# 10 items or less?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/10-items-or-less/162073>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [March 17, 2003, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/10-items-or-less/162073 "2003-03-17T19:43:28Z")\
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**Author:** ![Lobsang](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobsang/32/4067_2.png) [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\
**Post date:** [March 19, 2003, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/10-items-or-less/162073/41 "2003-03-19T02:53:02Z")

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Probably already been said, but I am a sod so I will say it anyway -

It would be impossible to unambiguate the 10 items or less rule. Does a bag of peas count as one item or 738 items?

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