Is there a timeline yet on when the committee's document will be made available for public comment?
It would be nice to know what they are thinking and make more germane comments, rather than just commenting on old UUPR, per HB130. On Monday, June 16, 2014 8:57 AM, John M. Steele <[email protected]> wrote: > > >I like it, but I doubt the committee will accept it. > > >I wish to particularly talk about point #2. If the units of measure are >decimally related, somechoice can be allowed, for example pricing per kilogram >or per 100 g. I can do the math in my head. However, if Customary is >retained, there mustbe a single unit of measure per dimension of measure >(mass, volume, area, etc). I can't manipulate price per oz and price per >pound in my head, and certainly not price per fl oz, or pint, or quart, or >gallon. Uniformity of the measure for like product is not enforced and >retailers do use it to confound the customer. Let FMI whine, their members >brought it on themselves. Allow metric only with limited choice or Customary >only with one and only one unit per type of measure, and each store may only >choose one system of measure (SI or USC). The present level of choice defeats >the purpose. > > > > >On Sunday, June 15, 2014 9:12 PM, "mechtly, eugene a" <[email protected]> >wrote: > > >> >> >>where are comments on this proposal? >> >> >> >>Eugene Mechtly >> >> >>________________________________ >> >>From: [email protected] [[email protected]] on behalf of >>mechtly, eugene a [[email protected]] >>Sent: Monday, May 26, 2014 10:34 AM >>To: U.S. Metric Association >>Cc: Kenneth Butcher; David Sefcik >>Subject: [USMA:53887] Guide for Unit Pricing >> >> >>Best Practice Guide for Unit Pricing Monday, 2014 May 26 >> >> >>Unit Price is defined as “Price Per Unit of Measurement” of a consumer >>commodity which is offered for sale in a retail marketplace. >> >> >>Two Requirements of Best Practice for Unit Pricing are: >> >> >>1. That most consumers are able to perceive relative values of competing >>packages by direct comparisons of Unit Prices of all package sizes, from all >>vendors offering that commodity for sale in a particular marketplace or in a >>neighboring marketplace. >> >> >>2. A hand-held calculator is *not needed* to complete such comparisons of >>value for best-buy purchasing decisions. >> >> >>The numerator of Unit Price is *dollars* or *cents*, which can be >>interchanged easily in the minds of most consumers by simple mental >>arithmetic. >> >> >>The denominator of Unit Price is best expressed by a Unit of Measurement >>which is related to other Units of Measurement by a multiple of ten to enable >>evaluations by simple mental arithmetic. >> >> >>Thus, Best Practice requires expressions of Unit Prices such as: >> >> >>1. Dollars per liter for bottled water. >>2. Cents per milliliter for eye drop. >>3. Cents per gram for super glue. >>4. Dollars per kilogram, for meat. >>5. Cents per meter for dental floss. >>6. Dollars per liter for orange juice. >>7. Dollars per liter for milk. >>8. Dollars per kilogram for icecream. >>9. Cents per gram for candy. >>10. Cents per gram for tooth paste. >>11. Dollars per liter for mouth wash. >>12. Dollars per liter for house paint. >>13. Dollars per square meter for fabricks.. >>14. Cents per count of 100 for garden seeds. >>15. Dollars per kilogram for garden mulch. >>16. Cents per count of one for eggs. >>etc. >> >> >>In all cases of more (or less) of these amounts, the relative values are >>easily determined by simple mental arithmetic within the capabilities of most >>consumers. >> >> >>Note that units such as fluid ounce, pint, quart, gallon, pail, etc., which >>are *not* related by multiples of ten, do *not* facilitate easy comparisons >>of Unit Prices by simple mental arithmetic. >> >> >>The current Fair Packaging and Labeling Act requires both metric and >>not-metric units of measurement in the declarations of the *net amounts* >>inside packages and containers, but is silent on the Units of Measurement >>which may or must be used in the denominators of Unit Prices. >> >> >>However, several States *require* units of measurement that are not related >>by multiples of ten, in the denominators of Unit Prices. Such multiples are >>two, three, four, eight, twelve, sixteen, thirty two, etc. >> >> >>This requirement, for units not related by multiples of ten in the >>denominators of Unit Prices, precludes value comparisons by easy mental >>arithmetic, and must be avoided in Best-Practice of Unit Pricing. >> >> > >
