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Old 10-17-2010, 04:21 PM
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I went to buy water bottles for myself because our fridge still need to be plugged in to the water or w.e. A 12 pack of 500ml (6 litres in all) bottles cost 2.99. Then I noticed there are 4 litre jugs that cost 1.39 so I bought 2 and got 8 litres of water for 2.78 and a 10L cost 5.99.

So I saved 21 cents and got 2 more litres of water. I can get four 4L jugs at 1.39 for less than a 10L jug of the same water, so I get 6 more litres and save 50 cents.

If that mad any sense at all to anyone, grocery stores are dumb.
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How dare you post a metric unit on here? Some people must be thinking "Litre? Is that some kinda shit that aliens excrete?"
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Or they might just be morons.. just sayin.
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Some Americans forget other countries exist, haha.
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some people dont want larger quantities
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12 water bottles takes up more room in your fridge than one 4L jug.

Also last time I checked 1 is less than 12. So if people wanted smaller quantities, they'd buy the 4L jug, haha.
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Grocery stores are such a rip off. I pay like 5 cents a gallon at home for tap water or something like that. Makes me soo angryyyy rahhhh *tears off shirt*
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It takes more plastic to make 12 small bottles than one bigger one. Maybe more plastic = less cost? Besides, they're happy to sell you free tap water anyway.

I posted a metric unit on here (my height being 181cm) suspecting that ryne would get it wrong, and he did, thinking it was 5'9".
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My tap water at home tastes so damn nasty, our old fridge had a water and ice despenser that was delicious and cold, but it broke and my dad hasn't hooked up the water in the new fridge yet.
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Originally Posted by Steponme,Oct 17 2010, 05:16 PM
It takes more plastic to make 12 small bottles than one bigger one. Maybe more plastic = less cost? Besides, they're happy to sell you free tap water anyway.

I posted a metric unit on here (my height being 181cm) suspecting that ryne would get it wrong, and he did, thinking it was 5'9".
He probably searched it in google. 181cm in feet = 5.9xxxxxx he prob thought it meant 5'9" haha


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