Is my price moving wrong?
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Enter an item and the price you pay. Bench compares it against what you’ve paid before — recognizing the item even when the wording or pack size changes — and tells you, in plain language, whether this move is normal or worth a call to your rep. It runs on your device and remembers your prices there, so each check sharpens the next.
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How Bench reads it.
It recognizes the item. “Olive Oil 3 L” and “OLIVE OIL 3L” are the same thing; a close wording is offered as a match to confirm. You never maintain a canonical name.
It pins the unit. $/lb and $/oz are reconciled automatically; a “case” can’t be turned into a weight without its pack size, so Bench says so instead of guessing.
It uses your own baseline. The verdict compares your latest price to the trailing median of what you’ve paid — the same rule Muntin Ledger uses, so the two never disagree.
It stays on your device. Prices are kept in this browser, never sent anywhere. Peer comparison against other operators is a separate, opt-in feature inside Ledger — never built from what you type here.
Why this tool exists.
Every check this tool runs maps to a specific concept in the Library. Two starting points — one definition, one playbook.
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wages + payroll taxes, as a % of sales
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costs that don't scale with sales
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