Pricing of things like stuff and other paraphernalia in Ireland has been a bit of a mystery of late. Things are overpriced in a way that is not adequately covered by a word like “expensive.” Prices bear no relationship to, well, anything.
My uncle Dan has finally solved the mystery. The reason why everything in Ireland is overpriced is called “pick a number.” This is how the “pick a number” principle of pricing in Ireland may have been applied to this toilet paper.
I imagine Jimmy, who runs the shop, said to his wife Sheila: “How much will we charge for the 4-pack of loo roll? Pick a number, Sheila. Any number between 1 and 10!”
S: “Um, two?”
J: “No, not two. Higher!”
S: “Uh, okay, four?”
J: “Ooh, ooh, I know! We’ll make it 3.45, that seems like a lot less than 4 and we’ll say 3 for the price of 4, so it looks like a bargain.”
S: Jimmy, you’re a genius!”
J: “High five, Sheila, we’re rich!”
True story!
PS: Interestingly, the pack is labelled “4 for the price of 3,” although the 2-pack costs 1.99, so by that logic the price of 3 should be just under 2.99, no?
