On 19/04/2013 1:06 PM, sf wrote:

> Sometimes "cheap" is a false economy... toilet paper and paper towels
> are two examples of that. You end up using more and no money is
> saved.
>


Judging from what I see in the stores these days, false economy seems to
be a big seller. The stuff that is usually cheap or on sale here has
huge tubes with not much paper around it..... but sell it 24 in a pack
and people think they are getting a bargain. My younger brother is a
pretty thrifty shopper and often tells me when the local grocery had TP
n sale, but then it turns out to be that misleadingly packaged stuff. It
is no bargain.