The Incredible Shrinking Package

[bunyip]

Anyone notice that the toilet paper rolls are getting shorter, just look at all the extra space on the sides of the roll when you put it in your holder. :confused3:

I could be unkind and say it's not the paper getting smaller.......

 

[ruffdog]

Nothing to be embarrassed about. It痴 just part of the aging process. (Apparently).

Yeah....don't swim in cold water.:drink:

 

[ultrarunner]

Has anybody noticed that some packages appear to be the same size and fit ion the same places on your shelves, but suddenly have odd sized detents in the bottom? They want the containers to appear full and seem the same size, so they push the bottom up another inch inside to reduce to volume.

I got some coffee that was something like 29.5 ounces though the blowmolded package looked the same as the 36 ounce cans next to it from the front. Then you saw the back half pushed in for a grab handle.

Several Chocolate Makers are being fined for misleading packaging...
Ghirardelli, Russell Stover fined over chocolate packaging

 

[mrmikey]

Has anybody noticed that some packages appear to be the same size and fit ion the same places on your shelves...

Dishwasher detergent is another example of that.
Cheese used to be in 1lb, 454G blocks, now it's 400G.
All this talk is getting me PO'd LOL........Mike

 

[the old grind]

Hershey's brainstorm "Air Delights". Same bag size/count/price as regular kisses, but pkg weight is 12 oz instead of the 16 oz of the original kind. To me that's 25% less chocolate for the same price. Maybe butter is next, and we'll get four 3 oz sticks of 'easy spread' for the traditional price of a pound of the old 'hard stuff'. (TV commercial shows lady with chain saw)

 

[mrmikey]

Here's another one for you, air infused drywall, now 20-30% lighter, AKA now contains 20-30% less gyproc, bet the price doesn't reflect any savings in $$$$$............Mike

 

[Bird]

And if you do much cooking, using published recipes . . .! A recipe will call for a pint of something, and any of that you buy is 14 or 15 oz. instead of 16 oz. The packages you buy are never the same measurement as your recipe.

 

[Industrial Toys]

I'm sure the Little Ceasers (chain) Hot-N-Ready (Mediuam) Pizza I got yesterday, is smaller than ever. I ate all of it before getting half way home.:licking:

Maybe, I'm just getting BIGGER!

 

[mrmikey]

I ate all of it before getting half way home.

Don't get me started on Timmies bagels or donuts......Mike

 

[Industrial Toys]

THAT was my next stop, embarrassed to admit. When I ran out of PIZZA.