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How can they not notice? Do they not see the packages, can they not feel the weight difference and package size? Are they so oblivious? If so, I have no sympathy.
If she doesn't buy the product (she was in my house, I showed her my juice) why would she notice? We had a conversation about ice cream quarts having been shrunk down, I added the OJ to it.
Rather than pick apart what my friend doesn't buy -- what do you feel about poorly marked downsized products? Do you feel it should be clearly indicated onnthe label, or should manufacturers be able to downsize without notice?
Do you feel it should be clearly indicated on the label, or should manufacturers be able to downsize without notice?
I don't think manufacturers should have to announce that they are making a smaller package. Consumers should be smart enough to know what they are spending their own money on. And the last thing we need is for the Government to dictate more laws for companies to have to abide by.
But, if these labels were required - they should say something like this:
"We are putting fewer ounces of laundry soap in this bottle than before, but are charging you the same price - BECAUSE, our company is worried about Democrats raising taxes on us, and because of the higher cost of making this product since gas prices have risen".
Yes, our US Dollar is worth about 90% less than it was in 1973 (when Nixon removed the gold standard). Thus, higher prices and less quantity/quality.
Since we won't stand for cutting spending, how else do you think the government is going to handle the national debt? Inflate away the value of the debt....
It's not fraud. Why do they have to tell you? You can't figure out quanities by yourself? If you don't like it, don't buy it.
What are you going to do? Occupy a Frito-Lay plant?
Tuna cans started shrinking from 6 oz to 5 oz several years ago. (Actually, the CANS themselves did not shrink - as they SHOULD HAVE under the concept of transparency - only the contents shrank. More filler/water, less tuna, same size can = many people didn't even notice.)
And yes, I shunned the 5 oz cans and bought 6 oz cans as long as they were on the market, but within a few months all producers had shrunk to 5 oz.
Then what option do I have? When you're already buying tuna, what substitutes remain?
Which reminds me...prices are up AGAIN. I had been buying store brand tuna at 2@1.00 until it went up to 59 cents...then I switched to an even crappier national brand that was 2@1.00. Now the cheap national brand is up to 59 cents and I'm wondering what I'll do when my stockpile of 2@1.00 cans is depleted.
How can they not notice? Do they not see the packages, can they not feel the weight difference and package size? Are they so oblivious? If so, I have no sympathy.
When you're accustomed to buying specific products/brands, you take it off the shelf and put it in your cart when you see it in the store.
Unless there is an OBVIOUS difference in the product from what you're accustomed to, you don't scrutinize the label.
I presume that Big Food has conducted sufficient research to know exactly how much they can shrink products before it's obvious in real time to shoppers.
When tuna cans shrunk from 6 oz to 5 oz several years ago, the cans themselves did not shrink, only the tuna did. Since the "missing" tuna was replaced with water, there wasn't even a discernible weight difference to tip off consumers.
That's been going on for years. If you don't notice the packaging changes along with the weight changes and increased prices then you are not a very astute shopper.
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