Reasor's Anti-Consumer Pricing Policy

[Steve]

Savvy consumers know that one of the quickest and easiest ways to save money at the grocery store is to compare unit pricing.  Price per ounce, price per pound, etc.  The large "family size" big package is very often not the best buy.

It is standard industy practice for grocery stores to display "unit pricing" on the shelf edge labels.  Not so at Reasors in Tulsa.  They leave it up to the consumer to do the math.  I usually can figure this out, but their practice not to display unit pricing seems very anti-consumer to me.  I have complained/commented to Reasors store management about this several times over the past 5 years, apparently to deaf ears.

Display of unit pricing is a requirement of consumer laws in some states, apparently not in Oklahoma.  Come on Reasors, get with it and be more consumer friendly and show unit price on your shelf labels.

[Conan71]

Unless you've got a fundamental problem with Wal-Mart, I'd use the neighborhood market at 21st before I'd go to that Reasors.  If nothing else because Reasor's by Target is laid out like a rat maze.  I simply cannot stand that store.

I use the Reasors (old Albertson's) near 15th & Lewis more than any other store, but have taken to buying more produce and dairy at the Braum's next door.  I avoid Reasor's angus beef as well.  When I want good beef I can count on, Harvard Meats can usually beat Reasor's "angus" prices.  Especially if you use their Val-Pak coupon.

[Hoss]

quote:Originally posted by Conan71

Unless you've got a fundamental problem with Wal-Mart, I'd use the neighborhood market at 21st before I'd go to that Reasors.  If nothing else because Reasor's by Target is laid out like a rat maze.  I simply cannot stand that store.

I use the Reasors (old Albertson's) near 15th & Lewis more than any other store, but have taken to buying more produce and dairy at the Braum's next door.  I avoid Reasor's angus beef as well.  When I want good beef I can count on, Harvard Meats can usually beat Reasor's "angus" prices.  Especially if you use their Val-Pak coupon.

I like the 21st/Yale Neighborhood market, because it doesn't 'feel' like a WalMart.  I live by the traffic circle and I don't go to the Admiral/Memorial location except for buying off items (electronics, hardware, etc).  I either go to Warehouse Market at 11th & Garnett or the 21st/Yale or 31st/Garnett Neighborhood Market location.

[Steve]

quote:Originally posted by Conan71

Unless you've got a fundamental problem with Wal-Mart, I'd use the neighborhood market at 21st before I'd go to that Reasors.  If nothing else because Reasor's by Target is laid out like a rat maze.  I simply cannot stand that store.

Actually, I do have issues with WalMart, which is why I do not patronize the 21st & Yale market, closest to my home.  But the point of my post is why doesn't Reasors post unit pricing on their shelves?  Pure profit motive is the only possible answer, and a very anti-consumer practice.  Reasor's shoppers should speak up about this to store management.

[tulsacyclist]

Maybe write them a letter or call the home office. See if you can get ol Jeff on the line.

Reasor's Home Office
200 West Choctaw
Tahlequah, OK 74464
918-456-1472

I usually shop at WalMart or Aldi, I haven't paid attention to see if Aldi shows unit pricing, I just know that they are cheaper than most everyone else on most things so I don't care. =]

[cannon_fodder]

1) Don't make it a law.  A stupid thing to regulate.  We learn math enough to do these calculations by the 3rd grade, if the store doesn't want to do it and potentially lose customers over it then so be it.

It isn't a safety issue and it isn't fraud.  It isn't a governmental issue.

2) I shop at the Reasor's next to Target on Yale.  I like Reasor's.

3) I too am annoyed that they don't have the price per unit.  REASORS, PUT IN THE PRICE PER UNIT FFS!  It isn't hard to do and it will make customers happy.  It's not like we can't figure it out anyway if we are that concerned about price and I'm not going to compare price per unit back and forth between you and Wal-mart (oooh, 1 cents per ounce cheaper!).

[TheArtist]

I was just talking about this very thing to a friend this week. I too don't like that they don't put the unit pricing on their products. As for "doing the math in your head", I am horrible at math lol. My brain is all on the art side of things and can barely add 2 numbers together without considerable effort. Where as I can paint stuff as easily as breathing and can't fathom why others can't either. Perhaps they are stupid or are not trying hard enough? But that's a different topic. Suffice it to say that it seems whenever I try to figure out the unit prices, the amounts and prices are just so that it might as well be like asking me to do higher calculus lol. Not all of us are like you "average" people.[]

[Conan71]

quote:Originally posted by cannon_fodder


2) I shop at the Reasor's next to Target on Yale.  I like Reasor's.

I knew there was something odd about you...

[zstyles]

quote:Originally posted by Conan71

quote:Originally posted by cannon_fodder


2) I shop at the Reasor's next to Target on Yale.  I like Reasor's.

I knew there was something odd about you...

Reasors fan here, I like the fact they are customer friendly. I have rarely had a bad employee and when I did I called the manager to complain and they took the complaint very serious.

Ever try to NOT put your own bags in your cart at wal-mart? They just look at you like "what do I look like a employee?" they would rather let it pile up on the little turn thingy they have than lift one bag in your cart.

Ever asked for paper so you don't have to carry 20 million cheap plastic bags that fall over in your car?

I pay a little more for quality and customer service and I have also suggested they carry a few items over the years and they have added them to the store. Clean stores, clean customers and friendly employees is why I choose to pay a little more.

Steve people might say that Petty's at Utica Square is consumer unfriendly as well because they charge DOUBLE for some items..but people shop there for a reason! I wouldn't put a label on something just because you don't like it, that isn't very liberal of you now is it!

[sauerkraut]

Food shopping is a problem in Tulsa they don't seem to have much selection at any of the  stores IMO. Wal-Mart foods and the Food Pyromid store near Harvard & I-44 is my favorite places to shop, F.P has a good bakery. Reasors is not bad, I like the store on 21st & yale. However, I'm no fan of Homeland or Warehouse stores, I avoid those stores.[xx(]

[Townsend]

^^^Hoss, you want to handle this one?^^^

[Hoss]

quote:Originally posted by Townsend

^^^Hoss, you want to handle this one?^^^

I'm thinkin' about it.....

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I'd like to ask him though, how long it's been since he's shopped seriously for groceries in Tulsa?  I doubt I'll get an answer.

I'd also like to ask why he avoids Warehouse stores?  Does he mean Warehouse Market?

And I think there is plenty of choice.  Whole Foods has a store here as well.  Along with the whopping one store Homeland has remaining here (31st/Harvard if I remember right).

[Kashmir]

OK, is it just me, or does the Reasors at 15th have some very special customers? Or do I just always end up in line before them?  Last time I was in there, a teen girl was trying to buy diapers and her check wouldn't clear.  Heartbreaking, yes, but at the time she was playing with her iPhone. In Uggs.  The time before that, a group of old men were trying to buy bird food with an accessOK card, but were doing a separate transaction for beer.  I am not kidding.

[DolfanBob]

We spend 300 plus a week at Reasors(To many kids)and our son worked for Reasors for almost two years. They do employ our youth and that is alway's a good thing.
I am not sure if posting a unit price would sway my purchase for the simple fact that with the amount that we are spending takes up far more of my Sunday time than I want to.
Our store in BA is always clean and the managers and butchers know us and always speak.

[TURobY]

quote:Originally posted by Kashmir

OK, is it just me, or does the Reasors at 15th have some very special customers? Or do I just always end up in line before them?  Last time I was in there, a teen girl was trying to buy diapers and her check wouldn't clear.  Heartbreaking, yes, but at the time she was playing with her iPhone. In Uggs.  The time before that, a group of old men were trying to buy bird food with an accessOK card, but were doing a separate transaction for beer.  I am not kidding.

I've learned to bypass the lines with the self-checkout. Then again, I go every day so I never have too many groceries.