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[–] generalpotato@lemmy.world 12 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Where tf do you find bottled water for 0.99c? It’s $2.50 everywhere.

[–] popcap200@lemmy.ml 11 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I think it's still like .25 or .50 at Costco.

[–] generalpotato@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

TIL. Don’t shop at Costco too much.

[–] Signtist@lemm.ee 4 points 1 year ago (2 children)

It's great if you've got the space to store large amounts of stuff. When I got my first house I went out and bought a couple big dog food containers, and filled them with 50lb bags of flour and sugar from Costco for less than $20 for both bags. Now I can bake all I want and never worry about running out of the essentials.

[–] Eheran@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] Signtist@lemm.ee 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I go through a bag in about 3 months. 6 for the sugar.

[–] Eheran@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Alright, that is good. I was afraid that you are still using the same package back from whenever you moved in, which would have likely been bad.

[–] generalpotato@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Yeah we used to shop there a while back, but kind of just stopped because we’ve gotten busier and have relied on grocery delivery more often + are shopping at local stores for fresher meat + produce.

[–] BlastboomStrice@mander.xyz 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

It goes as low as about 0.14€ (for 0.5L) here in Greek supermarkets.🙃

[–] SheDiceToday@eslemmy.es 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

If you buy a bottle by itself. I can't imagine people doing that though. Buy a 24 pack for $5. The difference in pricing boggles my mind. Convenience is such a large upcharge.

[–] generalpotato@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

The use case in my mind is a vending machine or at a grocery/convenience/mall/not costco store when all you need is one bottle. There’s only so many 24/36 packs folks can buy, especially when out and about.