dmccarty
Super Star Member
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My point about the OJ is that the measure is clearly marked on the container, by law. You can read it, not guess about it. Which would you prefer, OJ sold by the jug, or OJ sold by a known number of ounces? The deceptiveness of the jug design, or lack of due diligence on the consumer's part are other topics.
And my point, :laughing::laughing::laughing: is that since many people do not look at the amount of OJ in the jug it is just like the buying a load of cord wood. In both cases, the buyer agrees to the price of the product set by the seller. In the OJ case, the buyer can look at the jug and see how much it holds but many do not do this, and in fact, the jug is no longer holding the amount of OJ that the buyer expects. In the firewood case, as long as the seller does not say the load of wood is a cord, there is no issue. The buyer agrees to buy the load at the price set by the seller. Which is just what many people are doing with a jug of OJ, container of ice cream, package of bacon, etc.
It really is irrelevant how many ounces are in the container of OJ. If I want OJ, I have to pay the price. The only time the number ounces is important is when comparing to a different brand of OJ or I get less than what the jug says I should be getting. In our case, we like a specific brand and as long as their price is "reasonable" it gets bought irregardless of the number of ounces. We see the product, we want the product and we agree to buy the product at the price set by the seller.
There is no need for a law that requires firewood to be sold by the cord. Danged few people buy by the cord around my area in spite of the law. When I see people selling, it is by the load. The seller is not saying it is a cord of wood, no harm no foul. Now, *** I *** would buy by the stacked cord but I think most people in my area that are buying wood are doing so for emergency use or to have a fire to view. They really don't seem to care that much about price.
Later,
Dan