The Wonders of Consumerism

As I've been going about my merry way, I've just been jotting down random stuff that I find interesting.

Pay by weight frozen yoghourt: this is in all the food courts of supermarkets and also in standalone stores. You get a cup, and fill it with frozen yoghurt of whatever flavour you desire (there are about 20), you then weight your cup, the cup weight is subtracted to give the net weight of your yoghurt, and then you pay by the weight.

Smirnoff Savannah Tea: I saw an ad for this on a billboard. It's iced tea with lemon...with vodka. I don't see why they can't just do it themselves.

Speaking of which - Alcohol licencing: in any regular supermarket in america, there will be a liquor aisle. Not in a separate shop. In the supermarket, right next to the dried fruit and baked goods. And it's significantly cheaper than Aus.

Costco: A warehouse superstore which sells anything and everything. Some of the marvels I came across instore were...
60 inch flatscreen LCD, LED backlit televisions. $2999 (plus another 10% tax. Their GST isn't included in pricing. It means everything is about 10% more expensive than it seems.
Tea bags. In 300 packs.
5 gum: we get it in 12 sticks per pack. They have it in 10 packs of 15 sticks in cooler flavours than we have yet.
Makeup: 2 mascaras for $10.
Petrol: Costco sells ULP for $3.00 per GALLON. That's 75c per litre. Even non-costco petrol only costs about $3.25 for premium. And they complain that their petrol is expensive.