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TIL the cheapest grocery items tend to be on the bottom and top shelves. (Truth # 2)
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Quilotoa lemmy.ca Quilotoa@lemmy.ca
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Lexam lemmy.world Lexam@lemmy.world
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Chippys_mittens lemmy.world Chippys_mittens@lemmy.world
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scintilla crust.piefed.social scintilla@crust.piefed.social
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I'm pretty sure that comes from top shelf liquors in bars.

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TheReturnOfPEB reddthat.com TheReturnOfPEB@reddthat.com
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You are a true dipshit

Sorry I thought you were my brother-in-law's account.

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krisevol lemmus.org krisevol@lemmus.org
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You are a true dipshit Sorry I thought you were my brother-in-law's account.

You assume it's because he is too tall to be tricked by the marketing, but it's because his sugar mama buys him whatever he wants.

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Encephalotrocity feddit.online Encephalotrocity@feddit.online
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I think it would be very fair to ask that product reformulations and size changes should be called out, directly on the packaging, for a few months afterwards.

Absolutely.

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ramble81 lemmy.zip ramble81@lemmy.zip
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Nope. “Top Shelf” came from liquor at a bar. The most expensive stuff is put up there so it is a focal point of what the bar has and can be seen wherever you’re at in the bar. It’s also up there because it’s rarely used given its price.

So interestingly, “top shelf” in grocery terms is the exact opposite.

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NABDad lemmy.world NABDad@lemmy.world
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Yep. Don't see the middle shelves, can't reach the bottom shelves.

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JasonDJ lemmy.zip JasonDJ@lemmy.zip
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Yep. Don't see the middle shelves, can't reach the bottom shelves.

You need to find a kid (or a dwarf) to help get the stuff on the bottom shelf. They always ask us for help on the top, it's time for them to repay the favor.

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Lushed_Lungfish lemmy.ca Lushed_Lungfish@lemmy.ca
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I've been going to Giant Tiger and Dollarama for non- perishables and pantry staples.

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NABDad lemmy.world NABDad@lemmy.world
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You need to find a kid (or a dwarf) to help get the stuff on the bottom shelf. They always ask us for help on the top, it's time for them to repay the favor.

My wife is 5'1". So, mission accomplished.

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technomage lemmy.ca technomage@lemmy.ca
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I've been going to Giant Tiger and Dollarama for non- perishables and pantry staples.

Really good tip! But I gotta add... Keep an eye on packaging sizes, especially at Dollarama. Sometimes it'll end up costing you more in the long run. Also keep an eye on the unit price on labels in grocery stores. It'll tell you what's actually cheaper right on the shelf

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chicken lemmy.dbzer0.com chicken@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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The unit price always tells the truth.

Yeah, but sometimes similar items display different units, so the truth is hard to discern if you can't do unit conversions in your head.

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FackCurs lemmy.world psoul@lemmy.world
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Yep. Don't see the middle shelves, can't reach the bottom shelves.

You need to learn how to squat like you’re in Bulgaria with an Adidas track suite on bro.
The bottom shelves can be yours.

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