l not -l wrote:

>
> On 26-Jan-2014, Nancy Young > wrote:
>
> > Reader's Digest had comments from supermarket experts,
> > some of which I question.
> >
> > For instance: The average customer tends to remember the
> > price of only four items: milk, bread, bananas, and eggs.
> > Ninety-five percent of shoppers have no idea what all the
> > other items cost and don't know if they're getting a good
> > deal when they buy them?
> >
> > Seems to me people here notice a dime's difference in price,
> > maybe I'm wrong. I am on the oblivious side, myself, and I
> > notice when something's a good price or higher than I remember
> > paying before. I don't actually know what milk goes for.
>
> I too am on the oblivious side. The only price I KNOW is Chiquita
> bananas 29 cent/pound. Eggs are around 1.50/dozen; plus or minus 30
> cents. Coke products are almost always on sale for about 3/12packs
> for $12. That's it.

That's a very good price on bananas. The major grocers around here
charge 49 cents/lb. What store are you buying them from?