-> whoa... down here in the south US, 20oz plastic reclosable bottles 
-> go for ~$1.20US... 2liter bottles vary... most are about the same 
-> price as the 20oz'ers... 
   
 DW> 2 litres is something like 70 fluid ounces. If you can get 2 litres
 DW> for  the price of 20 ozes, you're getting a bargain. 

that's what they want us to believe... i believe the other way around...
the 20's a highway robbery ripoffs ;)

we've a store in a small "hamlet" near by that sells the 2L
inside for 99cent all the time... they also have the standard drink coolers
where you can get the 20's... outside they also have vending machines that
sell colder 20's... there are many times that the clerks will _tell_ you to
put the 20 back in the rack and get one from the machine outside... why?
they are colder and they are only 75cents... still more expensive per oz
than by the 2L but a better deal...

some stores even add up to 25cents to the price of 2L's if they offer them cold...
   
 DW> Obviously, prices have little to do with values. 

hasn't it always been that way?

)\/(ark