this post was submitted on 03 Sep 2026
129 points (97.1% liked)
Funny
16517 readers
147 users here now
General rules:
- Be kind.
- All posts must make an attempt to be funny.
- Obey the general sh.itjust.works instance rules.
- No politics or political figures. There are plenty of other politics communities to choose from.
- Don't post anything grotesque or potentially illegal. Examples include pornography, gore, animal cruelty, inappropriate jokes involving kids, etc.
Exceptions may be made at the discretion of the mods.
founded 3 years ago
MODERATORS
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
view the rest of the comments
I think it means "count" like "18 ct" means "18 count" means there are 18 cookies in the package
Since when does ct. Mean count? The only things i was able to find online, were carat (ct, unit of measurement of mass), ct count (covid-19), Connecticut (ct as shortened)
Internet man finds out the struggle of inconsistent units of measure.
Wikipedia got you fam
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CT
I just wondered if I could find examples in the wild so I searched for "grocery price tags". Didn't have to look much to find an example:
https://external-content.duckduckgo.com/iu/?u=https%3A%2F%2Fthekrazycouponlady.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2018%2F11%2Fwalmart-price-tag-price-1541818761.jpg&f=1&nofb=1&ipt=84a320ca42eafdbfe38fc23ed9cb8b3d10cf92caf1b008dcc103757d9e9517d9
Oh, this is why. Maybe i just was to biased to not use this search prompt, or and also that unlike in us, in my country food is not measured in count, but always in grams or mililiters. Thanks for explanation.
Even eggs?
Yes. Just take as many as you need and pay for how much they weight, the same way as it is done with buying vegetables or fruits.
Since when? In the US this has been used in stores for decades that I know of.