Do the math: unit price − waste + storage/time; keep your target unit prices on your phone for quick retrieval Bulk wins: paper goods, trash bags, laundry/dish tabs, AA/AAA, cheese/meat if you freeze, ...

SHOPPING ONLINE, AND IN STORES. HAVE YOU EVER FOUND YOURSELF IN A GROCERY STORE AISLE WONDERING IF THAT GIANT JAR OF PICKLES IS A BETTER DEAL THAN THE SMALLER ONE? SO HOW DO YOU CHOOSE? I DON’T REALLY ...

In a recent episode of Planet Money, we dove into the wild world of package sizes. Tiny Coke cans. Family-size cereal. Travel-size deodorant. Jumbo-size peanut butter jars. Companies have figured out ...

Unit pricing helps consumers compare the prices of packaged goods when those goods aren't sold in equal quantities. It's unit pricing that allows, for example, a shopper to tell at a glance which is ...