Shrinkflation. Folgers coffee 2 pound can.
Oct 11, 2022 18:26:39 #
rplain1 wrote:
I agree with that - we don't buy produce there bec... (show quote)
Agreed - XX.17??? XX.47???
Why not just round it off.
Oct 11, 2022 18:29:13 #
rplain1 wrote:
I agree with that - we don't buy produce there bec... (show quote)
They are portioned in metric for the rest of the world and we get weird amounts in imperial. Like bottled water that's 16.9 ounces because that's half a liter for the rest of the world.
Oct 11, 2022 18:35:17 #
LDB415 wrote:
They are portioned in metric for the rest of the world and we get weird amounts in imperial. Like bottled water that's 16.9 ounces because that's half a liter for the rest of the world.
Good explanation!
Oct 11, 2022 18:48:24 #
therwol
Loc: USA
LDB415 wrote:
They are portioned in metric for the rest of the world and we get weird amounts in imperial. Like bottled water that's 16.9 ounces because that's half a liter for the rest of the world.
Products often have both the metric and imperial measurements on a can/bottle/package. One or the other may be in small print. On the bottled water I buy, 500ml is that primary/obvious measurement.
Oct 11, 2022 19:20:15 #
dwmoar
Loc: Oregon, Willamette Valley
joehel2 wrote:
I’m surprised no one has rolled out 10 egg and 30 ounce milk cartons.
Stop giving them ideas :)
Oct 12, 2022 03:09:07 #
Much like the now extinct 32 oz bottle of Gatorade.
Now it's a little 28 oz bottle.
Now it's a little 28 oz bottle.
Oct 12, 2022 06:06:14 #
allan catt
Loc: gillingham,kent,uk
Years ago Cadbury’s boasted that each bar of milk chocolate contained 1 1/2 glasses of milk.now the chocolate bar is half the size and still has the same amount of milk......must be using smaller glasses.😹🇬🇧
Oct 12, 2022 07:19:40 #
I know just what you mean. This is devious & deceptive advertising. Not only that, but different similar products are using different measurements so as to make it difficult for price comparisons. I notice this a lot in laundry soap too. They use several odd measurements. Give you less & charge you more & do it so (hopefully) you won't even notice. Not a great way to do business.
Oct 12, 2022 09:18:18 #
I know, and I hate that. Two of my favorite "hates" are three pints of ice cream pretending to be half a gallon, and the smaller can of tuna fish. I buy Stewart's ice cream because it's still a half gallon, and it's $3.69 on sale every week - well, three flavors are on sale.
When you see something like "14.27 ounces" on a package, you know they're out to get you. I'm sure they fought to keep from putting the weight on packages.
When you see something like "14.27 ounces" on a package, you know they're out to get you. I'm sure they fought to keep from putting the weight on packages.
Oct 12, 2022 09:24:37 #
allan catt wrote:
Years ago Cadbury’s boasted that each bar of milk chocolate contained 1 1/2 glasses of milk.now the chocolate bar is half the size and still has the same amount of milk......must be using smaller glasses.😹🇬🇧
Like a "cup" of coffee. If you watch an old movie, notice how small the coffee cups are. "7Up" originally came in a 7 oz bottle. The size of a "cup" can vary according to time and use, although 8 oz is the common standard now.
Customary cup
Coffee carafe showing gradations for measuring water (right) and brewed coffee (left) in multiples of non-standard US customary cups.
In the United States, the customary cup is half of a liquid pint.
1 US customary cup = 1⁄16 US customary gallon
= 1⁄4 US customary quart
= 1⁄2 US customary pint
= 8 US customary fluid ounces
= 16 US customary tablespoons
= 48 US customary teaspoons
= 236.5882365 milliliters exactly
= 15.7725491 international tablespoons
= 11.829411825 Australian tablespoons
≈ 5⁄6 imperial cups
≈ 8 1⁄3 imperial fluid ounces
Legal cup
The cup currently used in the United States for nutrition labelling is defined in United States law as 240 ml.[1][2][3]
1 US "legal" cup = 240 milliliters
= 16 international tablespoons
= 12 Australian tablespoons
= 8 US nutritional fluid ounces (30 ml each)
≈ 8.12 US customary fluid ounces
≈ 8.45 imperial fluid ounces
Oct 12, 2022 13:46:07 #
Oct 12, 2022 15:40:06 #
flathead27ford wrote:
Especially going on in candy car sizes and prices.
I've come across old 2 x 4s that measured 2 x 4.
Mr. Hershey kept the price of his candy bar the same, but he changed the size according to the price of chocolate. He finally had to settle on one size and adjust the price.
Oct 12, 2022 21:52:27 #
Oct 13, 2022 10:13:13 #
Juy
Loc: Delaware
joehel2 wrote:
I’m surprised no one has rolled out 10 egg and 30 ounce milk cartons.
Now you went and done it, no more dozen
Oct 13, 2022 16:56:54 #
The number of raisins in my cinnamon-and-raisin bagels has been greatly reduced. Damn Russians, cutting the shipments of Ukrainian raisins to the Free World! 😎
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