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Re:Stranger Things creator says turn off "garbage" settings by drdec on Tuesday December 30, 2025 @09:53AM (#46433869)
Showing a unit price on the label is a requirement of US law.
Re:Stranger Things creator says turn off "garbage" settings by pixl97 on Tuesday December 30, 2025 @12:06PM (#46435367)
Which unit is the fun game that gets played. I've seen way to many products right beside each other that use different measurements.
Re:Stranger Things creator says turn off "garbage" settings by lotsofpulp on Tuesday December 30, 2025 @04:02PM (#46437958)
Most people will have devices that can easily convert measurements to the desired unit.
Re:Stranger Things creator says turn off "garbage" settings by Twistyfiasco on Wednesday December 31, 2025 @10:15AM (#46444827)
Oh fun, now I can invest even more time and energy into grocery shopping.
Re:Stranger Things creator says turn off "garbage" settings by Timon3 on Wednesday December 31, 2025 @10:50AM (#46445174)
That same device can also calculate the unit price (since you know price & weight), so why even print it?
Re:Stranger Things creator says turn off "garbage" settings by WillPostForFood on Tuesday December 30, 2025 @01:40PM (#46436451)
There is no federal law requiring unit requiring unit pricing, but the the NIST has guidelines that most grocery stores follow voluntarily. 9 states have adopted the guidelines as law.

https://www.nist.gov/system/files/documents/2023/02/09/2023%...

Re:Stranger Things creator says turn off "garbage" settings by Gormo on Wednesday December 31, 2025 @03:13PM (#46447818)
I don't think that's correct. Prices for retail goods aren't usually even attached to the product in interstate commerce, and are shown locally on store shelving.

Any applicable unit pricing requirements would be at the state/local level, not federal, but only a few states have such requirements. See: https://www.nist.gov/pml/owm/national-legal-metrology/us-ret...