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asfodelsu | 1 year ago

In many places in Europe: Normal price per item big letters, price per Kg small letters. Problem solved

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netsharc|1 year ago

I've seen the "unit price" be per 100g (Especially so you don't notice it's a ton of money per kg) so there's still some screwing around...

jcynix|1 year ago

Sure but multiplying by ten to get the price per kilo shouldn't be the most complicated thing for even those folks that aren't math savy. It means to move the decimal point (or comma) one place to the right IIRC.

If you had to convert from arms to legs or feet like in certain areas of the world, that might be much harder, of course.

hahamaster|1 year ago

I prefer prices per 100g because I mostly buy food that's under one kilo. I'm sure they show prices per 100g just to make them look cheaper but in my case I actually prefer it this way.

papichulo4|1 year ago

Ah, sensible internationally recognized easy to divide units of weight? No thank you comrade!

teapot7|1 year ago

Australia too.

rickdeckard|1 year ago

Comparable unit-pricing: A mandate brought to you by the European Union. You know, this allegedly evil entity that always hassles with the free market and annoys global companies. /s

cromulent|1 year ago

Whilst I am waiting for my number in a chemist, I kill time by finding the highest price per litre. It's normally some anti-aging cream at well over €1000 / l.

animuchan|1 year ago

This is not just EU, in our here Middle Eastern country there's the same law. (And also mandatory "high sugar" warning stickers on unhealthy stuff.)

Customer-friendly regulation sure feels nice.

marcosdumay|1 year ago

> and annoys global companies

Lol... Meta is doing a huge campaign here in Brazil about how they won't provide us their AI services because they are annoyed by that entity.

It has been quite a help to the government popularity.

rvnx|1 year ago

The same with this "metric system"