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Retail products (food, consumables) qty shrinking, price THE SAME! (no surprise)

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Circlotron:

--- Quote from: wilfred on November 21, 2019, 03:31:59 am ---I found the Toblerone weight change the most devious. They kept the package dimensions the same but made the peaks further apart.

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Somewhat similar with 7Ah SLA batteries. All the same size but the weight varies somewhat from one brand to the next.
Edit -> I suppose if they are all actually 7Ah despite the weight difference then maybe they could justify it.   I expect the heavier ones with more of that expensive lead might last longer maybe.

themadhippy:
Next step have  the e ink pricing  strip to talk to your loyalty card and set the price accordingly ,far fetched? nope ,its  just taken several years  to get here get since i heard the idea at  one of the uk's  supermarkets chains  annual conference.

LaserSteve:
Quote:  Sorry, did you say "chocolate"? I thought you were talking about Hershey bars, isn't their primary ingredient butyric acid.  "

Rude Username,  I just nearly barfed when I read that...….  Thanks for dashing the image of a childhood favorite.   May your young  children accidently pull Santa's beard off at the mall...  Just kidding.... :-)

No, the taste has been going down hill too... It just doesn't taste like I remember it...  We also have so called Beer in the US, that has the distinct, subtle,  flavor of Diesel Fuel from the combustion based Nitrogen Generators used in processing it, as I'm sure it never even gets fermented.   Which is why microbrewery now dominates the industry in urban areas.  We have a horrible Federal law that defines pizza sauce, cheese, and even ensures that there is excessive salt in canned food, so I know what you mean...  |O

Fortunately local drug stores and confectionary stores have the real stuff, often made in Europe,  or will once Covid is over. You just pay a lot more for it.

Steve

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