Because it's a great conspiracy enacted to get people to spend more money than they should... I personally thing that Bush is behind it -- or maybe Cheney and his pals at Halliburton -- Oh wait - it's the entire Republican party doing it because after all -- we know they are evil money grubbers....
Actually, I think it's one more place where there's a lack of communication... The Hot dog maker and the bun maker used to be married - maybe they still are... and well.. they don't talk much anymore- because they could't come to a happy medium of say packages of 9....
Have I Totally Lost my mind?