[AT] Oil filter question... (second try)

[kgw]

I haven't made a real study ofthis ( kept records, etc.), but casual 
observation leads me to believe that quite often the very biggest 
package offered (I am speaking mostly of the grocery store here) is NOT 
the least expensive; typically, the next to biggest is! 

Guess they learn something at them fancy MBA schools!!

Gene

Indiana Robinson wrote:

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>	I was in Wal-Mart this morning and picked up some motor oil. I usually just tell 
>Diana to pick some up when she is in there. She just brings home some quart bottles. 
>I got to looking and thought maybe I would just pick up some 5 quart jugs. Then I 
>looked at the price and said "WHOA!!! The oil I was looking at was almost .55 cents 
>"per quart" higher to buy it in the 5 quart jug. than to buy it in the quart 
>bottles. The 5 quart jugs are labelled as a "value" package... Yeah, right... I got 
>to looking and the rest of them were pretty much the same story. I mentioned it to a 
>fellow standing there and he agreed with me then reached over and picked up a 5 
>quart jug and left...   :-)
>	Speaking of 5 quart jugs, while I was there I saw... Well... never mind, I 
>shouldn't talk about her here...   :-)
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