One of the staples on our pantry shelf has been honey roasted peanuts. I really like ’em!
Price Increase of 45.9%!!
Last week I went to the peanut department at Wal*Mart to replenish our supply. There were two sizes of “Party Size” containers on the shelf.
There was one of the size I’ve been buying for the last several years, 35 ounce.
There were many of the new Party Size containers, which held only 24 ounces. The the containers were about an inch smaller in each dimension.
But the price was the same for either size: $5.38!
If you do the math, you’ll find that represents a per-ounce price increase of 45.9%!!!
The price per container had not changed: $5.38. Do you suppose Wal*Mart thought no one would notice? If so, they were wrong. At least one customer did. And he’ll tell all the friends he can!
And he’ll try to lose his taste for peanuts!