grape jelly

The wally world post made me think about jelly pricing. Next time you are in the jelly department of your local store check out the price of grape jelly. The large size is usually priced as cheap and often cheaper than the small size. Same brand...Welch's or Smucker's both. Compare large and small of either brand. Been this way for years. Just odd to see small for 2.89 and large for 2.79. Only explanation is that it must be harder to get the jelly in those little jars.
Also, sardines are packed tightly in the can because the oil that takes up the remaining too is more expensive than the sardines.

Maybe they use bigger grapes for the big jars?:Rofl

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Originally Posted by Gomer Snerd

Also, sardines are packed tightly in the can because the oil that takes up the remaining too is more expensive than the sardines.

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The ones I ate not too long ago were not packed tightly at all. I think there were 3 maybe 4 huge chunks. This is what you eat when you can't catch a crappie.


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deens packed in oil, YUKKKK, get the type packed in water, gently ease them out of the can and on a keebler cracker then apply a coat of mustard to your liken and add some hot sauce.....

you can get them packed in mustard

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Originally Posted by "G"

you can get them packed in mustard

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Naw I can't. I ain't gettin none packed in nothin! And they ain't allowed in my boat neither! Them thangs is ROUGH!

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Originally Posted by ducker

Naw I can't. I ain't gettin none packed in nothin! And they ain't allowed in my boat neither! Them thangs is ROUGH!

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You don't know what's good. I like them packed in mustard or hot sauce. Don't care for the cheaper brand ones, usually only 3 or 4 large sardines in a can. I prefer the ones that are about the size of a medium minnow, but they are expensive and hard to find.

Soft drinks are the same way somtime. I saw a 2 liter Coke for 89 cents and a 16 oz bottle for $1.29 on the same shelf. . Go figure???

Think ill eat me some sardines
Y'all gave me a hankering

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Originally Posted by KDAVID1

Think ill eat me some sardines
Y'all gave me a hankering

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Get the little ones. The bigguns are bigger than you.

Them sardines are to be under a slipcork :biggrin

Used to take my old Mother-in-law shopping. I always noticed the prices you were talking about. Felt like it was ripping off old people who would buy the smaller volume, because they larger one's would go bad before they finished them. Also, noticed prices tend to be higher in poorer parts of town. Transportation can be limited for poorer/older people and they can't really shop around. So they stick it to them. Just my opinion.

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Originally Posted by feelay

You don't know what's good. I like them packed in mustard or hot sauce. Don't care for the cheaper brand ones, usually only 3 or 4 large sardines in a can. I prefer the ones that are about the size of a medium minnow, but they are expensive and hard to find.

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Just put some mustard on left over minnows. Just hard to get mustard on them lively ones:D

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Originally Posted by dpisani

Used to take my old Mother-in-law shopping. I always noticed the prices you were talking about. Felt like it was ripping off old people who would buy the smaller volume, because they larger one's would go bad before they finished them. Also, noticed prices tend to be higher in poorer parts of town. Transportation can be limited for poorer/older people and they can't really shop around. So they stick it to them. Just my opinion.

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Your opinion is correct, sir. It is called Marketing 101. Money is money, and it NEVER really changes.

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Originally Posted by torch

Just put some mustard on left over minnows. Just hard to get mustard on them lively ones:D

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Easy, squirt the mustard in your mouth first then pop in the minners, chew him up to your liking!!!

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Originally Posted by dpisani

Used to take my old Mother-in-law shopping. I always noticed the prices you were talking about. Felt like it was ripping off old people who would buy the smaller volume, because they larger one's would go bad before they finished them. Also, noticed prices tend to be higher in poorer parts of town. Transportation can be limited for poorer/older people and they can't really shop around. So they stick it to them. Just my opinion.

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My experience has been the higher prices in poorer markets is to offset higher theft. Not corporate greed.

It cost more time, labor, and materials to fill twice as many small jars as it does a big one. The jelly don't cost jack compared to the labor, shipping AND the cost of twice as many of the jars and the lids!!!!!!. :-)

I never thought about theft. I realized that it takes more time and material to pack the smaller sizes, just figure those containers are smaller and should cost less than the big ones. This will get some responses, I'm sure, but I drink Coor's light mostly.:dono At Walmart, if you check the price per ounce, the 24 pack of the 8 ounce can's is by far the cheapest. That is one item I'm glad they charge less for the smaller package. Works good for me and the wife, she usually drinks 1 and I drink 2. But it blows the theory of costing more for packaging. Only one example. But I bet more people check that next time they buy beer.:)