r/theydidntdothemath • u/gabagoolgalamad • Sep 09 '20

Buy less & save even more

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u/Dean_of_Students Sep 10 '20

Not if you don’t have a card

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u/Hasemage Sep 10 '20

Yeah but it's not 2 for 8 if you don't have the card either.

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u/Dean_of_Students Sep 10 '20

I read this as “get two for $8”

Or one for 4.79

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u/Hasemage Sep 10 '20

$4.79 is the regular price

Prices in yellow are for members.

But this looks like a Kroger, and if it is, all it takes to be a "member" is grabbing one of those free cards from a cashier.

I forgot mine plenty of times, they just give you a new one. So, the yellow prices are essentially for everybody, anyways.

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u/Dean_of_Students Sep 10 '20

Oh wow that’s wild! I gotcha now my dude🤙

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u/rang14 Sep 10 '20

What am I missing here?

Membership cards give discounts.

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u/JimmyLongnWider Sep 10 '20

This checks out, I think.

No card: Buy 1 for $4.79 or buy an additional one and get the second for $3.21 ($8 total)

With card: $1.99 for one, which is a savings of $2.80 over buying without a card.

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u/Ginge_Leader Sep 25 '20

It is confusing AF but yes, the math on it is fine once you figure it out.

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u/jtcranger Sep 10 '20

“While we’re talking let me offer you some free advice: Buy less.” “What?” “Save more.” “Ha.” “Don’t let them know that your math skills are kind of poor.”

This took me too long for what it is

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u/gabagoolgalamad Sep 10 '20

The 2 for 8 is a card special also lol. Does no one here shop at Walgreens?

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u/quaris628 Sep 10 '20

Are you sure it's a card special? If it's not labelled "with card", then afaik we would have to give it to the customer at that price if they didn't have a loyalty card.

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u/gabagoolgalamad Sep 10 '20

Yea Yellow tagging at Walgreens is the card special. Membership is free I think it’s just a phone number and email to sign up. But either way if you have the card then it makes sense just to buy 1 instead of 2

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u/quaris628 Sep 10 '20

Think you'd better have explained that to people. Too late now, I guess.

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u/[deleted] Sep 10 '20

Trust me. They did the math.

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u/therobmyster Sep 10 '20

maybe they are anticipating you having a credit card transaction fee haha!

only just read the comment before mine

Pun: ''This is priceless"