{"id":3427,"date":"2011-03-23T09:16:48","date_gmt":"2011-03-23T15:16:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/royceeddington.com\/?p=3427"},"modified":"2011-03-23T09:18:07","modified_gmt":"2011-03-23T15:18:07","slug":"2-for-5-3-for-5-or-2-for-6-you-say","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/royceeddington.com\/?p=3427","title":{"rendered":"Walgreen’s Progresso Soups – slight rip off"},"content":{"rendered":"

So there I was at the local Walgreen’s waiting for the Pharmacists to decipher my doctor’s secret hieroglyphic messages when I saw this little pricing gem in the food isle.<\/p>\n

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Sooo…. the cans are marked from the factory 3 for $5. That’s about $1.67 each. But Walgreen’s has them on CLEARANCE at 2 for $5 which is $2.50 each! An .83 cent increase on clearance prices?<\/p>\n

Oh, and if you look at the itty bitty print on the CLEARANCE tag, Walgreen’s was originally selling them for 2 for $6, which, according to Walgreen’s math, works out to $3.19 each and not $3 each like I calculated.<\/p>\n

This must be some of that new math I’ve been hearing about.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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