tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2096776708897685863.post2887238284204075143..comments2024-02-23T04:39:49.329-05:00Comments on Conversations in Klal: Consumer Product AnorexiaProfKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17954446826821665314noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2096776708897685863.post-5347839798543492762008-05-28T11:13:00.000-04:002008-05-28T11:13:00.000-04:00Signs all over the local supermarkets for the last...Signs all over the local supermarkets for the last few weeks that the detergent companies are becoming better for the environment because they won't be selling the larger bottles any more to cut down on the amount of plastic used. The detergents all say concentrated now and tell you which bottle equals to the bigger bottles. So fine, the really small bottle is 3 times as concentrated as the bigger bottle and is at least 3 times as small in size of the bottle. You would think that the price would be the same or even less since they have to use less plastic, costing them less. The price on some brands is the same and on others it has gone up. Do they really think we won't notice this?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2096776708897685863.post-4127599344982452652008-05-28T10:48:00.000-04:002008-05-28T10:48:00.000-04:00The Edy's ice cream co. must also be anorexic; tak...The Edy's ice cream co. must also be anorexic; take a look at the new container. Same "sale" price, smaller container.<BR/><BR/>Coke gets full marks for excellent marketing this past weekend, "sale 2 liters for $3.00". Pepsi regular price $1.29. Guess which was almost sold out?<BR/><BR/>I shop with a calculator because many times the unit prices are for different units.queeniesmomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01019952170168937114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2096776708897685863.post-60689163221078910722008-05-28T07:41:00.000-04:002008-05-28T07:41:00.000-04:00The signs are great EXCEPT when the same product u...The signs are great EXCEPT when the same product uses different measures for each brand or size. One sticker has ounce the other by quart and yet an other by each.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2096776708897685863.post-77714654467321737632008-05-27T15:36:00.000-04:002008-05-27T15:36:00.000-04:00The law in NY is that the shelves in the stores ha...The law in NY is that the shelves in the stores have to show the individual product price and then also the price per pound or quart so you can see what you are really paying for. But if they put up a sale sign they don't have to. Then you have to start calculating to be able to compare the different brands. After all the figuring I discovered the sale price on one item I was going to buy wasn't as cheap as the regular price of a different brand because there was a 2 oz. difference. Got to have a degree in finance just to grocery shop today.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2096776708897685863.post-78113019608462404862008-05-27T13:52:00.000-04:002008-05-27T13:52:00.000-04:00Everyone calls that bottle of Kedem grape juice a ...Everyone calls that bottle of Kedem grape juice a quart sized bottle but it's only 22 ounces. That makes it a 1/3 liter bottle almost. It's the only grape juice that gets sold in that odd size. I can't actually think of anything else that is sold in such an odd size.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2096776708897685863.post-61526160357187932472008-05-27T13:22:00.000-04:002008-05-27T13:22:00.000-04:00gefilte fish is also smaller (i was going to post ...gefilte fish is also smaller (i was going to post on this). the royal brand tried to "empower" the consumer by giving us the chance to decide if we preferred a shorter role or a thinner role. who cares? less is less.Lion of Zionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10342299133387602141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2096776708897685863.post-87145448103241305202008-05-27T11:18:00.000-04:002008-05-27T11:18:00.000-04:00It's a constant game that manufacturers and stores...It's a constant game that manufacturers and stores play to catch the unaware consumer in their nets. They change the size or contents. Even a change of 1/2 an ounce will result in more profits for the manufacturers and more expense to the consumer. But they change the amounts and the prices charged from day to day, certainly from week to week. It is becoming impossible to actually put a price on a product so that you can budget expenses. The more cost conscious consumers try to become, the more manufacturers and stores work hard at making sure that won't happen. You have to be happy with any bargains that you do manage to find, and hope that they really are a bargain.<BR/><BR/>Like never before in the time I have lived does the buyer have to beware.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2096776708897685863.post-40289580933648302282008-05-27T08:25:00.000-04:002008-05-27T08:25:00.000-04:00paper towels is another one. They reduce the numbe...paper towels is another one. They reduce the number of sheets per roll. A multi-roll package of 15 rolls, for which you pay more, may only have the same number of sheets that are in half that number of rolls bought individually.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com