While browsing around the juice aisle today there were a lot of sale prices on different brands and sizes where in these situations I usually try and calculate which one Is actually the best value. While what’s inside is a big factor, the amount of volume you get is a factor too. Now often on the price labels in some stores they actually give you the price estimate in terms of how much you are actually paying per X amount of product to do that calculation for you.
So let’s start with this SunRype Pure Apple juice that is supposed to be non concentrate juice and is 1.36 litres at $1.65. That is actually a sale price where I see these items for over $2 usually. Now if you look closely on the price tag you can see there is one part that says 0.121 per 100 ML. So they pretty much did the calculation for you to help compare it to other offerings.
As an example, you can see this different brand which offered one litre of juice and it states it is 0.139 per 100ML. So, volume wise the first option is actually a better deal price wise. Convenient way of price comparing right? But with that said they can be inaccurate as well.
Take this example where there was one litre of apple juice at a sale price of 99 cents. Mathematically that is a better deal than the previous one right? But if you look at the tag it says is 0.139 per 100 ML as well which makes absolutely no sense. It should be saying something like 0.099 per 100 ML. What is the reason for this error? My guess is that part of the label didn’t update as the regular price for this juice is like the previous one at $1.39 each.
But all in all it can be a great little way to help you expedite your purchasing decisions in order to get the best value for your dollar at the supermarket.