Post #1167497

2026-04-09 00:35 UTC

This is such a shitty dark pattern (unsurprising, from a major supermarket). If you&#39;re not paying attention, you could easily thing these &quot;I&#39;m Perfect&quot; onions are more expensive because they&#39;re &quot;higher quality&quot;, rather than because they&#39;re twice the quantity, by weight, than the other option. Doubly challenging when they&#39;re stacked so you can&#39;t identify how big an individual bag is.

Replies (3)

@voltagex@aus.social 2026-04-09 00:47

@mattcen@aus.social both majors have sort by unit price, which should help a bit

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@kauer@aus.social 2026-04-09 01:03

@mattcen@aus.social Why not read the labels? I am constantly getting complained at by my partner because some pack is smaller now, or larger or whatever. But the supermarket provides a) the exact amount in each pack and b) the price per 100g. You know exactly what you are getting. If you buy based on fleeting glances and assumptions, then yes, you are ripping yourself off. And yes, it is irritating that marketers take advantage of that bevaviour. But a complete solution, and a very simple one, is right there - in your own hands!

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@kgoetz@aus.social 2026-04-09 09:42

@mattcen@aus.social the only thing that makes this worse is when they sell one per hundred grams and one per kilo. 100% agree, shitty behaviour.

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