I visited one of the stores this afternoon that I know does not have unit prices and as I said they don't. They do have shelf labels but all the information that is on them is the product name, the contents of the package in customary units only, a bar code, the price and some other code numbers.
Unfortunately they are fitted to the shelf in a way that they can't be easily removed as I was hoping to take on and scan it. If it is a law then either they are breaking it and nobody has complained or maybe they are exempt. The store is always busy so obviously not having them isn't hurting their business. Jerry ________________________________ From: Pat Naughtin <[email protected]> To: U.S. Metric Association <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, February 28, 2009 6:12:29 PM Subject: [USMA:43305] Re: discussion of Food Marketing Institute objections to metric-only labeling option On 2009/03/01, at 2:49 AM, John M. Steele wrote: This may vary by state law. Everybody seems to do it in Michigan. I believe the unit pricing may be a requirement for the shelf edge sticker IF you don't want to stamp the price on every item. Thus it trades one cost for another. Dear John, Shelf edge unit pricing is normal here in Australia. My wife says that unit pricing makes shopping comparisons 'a breeze' that cuts down on shopping time and calculation frustrations considerably. This is in addition to the supply of this information in shopping catalogs such as the sample page I posted to this list on February 25.: Cheers, Pat Naughtin PO Box 305 Belmont 3216, Geelong, Australia Phone: 61 3 5241 2008 Metric system consultant, writer, and speaker, Pat Naughtin, has helped thousands of people and hundreds of companies upgrade to the modern metric system smoothly, quickly, and so economically that they now save thousands each year when buying, processing, or selling for their businesses. Pat provides services and resources for many different trades, crafts, and professions for commercial, industrial and government metrication leaders in Asia, Europe, and in the USA. Pat's clients include the Australian Government, Google, NASA, NIST, and the metric associations of Canada, the UK, and the USA. See http://www.metricationmatters.com/ or to get the free 'Metrication matters' newsletter go to: http://www.metricationmatters.com/newsletter to subscribe.
