Dave Smith > wrote in news:4ad87909$0$1627
:

> Major grocery store chains are heavy into marketing. They have loss
> leaders and sales on stuff I don't usually get. Some have lower prices
> on some things but higher prices on others. I have to keep track of
> which has what I want and their relative prices. I confess to be an
> impulsive shopper and if I go to different stores to take advantage of
> their lower prices on some items I will just end up buying a lot
> more...and spending a lot more.

The Great Canadian Superstore (aka Loblaws) chain in Alberta used to offer
50$ off an order of 200$ or more. So basically you got 250$ worth for 200
$. The problem for inner city dwellers like us was transportation. All
these big box places are out by the bourgeois boonies.

Single people would hardly benefit from that. It really appealed to
families with a large enough car to carry 250$ worth of crap.

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