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Re:UK: Food inflation rises to 18.2% as it hits highest rate... by hanoz on Friday March 24, 2023 @05:22PM (#35295744)
The proportion of my local supermarket given over to toothpaste is mind blowing. It's like the beginnings of some sort of Brontitallian Shoe Event Horizon.

For what is essentially just a mild abrasive plus fluoride, the baffling array of variations on a theme on display, mostly from the same few fmcg conglomerates anyway, is just ridiculous.

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Re:UK: Food inflation rises to 18.2% as it hits highest rate... by moltar on Friday March 24, 2023 @05:51PM (#35296132)
It’s probably a strategy. They overwhelm you with choice. So you end up with some simple heuristic like more expensive is better. Get something middle of the pack and you are still overpaying 200%.
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