Where they ship is not the issue raised, it’s that a website for France in French by an American company lists unit prices by the ounce.
Mike Payne Lieu-dit Gasquet 82400 Montjoi France > On 10 May 2015, at 03:56, John Altounji <[email protected]> wrote: > > The site specifically says that they don't ship to the US. Amazon sent me a > confirmation to my question, but the seller did not answer yet. > > John Altounji > One size does not fit all. > Social promotion ruined Education. > http://bit.do/tounj > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of > Michael Payne > Sent: Saturday, May 9, 2015 12:30 PM > To: U.S. Metric Association > Subject: [USMA:54703] Re: Unit pricing by oz in Europe > > Maybe it's taking you to the US site because you are in the U.S. Should > be www.amazon.fr When I checked just now, the price was for 250 Ml/8.5 > ounce. The unit price was EUR 12,22/oz. Some items were ml and others Ml. > > Whoever wrote this page has no idea that Ml is Mega litres and oz in mass not > volume. > > I have to agree, price per kg, litre, ml makes things very simple. > > Mike Payne > lieu dit Gasquet > 82400 Montjoi > France > > On 09/05/2015 18:36, mechtly, eugene a wrote: >> Almost all the tens of items at the URL below are advertised by the ml, not >> by the ounce. >> >> In contrast, the article in Consumer Reports displays salad dressings, Unit >> Priced only in price per pint and price per quart. >> >> I characterize this practice as a “defect" in NIST SP 1181 which >> accepts (on Page 9), Unit Pricing by units from outside the SI in the >> denominators of Unit Prices. >> >> The OWM at NIST, which publishes SP 1181, does not agree with my >> characterization. >> >> What is your opinion? >> >> Eugene Mechtly. >> >>> On May 8, 2015, at 7:35 AM, Michael Payne <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> Not sure this is legal, >>> http://www.amazon.fr/s/ref=nb_sb_ss_c_0_9/279-6721097-2695639?__mk_fr >>> _FR=%C3%85M%C3%85%C5%BD%C3%95%C3%91&url=search-alias%3Dbeauty&field-k >>> eywords=jo%20malone&sprefix=jo+malone%2Caps%2C177 >>> >>> Seems Amazon France is pricing perfume by the oz when it's listed in ml. >>> let me know if it's the same when you use the URL above. >>> >>> -- >>> Mike Payne >>> lieu dit Gasquet >>> 82400 Montjoi >>> France >>> >
