In the U.S. retailers are notorious for having the “unit” price of similar items being listed as (for example) $1.57/oz in one case and $2.23/count in another.
Well, since my instance is local I can just as well say that it’s Switzerland. Apparently it’s mandatory to label proces in a specific way. So far, I’ve never encountered the case that I wasn’t able to compare those prices between products of the same category.
Where is “here” approximately?
In the U.S. retailers are notorious for having the “unit” price of similar items being listed as (for example) $1.57/oz in one case and $2.23/count in another.
EU has a directive about it. Prices must be shown in the proper unit, including all taxes and any “before” price if it’s on “sale”.
Not sure where that commenter is from, but it’s the case for Germany. Pretty useful to compare
At least in California in grocery stores they always have a per weight tag too. Problem is that it’s not always the same weight…
Exactly this, they will put $/oz next to $/unit next to $/lb. It’s infuriating but I still take the time to do the math.
Well, since my instance is local I can just as well say that it’s Switzerland. Apparently it’s mandatory to label proces in a specific way. So far, I’ve never encountered the case that I wasn’t able to compare those prices between products of the same category.