Dippin Dots Sizing Scam

In reply to dculberson :

I'll be honest, with what a production it was to watch the machine dispense the "ice cream",  I wanted the machine.

When my wife was in beauty products, their most expensive item by far were the hotel-sized bottles of shampoo.  That is because they sold primarily to salons, which used very large bottles with a pump on the top which were purchased in volume.  They didn't sell to hotels, so anything that small was a product sample for the salespeople, and was low volume and hand-filled.  So a 1.5oz bottle cost twice what a 28oz bottle cost!   

aircooled said:

Dodger stadium gets $15 for a beer! (40 oz can)

I think they consider drunk poor people to be a greater risk than drunk rich people given that they also shut off beer sales in the outfield one inning before they do in the premium sections.

In reply to RX Reven' :

I don't think it has anything to do with risk.  It's a privilege for those who can afford the nicer seats.  What better way to motivate and inspire people to do great things and achieve success?

eastsideTim said:

poopshovel again said:

RevRico said:

There are still Dippin Dots?

This was my first thought. Right next to the TCBY? Hopefully the next to go is “vape stores.”

I only dislike the vape stores because every time I get close enough to one to smell it, my brain goes “Ooh, candy!”, and then is disappointed.

Nothing like driving behind a person vaping and watching a literal cloud get blown out and then smelling cotton candy as you drive through it, even with windows closed. It always smells like cotton candy. 

aircooled said:

Dodger stadium gets $15 for a beer! (40 oz can)

I can remember when the local ball team had $.25 beer night. It was the cheapest drunk in town for a long time. 

aircooled said:

Dodger stadium gets $15 for a beer! (40 oz can)

That's why you slam a half-pint in the parking lot before you go in.

Dippin Dots = Death

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/07/31/dry-ice-washington-death-dippin-dots-delivery-car/870007002/

1988RedT2 said:

We are conditioned to believe that the bigger size carries a smaller unit cost.  But this is very often not the case.  Recently, I grabbed a giant "Family Size" box of Captain Crunch Crunch Berries because my kid is liking it these days (I know, not a great nutrition choice!)  Then I noticed a smaller box and did the math.  Unit cost on the smaller box was significantly lower.   So I bought two of the smaller size.  Cha-Ching!

Let the buyer beware!

Yup. 2 8oz packs of cheese at the grocery store are often cheaper than the 16oz. They stick a SALE sticker on the 16oz packs and people buy them, apparently.

And if they put a limit on the number of purchases people buy more.

Walmart here is bad for over pricing larger packages. One thing I buy is $1.96 for 1kg, $5.97 for a 2kg package. 3 times the price for twice the quantity.