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Comment by dairylee | Hacker News Reader

In the UK it's a lot cheaper for the blocks:

  - Tesco Extra Mature Grated Cheddar 250g
    - £ 2.25
    - £9.00/kg
  - Tesco Extra Mature Cheddar Cheese 220g
    - £ 1.90
    - £8.64/kg
  - Tesco Extra Mature Cheddar Cheese 400g
    - £ 2.85
    - £7.13/kg
  - Tesco Extra Mature Cheddar Cheese 700g
    - £ 3.50
    - £5.00/kg

edit: Added price for a 220g block of cheese

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I suppose as long as we are comparing areas, my local grocery (Lucerne is a Safeway store brand). If you get the same size of each, do the prices come more inline? I'm used to paying fairly close to the same price regardless of packaging if it's the same size from the same brand. But of course regional and national influences, along with consumer expectations, surely play a part in the pricing.

    - Lucerne Cheese Natural Medium Cheddar - 32 oz
      - $9.99
      - $0.31/oz
    - Lucerne Cheese Shreaded Sharp Cheddar - 32 oz
      - $9.99
      - $0.31/oz
    - Lucerne Cheese Sharp Cheddar = 32 oz
      - $9.99
      - $0.31/oz

> If you get the same size of each, do the prices come more inline?

Just had another look and while they don't sell a block that weighs the same as the pre-grated it is much closer in price for a similar sized block.

£9.00/kg for the pre-grated (250g) and £8.64/kg for the block (220g).

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