Woolworths charges R1,053 per kilogram for chilli beef biltong snapsticks

Jet-Fighter7700 said:
free range, non GMO, wagyu and r-BST free
amazing what these companies can label things as, when its just the exact same as the stuff anywhere else.

been proven many times its all a SCAM, olive oil is another culprit, regular canola sold in a fancy bottle, its not like anybody takes oil to the lab to check.

same with this and many other things from woolies, fancy labels and promises that mean nothing.
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Don't forget honey. 90% of honey sold in supermarkets are flavored sugar syrup and contain zero % honey.
 
WollieVerstege said:
Yes, but it is free range. So the cow gave its consent prior to being killed.
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"I just don't want to eat an animal that's standing there inviting me to," said Arthur, "It's heartless."

"Better than eating an animal that doesn't want to be eaten," said Zaphod.

"That's not the point," Arthur protested. Then he thought about it for a moment. "Alright," he said, "maybe it is the point. I don't care, I'm not going to think about it now. I'll just... er [...] I think I'll just have a green salad," he muttered.

"May I urge you to consider my liver?" asked the animal, "it must be very rich and tender by now, I've been force-feeding myself for months."

"A green salad," said Arthur emphatically.

"A green salad?" said the animal, rolling his eyes disapprovingly at Arthur.

"Are you going to tell me," said Arthur, "that I shouldn't have green salad?"

"Well," said the animal, "I know many vegetables that are very clear on that point. Which is why it was eventually decided to cut through the whole tangled problem and breed an animal that actually wanted to be eaten and was capable of saying so clearly and distinctly. And here I am."

It managed a very slight bow.

"Glass of water please," said Arthur.

"Look," said Zaphod, "we want to eat, we don't want to make a meal of the issues. Four rare stakes please, and hurry. We haven't eaten in five hundred and seventy-six thousand million years."

The animal staggered to its feet. It gave a mellow gurgle. "A very wise choice, sir, if I may say so. Very good," it said, "I'll just nip off and shoot myself."

He turned and gave a friendly wink to Arthur. "Don't worry, sir," he said, "I'll be very humane."

It waddled unhurriedly off to the kitchen.
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- Isaac Asimov or some SF writer, I dunno
 
TheMightyQuin said:
It's not complicated math to do while standing at the shelf in the supermarket. AND I have seen supermarkets indicate the price per g/Kg and calculate it wrong on purpose. So do the math yourself.

Even though some manufacturers really do their best to discombobulate people with different and weird packaging sizes/weights.
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There was a thing a while ago where they asked
"If you see 3 for the price of 2 or 33% more for the same price, which is better" and people picked the "wrong one".
  • The 3 for 2 Special:
    • You buy 3 items for the price of 2.
    • Total Cost: R20
    • Total Quantity: 300g
    • True Unit Cost: R0.066 per gram (A 33.3% savings per gram).
  • The +33% More Free Special:
    • You get 133g for the price of 100g.
    • Total Cost: R10
    • Total Quantity: 133g
    • True Unit Cost: R0.075 per gram (A 25% savings per gram).
The Perception Trap (The Psychology)
Academic studies in the Journal of Marketing prove that shoppers are incredibly bad at this math.
  • What People Think: When presented with "+33% More Free" versus a "33% Price Discount" (which is mathematically what a 3 for 2 deal averages out to per item), consumers view them as completely equal.
  • The Illusion of "Free": The word "FREE" on a +X% bonus pack triggers an emotional high. Shoppers focus entirely on the larger number (\(33\%\)) and ignore the fact that they are dividing by a larger base quantity.
  • Double the Value: Mathematically, a "3 for 2" package gives you a much steeper drop in unit cost than an equivalent percentage addition to a single pack. To equal a 3 for 2 deal, a bonus pack would need to offer exactly 50% more free. Anything less, and the 3 for 2 wins.
 
TheMightyQuin said:
It's not complicated math to do while standing at the shelf in the supermarket. AND I have seen supermarkets indicate the price per g/Kg and calculate it wrong on purpose. So do the math yourself.

Even though some manufacturers really do their best to discombobulate people with different and weird packaging sizes/weights.
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Sure, but i shouldn't have to do it. I want it added by law.
 
Sinbad said:
Local SA shop is £50/kg

Never expected biltong in SA to get anywhere near that :o
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It's just Woolworths.

Normal pricing for probably this exact same product is R500 per kg at Foodlovers and Checkers and such.

Even less at butcheries who sell better stuff anyway.
 
I would never buy pre-sealed/packaged supermarket biltong/droewors etc btw.
 
wbot said:
I would never buy pre-sealed/packaged supermarket biltong/droewors etc btw.
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