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Wed, Sep 30th, 2015, 07:58 PM #1
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I just hate how Wally World tries to confuse shoppers with meat offers at price/package vs. price/lb to keep smart shoppers from comparing.
Thanksgiving turkeys are coming up. Here's how Wally World stacks up against Save-On:
Interesting game of one upmanship this week.
Last year while everyone put turkeys on for Thanksgiving around $0.97-$0.99/lb Wally World smoked the competition at $0.87/lb.
This year, not be outdone, Save-On has them at $0.87/lb to match last year's WW offer.
But,
This year WW is not doing price/lb and has one of their very misleading one price/package offer. So I've worked out the prices:
$10 for 3 - 5 KG = $1.52 to $0.91/lb
$15 for 5 - 7 KG = $1.36 - $0.97/lb
$20 for 7 KG and over = $1.30/lb dropping for sizes over 7KG
To match or beat Save-On's $0.87/lb for the 7 KG and over would require buying an 11KG bird or larger.This thread is currently associated with: Shoppers Drug Mart, Walmart
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Wed, Sep 30th, 2015, 08:25 PM #2
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Thanks for doing the calculations, Bob, it is interesting to see what WM's prices turn out to be.
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Wed, Sep 30th, 2015, 09:30 PM #3
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Thanks operabob.
So, I guess studying math in school IS important in daily living.
To make sure we are not scammed on groceries.
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Wed, Sep 30th, 2015, 11:49 PM #4
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Thanks for doing the calculations, Bob, it is interesting to see what WM's prices turn out to be.
Price divided by KGs X 2.2 (to convert to pounds)
So $10/package becomes $10/(3KG x 2.2) = $10/6.6 = $1.52/lb, $10/(5KG x 2.2) = $10/11 = $0.91, etc.
Wally World isn't always the cheapest!
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Thu, Oct 1st, 2015, 12:16 AM #5
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you're the MAN Opera Bob!! thanks
babies teach us acceptance
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Thu, Oct 1st, 2015, 12:48 AM #6
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I was just doing this math myself as I was going through the flyers. RCSS is .85/lb for the bird I need (under 11kg). I was almost fooled by the WW price. Hopefully others see your post and make a smarter and cheaper shopping choice.
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Thu, Oct 1st, 2015, 01:05 AM #7
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Thu, Oct 1st, 2015, 02:29 AM #8
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Thu, Oct 1st, 2015, 06:22 PM #9
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Thanks very much operabob, Really interesting calculations.
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Fri, Oct 2nd, 2015, 05:09 AM #10
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Fri, Oct 2nd, 2015, 06:52 AM #11
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Fri, Oct 2nd, 2015, 09:23 AM #12
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Without a SaveOn here, Wm is the best price here, @ 91-97 cents per pound. In the olden days, we used to stock up when they were around 50 - 60 cents per pound; the grocery stores would cut the bird in half for us so we'd have nice turkey dinners anytime at all. Because of contamination worries, they won't do that anymore....how on earth did we all survive those years?
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Fri, Oct 2nd, 2015, 10:01 AM #13
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gosh! I finally saw the flyer from the West! I see they have a limit of 1 turkey! That would work for us but I am sure some customers would have liked to stock up at that price.
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Fri, Oct 2nd, 2015, 11:06 AM #14
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Argh....I remember a 'method' my friend used last year to get a turkey, albeit very corrupt in my books. He dug through the turkeys at Sobeys, found the heaviest one, and the lightest one, and took the tag off the light one and put it on the heavy one. Definitely not something I would do, but when I asked how how he did it he said the tags are barely even attached to the turkeys. Stores should be weighing ALL turkeys at the cash register to ensure people don't do this.
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Fri, Oct 2nd, 2015, 11:22 AM #15
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They have labels stuck on, not tags at mine otherwise I could see plenty of ppl doing it
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