Originally Posted by
hailstorm
Suntory Tennensui (bottled water):
1 liter bottle: 168 yen
2 liter bottle: 98 yen
When I asked a staff member about this, she said "The one liter bottle is more expensive because it's a more convenient size."
Mind. Blown.
2L bottle was prob on sale.
It's like the half-dozen, dozen and dozen & half egg carton game. Sometimes it's cheaper to buy 18 eggs, but you'll still see the shopper buy a dozen either cause they don't pay attention, can't do math or simply don't want 6 more eggs.