Fishy question...
Feb 2nd 2007, 8:18 pm
#16
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Re: Fishy question...
Depends where you are, where you buy, and what kind of fish you're getting. Also depends on the time of the year (example: mackerel out here run in the fall, so I get it cheaper then; rest of the year it's more expensive or more likely totally absent).
Feb 2nd 2007, 8:20 pm
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Re: Fishy question...
Either 290grams is some sensible measure in imperial or they've juggled the weight to make the price look good. Typical metricalists, you can't trust them an inch.
Feb 2nd 2007, 8:23 pm
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Feb 2nd 2007, 8:23 pm
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Re: Fishy question...
At Calgary Co-op today.
Atlantic Salmon Fillets 290 grams $7.99
Cod Fillets 290 grams $7.69
Fresh Sole Fillets 290 grams $5.99
Snapper Fillets 320 grams $5.99
For other grocery prices in Calgary try this link: Calgary Co-op Pic'n'Del use T3A 1S2 as your postal code then "browse as a guest" (lower right hand corner of the next page).
Cheers
Steve
Atlantic Salmon Fillets 290 grams $7.99
Cod Fillets 290 grams $7.69
Fresh Sole Fillets 290 grams $5.99
Snapper Fillets 320 grams $5.99
For other grocery prices in Calgary try this link: Calgary Co-op Pic'n'Del use T3A 1S2 as your postal code then "browse as a guest" (lower right hand corner of the next page).
Cheers
Steve
But it must be hard to compare apples with oranges (i.e., by using 290 g and 320 g units instead of giving the fish price by the kilo - or the lb)...
Feb 2nd 2007, 8:26 pm
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Re: Fishy question...
I'm not at all sure why it's not available on the website.
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Feb 2nd 2007, 8:30 pm
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Re: Fishy question...
Some comparison shopping from my fridge (all from the same shop).
Minced beef $6.59/kg
Sole fillet $16.51/kg
Chicken breast $18.06/kg
Cheddar cheese (Canadian) $19/kg
Parmesan (Italian) $52.89/kg
Dried porcini mushrooms $secondmortage/kg
Minced beef $6.59/kg
Sole fillet $16.51/kg
Chicken breast $18.06/kg
Cheddar cheese (Canadian) $19/kg
Parmesan (Italian) $52.89/kg
Dried porcini mushrooms $secondmortage/kg
Feb 2nd 2007, 10:05 pm
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Feb 2nd 2007, 10:06 pm
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Feb 2nd 2007, 10:48 pm
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Feb 2nd 2007, 10:55 pm
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Re: Fishy question...
Metric maths is too difficult, fish comes in 290s, butter in 454s, shopkeepers only use metric to confuse customers and, with me, they succeed; I go to a reputable shop instead.
It's astonishingly arrogant of the Canadians to insist on this stupid scheme of labelling everything in odd numbers but I suppose that's part of being half-French.
Feb 2nd 2007, 11:05 pm
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Re: Fishy question...
Our local store shows prices in pounds, which makes sense because most goods are packaged in imperial (Even products which would be packaged in exact metric units in Europe, such as Grolsch beer, are supplied in imperial packaging here) and the price in metric measures. The price in metric measure varies according to the item and the unit of packaging so it's not at all a practical system (or, rather, the application of metric on an imperial continent is not practical).