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[–] 30 points 2 months ago (1 child)

A fitting metaphor for their health insurance system, when you think about it.

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  • [–] 7 points 2 months ago (13 children)

    Does "ct." mean something? If not, those cookies are absurdly priced for just 3.6 grams.

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  • [–] 9 points 2 months ago (8 children)

    I think it means "count" like "18 ct" means "18 count" means there are 18 cookies in the package

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  • [+] -16 points 2 months ago (7 children)

    Since when does ct. Mean count? The only things i was able to find online, were carat (ct, unit of measurement of mass), ct count (covid-19), Connecticut (ct as shortened)

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  • [–] 1 point 2 months ago (2 children)

    Oh, this is why. Maybe i just was to biased to not use this search prompt, or and also that unlike in us, in my country food is not measured in count, but always in grams or mililiters. Thanks for explanation.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 months ago (2 children)

    ct is Count, most likely. It's possible it's a mistake; it's also possible that they're hoping people who don't have the card will see $3.99 and miss the 'price with card' note, and not check the price when they check out.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 months ago (1 child)

    Has it gotten that bad in America that you'd be able to put an extra $100 on groceries without most people noticing? $10 though, sure.

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  • [–] 6 points 2 months ago

    If the price per lb is the non discount price, then at 18 cookies, each cookie would weigh 1.4 lbs. Those are some massive cookies.

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  • [–] 5 points 2 months ago

    Just don't look at the best buy date.

    Also, that's shitload of money for 18 cookies. Unless they're lying, of course.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 months ago*

    Man I love shopping at Giant. Must be the bloomsburg store. Damn college kids.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 months ago

    One of my local grocery stores requires downloading their app. I have to manually generate and accept digital coupons in the app to get the advertised sale price on the shelf.

    They have my account they've had for 20+ years tracking all my purchases for gas points. But now I need a phone app to personally and individually hand them my data they already have.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 month ago

    oh god... so i worked at one of these during hs/college. one black history month they had a section for 'black history month.' no bullshit, they had cotton balls, watermelon, fried chicken. i immediately mentioned it to a black co-worker.his response, 'yo wtf. that's fucked up.... but that's a really good price for chicken'the company eventually apologized.

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