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To me, this practice of making packages smaller and smaller seems deceptive. It's a way for food manufacturers to increase the cost of a product without marking the price up on the supermarket shelf.
Ice Cream was one of the first products I noticed. I remember when it was sold in half-gallon containers. Now ice cream is some weird amount of ounces somewhere between 1 quart and 1 half gallon. Fortunately, I no longer eat ice cream (or other junk foods) ... so this isn't much of an issue to me personally.
One thing that does get affected is meal recipes. When your recipe calls for a certain quantity of an item (ex: 16 ounces), and you now need to buy two packages of that item, because it now is being sold in 13 ounce packages.
Personally, I prefer the smaller packages. I do NOT need an 18 oz package of Ritz crackers that will be stale long before I get a chance to use them all.
same, but i've definitely noticed and been annoyed by the higher prices
don't buy much pakaged food but noticed they cut another 3/4 inches off a roll of toilet paper. now it fits sloppy in the holder and goes side to side. now that's sneaky
don't buy much pakaged food but noticed they cut another 3/4 inches off a roll of toilet paper. now it fits sloppy in the holder and goes side to side. now that's sneaky
I noticed that with Scott (sliding side to side), but not with Angel Soft. That one stayed the same.
I'm not ticked off by the smaller sizes. I'm ticked off by the insult to my intelligence by those who think I might not notice. That I might not wonder why prime numbers like 7 and 11 and 14 mysteriously became the ounce-measure standards of product packaging.
I'm not ticked off by the smaller sizes. I'm ticked off by the insult to my intelligence by those who think I might not notice. That I might not wonder why prime numbers like 7 and 11 and 14 mysteriously became the ounce-measure standards of product packaging.
Wait, you lost me here (I'm math-challenged). Why are the prime numbers meaningful?
this kind of issue really cracks me up. Just the other day I stopped into the market. In the cereal isle was a huge sign pointing to a certain brand, stating "new lower price"! I pick it up and say out loud, "uh, no it's not". Standing near me was a store employee. He argued with me that yes, indeed the boxes are now a lower price. But the price per ounce had risen and the size of the box is smaller. "Well, you're not supposed to notice that"!!!
Well, I heard that many companies want to switch their packages to pouches. Soups and such, as example. It would be really hard to visualize a pouch vs can. And then there will be extra air space to "keep it fresh"... yeah, right. Kitchen staples from Campbell Soup Co. and H.J. Heinz Co. will be joining other consumer products in pouches this year. The trend is being driven by savings on packaging and shipping costs as well as aesthetics – an upscale pouch sporting elaborate graphics offers a modernized look and premium appeal, marketers say.The technology used in stand up pouches has also improved, giving food nearly double the shelf life. Switching to food pouch packaging made easier by partnership
Wait, you lost me here (I'm math-challenged). Why are the prime numbers meaningful?
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Originally Posted by jtur88
I'm not ticked off by the smaller sizes. I'm ticked off by the insult to my intelligence by those who think I might not notice. That I might not wonder why prime numbers like 7 and 11 and 14 mysteriously became the ounce-measure standards of product packaging.
That's right: before it was 8oz, 12oz, and 16oz now its 7 or even 5.5oz, 11oz, and 14oz... but, hey! Lots of people don't have that kind of elementary knowledge in math...
Many foreigners come from a metric system, and they too have hard time to convert.
It comes together with 4 for $11, or 3 for $7 etc. I see it a lot in stores where the poor and uneducated live. I guess, they assume that no one can do this kind of math in the head.
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