The
other day I went to the store for toothpaste. We needed two tubes of
toothpaste so naturally when I saw the "Value Pack" with two tubes I was
ecstatic (always love a deal:-). However, when I looked at the price
to see how good of a deal I was getting, I realized it was no deal at
all . . .
The
price for an individual tube was $1.96. The price for the "Value Pack"
of two tubes (same exact type & size as the individual tube) was
$4.18. Now I didn't have to remember any formulas from Calculus to
figure out what was the better bargain. Lesson learned: when
purchasing something in larger quantities labeled "Value Size" or "Value
Pack", make sure to do the math to figure out who is receiving the
better value - you, the consumer or the retailer.