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Posted by Bobby on April 5, 2009, at 0:00:25
that pint of Haagen-Das you're enjoying---is now only 14 oz--cleverly packaged to look identical.
Posted by Deneb on April 5, 2009, at 0:13:00
In reply to An inconvenient truth, posted by Bobby on April 5, 2009, at 0:00:25
How many oz was it before?
Our juices now are smaller too. They used to come in glass bottles that were 500 ml, now they are only 4 hundred something and in plastic bottles.
Posted by Dinah on April 5, 2009, at 9:07:10
In reply to An inconvenient truth, posted by Bobby on April 5, 2009, at 0:00:25
Yup. It's everywhere. I'd rather they raise the prices.
Posted by Dinah on April 5, 2009, at 9:09:07
In reply to An inconvenient truth, posted by Bobby on April 5, 2009, at 0:00:25
It's especially annoying in dog food. The dogs still eat as much, so I have to go to the store more often. That may be their plan, but it's a lousy one that makes me resent them.
Posted by Phillipa on April 5, 2009, at 13:25:29
In reply to Re: An inconvenient truth » Bobby, posted by Dinah on April 5, 2009, at 9:09:07
Price of cans of dog food up from 1.29 a can to 1.69 a can. As for human food think they want us eating less for health. Love Phillipa
Posted by Kath on April 6, 2009, at 10:37:24
In reply to An inconvenient truth, posted by Bobby on April 5, 2009, at 0:00:25
Yeah - I hate how they do that! It feels like an insult to my intelligence!!! Like they're trying to trick consumers. (Well, I guess they ARE trying to trick us!!!)
Kath
Posted by garnet71 on April 6, 2009, at 13:24:34
In reply to Re: An inconvenient truth, posted by Kath on April 6, 2009, at 10:37:24
Yeah, there are a lot of tricks out there; the smaller size tactic caught on pretty quickly. I think Dannon yogurt started it a few years ago - from 8 oz to 6 oz, or something like that.
With laundry detergent - they are now all "3x concentrated", but they make the cap so big so you use the same amount.. - the cap is like 1/4 the size of the entire bottle lol
And one of the grocery stores I shop at raises the price really high, then they offer it 'on sale' with a lower price and a bright sale label next to it..meanwhile, the 'sale price' is lower than the original price in another store.
I buy a lot more generic brands now and they don't seem to do all that crap.
Posted by olivepit on April 19, 2009, at 23:41:26
In reply to Re: An inconvenient truth » Kath, posted by garnet71 on April 6, 2009, at 13:24:34
really? I hadn't picked up on that yet. I guess Im one of the fooled hehe. But I do think its a great idea but they should be accomodating prices!!
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