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Other day the grocery store clerk sold me 2 boxes of ice cream for half the price of one. They don't expire soon. How do you logic this? (lemm.ee)

submitted 1 week ago by Lojcs@lemm.ee to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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[–] KittenBiscuits@lemm.ee 15 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Sometimes a store will discount a certain product way below its value in order to attract customers to visit the store (and buy other things at regular price along with their bargain item). It's called a "loss leader".

If it wasn't this, then the manufacturer could be discontinuing the flavor or the store could be trying to get rid of their stock of this brand because they want to switch to another one.

[–] MisterNeon@lemmy.world 12 points 1 week ago

It's working too. OP has ice cream and this store on his mind way after purchase.