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Mission Low Carb Tortillia 'Wraps' at a Bargain

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DK - 17 Oct 2006 18:56 GMT
Mission now has  a full line of different size and type of low carb
products.

And what is so great about the company is that all the low carb
products are priced at only 3 times their regular products.

Aren't they wonderful?

 Where do they come up with triple pricing for low carb?   Is the
bran that high?

pissed.
Jbuch - 17 Oct 2006 19:36 GMT
>  Mission now has  a full line of different size and type of low carb
> products.
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>
>  pissed.

Low Carb PROCESSED products are intrinsically expensive because of the
specialized appeal -

Products like bread substitutes (low carb) have a currently smaller
consumer interest and there is a substantially higher shelf spoilage
rate, unless the distributor only puts out a small amount of product.
Then customers get angry because the store ran out of the product before
they could buy theirs.

Many Wal-Marts carry low carb flatbreads called FlatOut in the deli
section. The low carb versions are called CaarbDown, and there are
several flavors. The package contains 11 ounces of product - 6 large
elongated flatbreads.

Wal-Mart sells the regular and low carb versions for $2.00 (locally).

One Wal-Mart sells fresh made deli sandwiches on FlatOut flatbreads.

Other food stores appear to want to carry just the regular FlatOut
products. And they charge more than Wal-Mart.

I often take these low carb flatbreads on week long bicycle camping
trips. They last the week unrrfrigerated (and more) with no evicent
problems.

Most stores no longer want to bother much with Low Carb products. One
way to make it worthwhile is to have a high retail price on the items
allowing either a higher markup percentage or just the regular markup on
 the higher price.

Shelf spoilage isn't good for the product and isn't good for the profit
margins either.  Perhaps, if we were to make them out of stuff that
won't spoil so fast.... remember hydrogenated vegetable oils that
wouldn't spoil --- and gave a long shelf life?

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Pat in TX - 20 Oct 2006 03:56 GMT
> Mission now has  a full line of different size and type of low carb
> products.
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>
> pissed.

Three times? You exaggerate. Or maybe you would prefer NO low carb products!
That'll show 'em.
BlueBrooke - 20 Oct 2006 05:03 GMT
>> Mission now has  a full line of different size and type of low carb
>> products.
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>Three times? You exaggerate. Or maybe you would prefer NO low carb products!
>That'll show 'em.

Well, here the Mission Carb Balance tortillas are $3.89 for eight taco
size tortillas; that's almost $0.50 each.  

I don't know what the price is for "regular" tortillas that size --
anyone?  

BlueBrooke
T2/D&E/June 2005
Pat in TX - 25 Oct 2006 00:46 GMT
>>> And what is so great about the company is that all the low carb
>>> products are priced at only 3 times their regular products.
DK

>>Three times? You exaggerate. Or maybe you would prefer NO low carb
>>products!
>>That'll show 'em.
Pat in TX

> Well, here the Mission Carb Balance tortillas are $3.89 for eight taco
> size tortillas; that's almost $0.50 each.
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> BlueBrooke
> T2/D&E/June 2005

Okay, today I went to Wal-Mart and the price for Mission Carb Balance
tortillas, taco size was 10 in a bag (not 8) and the price was $2.32.  Their
normal tortillas were 10 for $1.59. I don't think that is anywhere near "3
times as much." If you want to buy about 40 of the lowest price tortillas in
the store, you can get them for about 10 cents apiece. But, you have to buy
in bulk...well, I consider 40 of them to be "bulk." You may not.

So, the difference is 23.2 cents for the Carb Balance and 15.9 cents for
their regular ones. It's not going to break my bank and I see no reason to
be "pissed" as was DK.  Like I said, maybe we would prefer they didn't
produce them at all?

Pat in TX
BlueBrooke - 25 Oct 2006 02:53 GMT
>>>> And what is so great about the company is that all the low carb
>>>> products are priced at only 3 times their regular products.
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>
>Pat in TX

I was just at the store today, but completely forgot about this
thread, so didn't look (and wasn't buying tortillas today).  But *now*
I'm wondering why we pay so much for the Carb Balance tortillas up
here.  More than $1.50 per package is a *lot* of transportation cost.
Forgot to check the "regular" ones -- I'll be back in town on Thursday
*and* Saturday, so hopefully one of those days I'll be able to
remember to check this.  Since I don't buy them there, it's hard to
remember to look.  

BlueBrooke
T2/D&E/June 2005

The things that come to those who wait will
be the things left by those who got there first.
Pat in TX - 25 Oct 2006 18:11 GMT
> I was just at the store today, but completely forgot about this
> thread, so didn't look (and wasn't buying tortillas today).  But *now*
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> BlueBrooke
> T2/D&E/June 2005

Where are you located? I have noticed that in Charlotte, NC, grocery costs
are a lot more than here in the Dallas area.

Pat in TX
BlueBrooke - 25 Oct 2006 18:58 GMT
>> I was just at the store today, but completely forgot about this
>> thread, so didn't look (and wasn't buying tortillas today).  But *now*
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>
>Pat in TX

Hi, Pat --

I'm in the Ozarks -- and there are a lot of things here that seem more
expensive than the "rest of the world."  The exception to that is cigs
and gas -- I think our prices are the cheapest in the country on both.
Well, today.  After they pass the new ciggie tax, I doubt people will
be making the trip here from Illinois to stock up.  :-)

BlueBrooke
T2/D&E/June 2005

The things that come to those who wait will
be the things left by those who got there first.
 
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