Sub Inflation

[John105]

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When the McDonald's app first came out, or even when I was using it 2016+, they were like Sears, literally giving everything away. If you show up and your pulse is over 25, you get a large item free.

"Free large sandwich! No purchase necessary!" Just go in and get your free item. It was either a crispy chicken, or a Big Mac.

Looking at the chart, it was like getting something worth $3.99 (today $7.49).

One very interesting concept that I think we don't understand well, are break points. Today, anything free, like 6 piece nuggets when the Phillies win, requires a $2 purchase. Well. There is nothing that is $2, not even a drink (it's $1.49), not an apple pie, not an ice cream, nothing. So in order to meet that $2 minimum, a person is about $3.07 incl. tax out the door. Now, was it worth it? Not really.

Every McDonald's receipt has the bogo if you do the survey. The problem is, are 2 Big Macs worth $7.49? Maybe? But if we go back to the old days of 8 years ago when it was totally free, no purchase necessary, maybe not.

my .02 ymmv The "only" deal on the app imho is $1.39 large fries. $1.39 isn't the end of the world. But this, too, used to be free, no purchase necessary. And, $1, 1x per day, so a 39% increase.

 

[Frankrank]

These places want to get you addicted to the app. Great deals when it starts but when enough people are hooked deals are few and far between. Dunkin Donuts is the same. Free coffee every week, 200 points for any size free beverage, free coffee when the Patriots or Red Sox won. Now if you get a medium coffee for $2 plus tax it's a miracle.

 

[Dave Hess]

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When my brother was in Iraq I had sent him some of that.

 

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[John105]

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That's likely differing widths imho. But likely the length of the roll has been shortened....

 

[John105]

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With this kind of stuff....I don't know why but if one puts them into the amazon cart....every so often, something $43 drops to $22, makes zero sense. My son likes corned beef hash from the can, it can be $4 at the supermarket. On 3 occasions the name brand Mary Kitchen dropped to about $1.88/can times 12, on amazon. So I bought them at that price.

 

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[John105]

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here's what I think about this one....load-wise the smaller one only lost 5%, because it's more concentrated.

BUT, human nature, higher concentration leads to waste, thus selling more product.

Why not make it so extreme, that one load is 1/2 of an eye dropper? Most people will say I can't make that fine gradiation this is ridiculous, I'll just use 1 drop.... my .02

 

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[SC Maintenance]

here's what I think about this one....load-wise the smaller one only lost 5%, because it's more concentrated.

BUT, human nature, higher concentration leads to waste, thus selling more product.

Why not make it so extreme, that one load is 1/2 of an eye dropper? Most people will say I can't make that fine gradiation this is ridiculous, I'll just use 1 drop.... my .02

Is there a standard for how much detergent gets to be advertised as a "load", or do the manufacturers get to make stuff up?

Either way , 5% is much more than published inflation.

I wonder if BLS hedonics compensate for this backwards?

 

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[zzyzzx]

12" pizza:

 

[zzyzzx]

https://bobistheoilguy.com/forums/threads/grass-seed-sticker-shock.387074/

 

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[zzyzzx]

Whole foods bags also got smaller:

 

[ZZman]

That's ridiculous

 

[Kira]

You gotta detach.
If the business model no longer works -and who actually cares if sandwiches are available-stop buying the product.
Get yourself organized and make your lunch.

Remember, having someone make a sandwich for you is a convenience, perhaps even a luxury.