’s only certain items, maybe not all.
It’s a good idea and helpful, but should be more prominent and apply to literally all foods.
And that’s before tax, although not all foods are taxed.
Of course, it’s always the same tax anyway and it must be included by law. The per weight price is also always stated but it’s always in tiny text - my suggestion is simply to require it to be displayed just as prominently :)
It’s the best country in the world if you ask me :)
But getting temporary and then later permanent residence, let alone citizenship is not easy, especially if you are not in the EU. Not that it’s impossible.
We have per weight pricing on a lot of items in The Netherlands. It’s great for comparing different items when you’re in the supermarket, but doesn’t really work against shrinkification. You simply don’t remember the price-per-kg from last week.
We have it too in Denmark but it’s usually a tiny font compared to the actual price. Which is why I say just as prominently. I’ve actually started to write per weight prices down so I can compare better.
We have that where I live and it honestly makes buying per weight / per sheet, incredibly helpful.
There’s been so many times, just looking at the packaging, I thought it was a great deal to then see the per weight price and release what a rip off it was.
What I think could actually help would be to put into law that the per-weight price needs to be displayed just as prominently as the actual total price.
The problem right now is that largely people don’t notice if the packaging is the same size but the weight is slightly lower and the price is the same. If the per-weight price was shown as prominently as the actual price, people might suddenly notice the price hike more easily.
Or at least require actual prices instead of crap like “3 for $8.00 with card”. You have to read through several different fine-print prices at the very bottom of the label to find what the actual price is.
A lot of stores put that on their labels, but they engage in fuckery making you do the math yourself to compare. An example is that they’ll show how much something is per ounce for one brand, and then show how much it is per can/pound/bag/whatever for another brand.
I’ve always attributed that to incompetence. maybe that’s due to working with some people who made some labels though. they weren’t very sharp. large chains should be able to centralize and standardize it by now though.
Hmmm I don’t see that kind of stuff in Denmark, possibly we already have laws preventing that sort of crap.
Safeway is the worst about it. They mark everything up by a preposterous amount, and then sell it at the regular price, but only if you’re a “club member” and only if you buy 4 of whatever you needed one of. Then they sell your data after you make the purchase. Oh, and those were perishable goods, so you either massively overpaid for one item and wasted money, or you bought four, half of it spoiled before you could use it, and you wasted money.
Sounds pretty shit. We have “nemlig” for home delivery of groceries. Used it a few times, seemed reasonable.
I’m already jealous. Do the label prices also include taxes? Cause ours sure don’t. lol
In Québec, (some) of the grocery price tags include a fine print with the $/100g.
They go out of their way to make this the smallest thing possible though.
There’s plenty of other misleading tagging going on too.
And I think it’s only certain items, maybe not all.
It’s a good idea and helpful, but should be more prominent and apply to literally all foods.
And that’s before tax, although not all foods are taxed.
Of course, it’s always the same tax anyway and it must be included by law. The per weight price is also always stated but it’s always in tiny text - my suggestion is simply to require it to be displayed just as prominently :)
Between you and Sandi Toksvig making it sound amazing, I’m seriously considering retiring to Denmark lol
It’s the best country in the world if you ask me :)
But getting temporary and then later permanent residence, let alone citizenship is not easy, especially if you are not in the EU. Not that it’s impossible.
We have per weight pricing on a lot of items in The Netherlands. It’s great for comparing different items when you’re in the supermarket, but doesn’t really work against shrinkification. You simply don’t remember the price-per-kg from last week.
We have it too in Denmark but it’s usually a tiny font compared to the actual price. Which is why I say just as prominently. I’ve actually started to write per weight prices down so I can compare better.
We have that where I live and it honestly makes buying per weight / per sheet, incredibly helpful.
There’s been so many times, just looking at the packaging, I thought it was a great deal to then see the per weight price and release what a rip off it was.
Massive quality of life for sure!
We have it too in Denmark but not as prominently as the actual price.