Why is it six of one and less than half a dozen of another?

Okay, I was in Walmart. For several weeks, I've been wanting to try a new shampoo and conditioner--but every time I'd go to buy it, they would be out of the conditioner. Now I was out of shampoo, and really needed to buy it, but I didn't want to without the matching conditioner. One of the associates was stocking the shelves, and she found six bottles of the conditioner that had just come in. She told me that the conditioners always sell out faster than the shampoos, and that she always runs out of conditioner before she does the shampoo. Now me, I always run out of shampoo first. But since I always use about the same amount of both whenever I shower by all rights, I should run out of both at the same time!

So, here is a burning question of great significance.


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Why is it six of one and less than half a dozen of another?

Okay, I was in Walmart. For several weeks, I've been wanting to try a new shampoo and conditioner--but every time I'd go to buy it, they would be out of the conditioner. Now I was out of shampoo, and really needed to buy it, but I didn't want to without the matching conditioner. One of the associates was stocking the shelves, and she found six bottles of the conditioner that had just come in. She told me that the conditioners always sell out faster than the shampoos, and that she always runs out of conditioner before she does the shampoo. Now me, I always run out of shampoo first. But since I always use about the same amount of both whenever I shower by all rights, I should run out of both at the same time!

So, here is a burning question of great significance.


[Poll #1253806]