Canadian food stores: a money saver lifehack

The rule of “2 small items are cheaper than 1 big item” was a surprise for me, honestly.

In Ukraine, the bigger the item is, the better deal you get. For instance, 2L milk pack should always be cheaper than 2 milk packs 1L each. Right? However, I started noticing weird pricing policies in Canadian supermarkets.

Last week I went to Super Store to get some new glass bakeware (стеклянные формы для запекания). To my surprise, 2 glass baking dishes (8" square cake from Anchor) costed:

2 items x $3.97 = $7.94+HST,

while 1 big glass baking dish of the equivalent size (same brand) costed around $12+HST.

Where is the logic?

Another example: when buying flour in FreshCo, I once realized that it is cheaper to buy 2 small bags instead of a big bag of equivalent volume.

To be honest, I don't always have time to double check the rule when I'm shopping. BUT it is a good idea to compare prices within one shelf for the same item of different sizes. I promise, you will be surprised how creative sales managers are.

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