Ice Cream
Sep 27, 2020 08:40:17 #
george19 wrote:
Instead of changing the price, many food stuff manufacturers change the weight...although reducing 25% is a bit extreme...in the hopes you don’t notice by looking at the unit price. This is more common than you want to know.
You could always start buying the larger sizes.
You could always start buying the larger sizes.
Another thing they do when they change weights/sizes is make it very difficult to price compare with the different & sometimes odd sizes for similar products but different brands. They may be fooling some, but not everybody.
Sep 27, 2020 09:01:17 #
My pound of bacon was forced to diet. Now it's 12 ounces. And my canned vegetables keep getting smaller too.
Sep 27, 2020 09:02:00 #
HamBar06 wrote:
A very nasty process. Also rubbing me the wrong way is that by reducing quantities and not changing price, the US Government does not recognize this as inflation; thereby not increasing Social Security, etc.
Can anyone really explain why this practice is invisible to Washington?
Larry
Can anyone really explain why this practice is invisible to Washington?
Larry
I'm sure it is recognized in Washington, but, as politicians do, they bank heavily on the fact that most Americans do not connect the reduction in quantity and stable price, with inflation. You wouldn't have to be a math genius to figure it out, just someone with common sense and logic.
Sep 27, 2020 09:03:38 #
mas24
Loc: Southern CA
Yes, I do remember when ice cream came in 1/2 gallon square containers. Now, they are in round or oval shaped containers that are 1.5 quarts. About $4 to $4.50 each. Quality ice cream melts. Ice cream that has its shape, and barely melts, is stuffed with fillers, as mentioned earlier. Breyers is known for this. Which is why I prefer Dryers instead. Dairy Queen has the best soft serve ice cream cones. IMO.
Sep 27, 2020 09:17:17 #
dpullum wrote:
Having lived n Argentina where Ice-cream was truly that, a meltable dairy product. It is amazing that USA Ice-cream left to melt in the sink still has a shape; it is so full of fillers... Plastic!! Also in Argentina, a cone leaves you satisfied, in US there are additives that leave an after taste calling for more cold Ice-cream.
I haven’t been to Argentina but I spent time in Brasíl and you are correct. The ice cream had a different texture and very satisfying. My wife would be drinking her beer and I would be eating my ice cream.
And it was a treat for all the kids in the neighborhood..
Sep 27, 2020 09:45:00 #
fourlocks wrote:
Same with a "pound" of coffee that shrin... (show quote)
Here is a humorous note about animal food: Some years ago I worked at a company that was a food distributor for independent grocery stores. We also had a government contract to supply commissaries. Once a year Purina had a promotion and shipped a 55# bag of food for the same price as their normal 50# bag. This was a good deal but when we delivered it to the commissaries they would not take it. It had a different UPC# and apparently the government wasn't willing to link the two UPCs together. We would always have to special order 50# bags just for the government facilities. With all the things the government is pushing to give away like food stamps etc., I find it humorous that Purnia couldn't give away 5# of free dog food.
Sep 27, 2020 09:52:27 #
Costco only sells vanilla but it is good and a full half gallon.
Another plus - you have to buy a 2 pack😊
Another plus - you have to buy a 2 pack😊
Sep 27, 2020 10:23:52 #
rayclay
Loc: Arab, AL., USA
Blue Bell comes in half gallons. The vanilla is so rich it reminds me of the old ice cream cones of years ago. I insist on having sugar sugar wafer cookies to eat with it. They have one that is called cone ice cream a novelty but not up to plain old vanilla.
Sep 27, 2020 10:39:14 #
jerryc41 wrote:
I was surprised that a friend of mine didn't know ... (show quote)
A few years? It's more like 10 years or more. And with Breyers you have to watch out for that insipid "non dairy (non ice cream) ice cream". It's right there with the real ice cream. The only way I could tell is by eating it. Tastes awful.
Sep 27, 2020 10:48:36 #
fourlocks wrote:
Same with a "pound" of coffee that shrinks by another ounce about every three years. Down to 12 ounces, now.
I was going to say a 3 pound can of Kirkland coffee is still 48 oz. but when I checked the can it said it was 1.36 kg, making it short of 3 pounds by .02741 ounce. I thought I could depend on Costco not to screw me over but it looks like they did.
Sep 27, 2020 10:50:52 #
jiminnee wrote:
Another thing they do when they change weights/sizes is make it very difficult to price compare with the different & sometimes odd sizes for similar products but different brands. They may be fooling some, but not everybody.
It amazes me when I see people go through a grocery store just pulling items off the shelf, throwing them in their cart without regard to price, content, etc., but then when they get to the register, I'm not surprised when they whip out an EBT card to pay for it all. You would think they'd be a little more budget conscious.
Sep 27, 2020 10:50:55 #
jaycoffman
Loc: San Diego
Well, they have to lower the size every time they up the price to pay for changing the labels... Cynical Sunday...
Sep 27, 2020 11:04:04 #
EdJ0307 wrote:
I was going to say a 3 pound can of Kirkland coffee is still 48 oz. but when I checked the can it said it was 1.36 kg, making it short of 3 pounds by .02741 ounce. I thought I could depend on Costco not to screw me over but it looks like they did.
Costco just dropped my favorite bread. (Alpine Valley). The organic bread they have now tastes like sandpaper. Alpine Valley is perhaps the only item I buy from them on a regular basis because I can't get it anywhere else. But losing it will make me think twice when it becomes time to rejoin for $60.00. I'm wondering if Costco is worth it.
Sep 27, 2020 11:20:30 #
fourlocks wrote:
Same with a "pound" of coffee that shrin... (show quote)
Ever wonder why your pay check doesn't go as far as it use to? This is sneaky inflation!
So many manufacturers do it I wonder if they teach it in marketing class in collage.
Sep 27, 2020 11:32:29 #
HamBar06
Loc: Philadelphia, PA
Seems that both logic and common sense are in really short supply in DC.
Larry
Larry
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