Big is not Better

We've discovered that shopping for groceries in Australia requires more than just common sense. In fact, sometimes, it defies common sense.

We went grocery shopping recently and these are some products of Safeway whose pricing stategies we found incomprehensible:

Homebrand Chicken Nuggets
Bag of 500g = $3.49
Bag of 1kg = $8.79

Homebrand Jasmine Rice
Bag of 1kg = $1.49
Bag of 5kg = $9.99

Homebrand Butter
Block of 250g = $1.15
Block of 500g = $2.79

Do a little calculation and you will discover that it is cheaper to buy 2 bags of 500g chicken nuggets, 5 bags of 1kg jasmine rice and 2 blocks of 250g butter!

I've always thought that when you buy bigger packages or in bulk, you should pay less and achieve savings. Right? Wrong. Not always the case here. You must compare the prices for the different sizes and see which one gives you a lower price per unit.

Come to think of it, we should not be surprised that this land favours things 'small' - just look at its $1 and $2 coins.... :-p

I've wrote a little poem for this:

"It doesn't make sense,
you don't save when you buy more.
Do add up the cents,
you may be better off buying small!"