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It's all about the grams!
No, this is not another thread about weed!
It’s a bit of a rant meant to educate those who aren’t aware of the dishonest practices big corporations use to deceive the consumer.
I’ll try and disguise my hatred for capitalism because I don’t want this thread deemed as political.
This is something I’ve been aware of for many years but it’s getting so out of hand now, that I don’t trust any products on the shelves at the local supermarket.
Do you pay attention the grams (weight) listed on the packages of the everyday products you purchase?
I will not list brand names for the sake of T-net’s reputation and will call them something similar.
Now, I know y’all are familiar with Rotten Ronnie's Big Sac shrinking smaller year after year and yet it always look big and perfect in the ads.
But what about all those everyday things at the grocery store?
For example, how about that cheesy macaroni Crap-Dinner? Regular Crap-Dinner has like 200 grams in the box but if you want a fancy new flavour or different pasta shapes, the grams shrink by at least 20.
How about the tortilla chips like Mosquitos? Take the original types and shrink the bag by 20 to 60 grams for all the “scoop” shapes or new flavours.
In fact, look at all the bagged, boxed, and canned products and you’ll notice a reduction in weight for a new flavour, style, or shape.
It’s getting annoying as things that were ALWAYS a certain size that I could plan a meal around, are now smaller.
I used to be able to get two side-dish meals out of a bag of french fries but now after filling my small cookie sheet once, it’s not even worth turning the oven on for the remainder a second time.
Once every couple of weeks, I like a certain brand of perogies fried up with onions, garlic, and ham chunks (shhhh, I also use bacon fat) and half of that would be a good portion now and the other half for later.
There’s no longer enough for a second portion as the bag is much smaller in the last year or so.
Speaking of bacon, the 500 gram packages are now 350 but with the same price due to today’s increasing pork prices.
It’s not just grams but also litres (Canadian measurement) as well. Mike Meyer’s ice cream for example, took what was ALWAYS a 2 litre box/tub and shrunk it to 1.89 litres and then lower. I think it’s like 1.6 something now.
They want a fortune for something that’s not even ice cream anymore....it’s all gum!!!!
Anyway, I could go on and on with this and not even scratch the surface.
If you haven’t looked before, I suggest you start looking at the weights of everything at the grocery store. Don’t just let the price decide what you buy as it may not be much of a deal.
The main theme nowadays, is to make you pay more for something that is new without you even noticing. They do this by shrinking the weight.
On regular everyday products, instead of raising the price, they shrink the weight or they do both!
Of course, the “healthier” it is, the more expensive the price will be. Shopping for food nowadays is a frustrating experience!
Keep your eyes open.
Cheers,
Dave.
No, this is not another thread about weed!
It’s a bit of a rant meant to educate those who aren’t aware of the dishonest practices big corporations use to deceive the consumer.
I’ll try and disguise my hatred for capitalism because I don’t want this thread deemed as political.
This is something I’ve been aware of for many years but it’s getting so out of hand now, that I don’t trust any products on the shelves at the local supermarket.
Do you pay attention the grams (weight) listed on the packages of the everyday products you purchase?
I will not list brand names for the sake of T-net’s reputation and will call them something similar.
Now, I know y’all are familiar with Rotten Ronnie's Big Sac shrinking smaller year after year and yet it always look big and perfect in the ads.
But what about all those everyday things at the grocery store?
For example, how about that cheesy macaroni Crap-Dinner? Regular Crap-Dinner has like 200 grams in the box but if you want a fancy new flavour or different pasta shapes, the grams shrink by at least 20.
How about the tortilla chips like Mosquitos? Take the original types and shrink the bag by 20 to 60 grams for all the “scoop” shapes or new flavours.
In fact, look at all the bagged, boxed, and canned products and you’ll notice a reduction in weight for a new flavour, style, or shape.
It’s getting annoying as things that were ALWAYS a certain size that I could plan a meal around, are now smaller.
I used to be able to get two side-dish meals out of a bag of french fries but now after filling my small cookie sheet once, it’s not even worth turning the oven on for the remainder a second time.
Once every couple of weeks, I like a certain brand of perogies fried up with onions, garlic, and ham chunks (shhhh, I also use bacon fat) and half of that would be a good portion now and the other half for later.
There’s no longer enough for a second portion as the bag is much smaller in the last year or so.
Speaking of bacon, the 500 gram packages are now 350 but with the same price due to today’s increasing pork prices.
It’s not just grams but also litres (Canadian measurement) as well. Mike Meyer’s ice cream for example, took what was ALWAYS a 2 litre box/tub and shrunk it to 1.89 litres and then lower. I think it’s like 1.6 something now.
They want a fortune for something that’s not even ice cream anymore....it’s all gum!!!!
Anyway, I could go on and on with this and not even scratch the surface.
If you haven’t looked before, I suggest you start looking at the weights of everything at the grocery store. Don’t just let the price decide what you buy as it may not be much of a deal.
The main theme nowadays, is to make you pay more for something that is new without you even noticing. They do this by shrinking the weight.
On regular everyday products, instead of raising the price, they shrink the weight or they do both!
Of course, the “healthier” it is, the more expensive the price will be. Shopping for food nowadays is a frustrating experience!
Keep your eyes open.
Cheers,
Dave.
