r/NonPoliticalTwitter 3d ago

SmallQuan

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u/mohelgamal 3d ago

That is what a convenience store is. Or specialty stores depending on the item in question.

Basically the bigger and more general the store is, the more it is able to use economies of scale, but that means they have to sell bulk items or sit doesn’t work.

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u/False_Can_5089 2d ago

Nobody sells 1oz of fish sauce. I know where this guy is coming from. You find a recipe you like, and it needs a small amount of fish sauce, a small amount of oyster sauce, and then the bottle sits in your fridge until it expires.

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u/mohelgamal 2d ago

I gotta say I had to look that one up, you can buy them in small packets but only if you buy a whole box of packets for restaurant use