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Old 04-07-2018, 06:36 AM
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Originally Posted by Transplant View Post
Don't blame the stores. They only set pricing according to the manufactures. As said before it might cost more to produce which they pass on. Be thankful that the stores offer it on their shelves.
Be thankful that Walmart isn't taking advantage of the fact and jacking up the price of the 20-oz loaf to the higher price of the 16-oz loaf.

The answer, of course, would be for the WIC program to accept whatever size the manufacturer can make the cheapest. But that would be too easy.
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