tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13522238.post1519624230615782267..comments2024-03-14T11:50:14.761-04:00Comments on DarwinCatholic: The Economics of Half Priced DiapersDarwinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08572976822786862149noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13522238.post-44751385773559693262013-02-06T13:30:33.798-05:002013-02-06T13:30:33.798-05:00Hmm, my comment was eaten, I think.
Stores here ...Hmm, my comment was eaten, I think. <br /><br />Stores here in Denmark are totally different than in the US and I assume (especially from the article above) that the Norwegian stores are like the Danish ones. The stores are smaller in general and have a much smaller inventory and are ranked in "discount" stores where they pretty much only have basic groceries and household stuff, "supermarkets" where you have a larger selection (but are still way smaller than an American supermarket, more like a local non-chain market), and a very few top-of-the-line stores where you can get lots more organic, a better choice of wines, spirits, coffee, etc. Most people buy most things at the discount stores, where it's not unusual to see things "displayed" on the wooden pallet it was transported on, and where you need to check all your veg to make sure it's not smashed or moldy, and where you get to dig through jumble bins. On the other hand, they have the freshest meat because the turnover is so large. And no matter where you buy your groceries, no one is going to bag them for you, even if you're a quadruple amputee with five kids. <br /><br />Once a week they send out the weekly "tilbudsavis" which is a little pamphlet with all their more or less insane deals, which are on a first come first serve basis. Some people actually plan their shopping according to these pamphlets and go to all the different stores to get the different things according to which one has the cheapest prices. The crazier it is, the more likely you'll be met by an empty shelf if you show up late. So if you know there's a deal somewhere that you want in on, you should go Monday or Tuesday. <br /><br />Most people also shop several times a week at least, some every day. We have a baby carriage and our bicycles - we can get two shopping bags under the baby carriage, but only one on the bicycle if she's sitting in her seat. And I'm definitely not going to more than one store - so if I go somewhere because they have a good deal, you can bet I'll be doing the rest of my shopping there, too. <br /><br />That said, we don't really run after the deals, because once you're in a bigger store you buy a bunch of stuff and you don't really save anything because their basic wares are more expensive. I can understand people going after diapers, because the name brand diapers like Pampers or Libero are really expensive, so you can save a lot of money - they're 130 kroner for about 50 of them (about $24), whereas if you get the ones at Rema1000 like we do it's 50 for 50 kr ($9) and they're fine - but half the time we use cloth, so it's not something we get all excited about.<br />Rebekkahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13536021238594385545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13522238.post-67518130090769699232013-02-05T12:28:24.740-05:002013-02-05T12:28:24.740-05:00Deadpan line of the week: "...we have no reas...Deadpan line of the week: "...we have no reason to believe that they are part of any criminal gangs."<br /><br /><i>Truly, Nemesis strikes like a viper -<br />I danced, now I must pay the piper;<br />'Twas a very dear dance<br />When they found down my pants<br />A hot Scandinavian diaper.</i>Bob the Apehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303535277957530100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13522238.post-37749598695774109382013-02-05T10:04:09.250-05:002013-02-05T10:04:09.250-05:00I wonder how much shipping from Norway costs? Is i...I wonder how much shipping from Norway costs? Is it a better deal than Amazon Mom?Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12507330852895229468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13522238.post-44861186053941551382013-02-04T18:37:58.346-05:002013-02-04T18:37:58.346-05:00It definitely is a bit puzzling. Looking around fo...It definitely is a bit puzzling. Looking around for other sources it looks like the bare-shelf problem has been going on for months, and that the response of most retailers has not been to raise prices but to restrict how many packages customers can buy at a time. But since the deals (which seem to be of the 'buy three at half price, get one free' kind) are extremely generous, seem to be offered by all retailers in southern Norway, and seem to have been offered continuously since 2011, there has to be something more here than just trying to get customers in the door.Brandonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06698839146562734910noreply@blogger.com