companies sticking it to you

[mauve66]

i know most are aware of this but thought we could have one place where we can list the items we've seen so that others don'r get taken also

GATORADE - 32 oz bottles are now just 28 oz bottles, still the same display, still the same diameter at the bottom, still the same height, but now the middle is indented, presumably to give you a better grip on the bottle, but now that it's 4 oz less and they are still charging the same price.  from now on i'm drinking POWERADE, still 32 oz and still the same price

[Fred]

The mrs. gets peeved when she needs certain canned goods for recipes and the ammount has changed (to less) from when the recipes were originally written. It means she has to buy 2 cans (for that 1/3 of a can extra that's now missing) and then doesn't know what to do with the leftovers as it's not enough for anything else.

[sunfire69]

look at your coffee ..was 32 oz.....now 28 oz...same price....

[skip68]

Haven't you guys heard?   Less is more in the business marketing world.   Total BS.   

[mrsskip68]

The mrs. gets peeved when she needs certain canned goods for recipes and the ammount has changed (to less) from when the recipes were originally written. It means she has to buy 2 cans (for that 1/3 of a can extra that's now missing) and then doesn't know what to do with the leftovers as it's not enough for anything else.

I totally relate!!! Pisses me off too! I do ALOT of baking and you have to be percice to the recipe. Having 3/4 can of sweetened condenced milk for example left over ticks me off. I try to figure out a use, but doesnt always work.
Lisa

[nvrbdn]

my mom was also complaining that the actual recipies have changed in a product she has used for years. and i mean years cuz she is 81. one of the biggies was chili beans.  she said they have changed their spices do to the public and dieting. thats what the corporation told her. it changed the taste of her chili and she was upset.

[Fred]

my mom was also complaining that the actual recipies have changed in a product she has used for years. and i mean years cuz she is 81. one of the biggies was chili beans.  she said they have changed their spices do to the public and dieting. thats what the corporation told her. it changed the taste of her chili and she was upset.

Well I don't blame her. 

[Fred]

The mrs. gets peeved when she needs certain canned goods for recipes and the ammount has changed (to less) from when the recipes were originally written. It means she has to buy 2 cans (for that 1/3 of a can extra that's now missing) and then doesn't know what to do with the leftovers as it's not enough for anything else.

I totally relate!!! Pisses me off too! I do ALOT of baking and you have to be percice to the recipe. Having 3/4 can of sweetened condenced milk for example left over ticks me off. I try to figure out a use, but doesnt always work.
Lisa

I have a big issue with eggs too Lisa. It used to be the individual egg size but now it's the carton volumn (total weight) and the eggs are all sizes which doesn't help when , as you say, with some recipes you need to be precise. 
Mrs. Fred

[Old Moparz]

Giving you less is not new. I remember as a kid in the 70's feeling like I was getting the shaft when YooHoo went to 11 ounce bottles. 

F**k YooHoo, haven't drank it since.

[hatersaurusrex]

F**k YooHoo, haven't drank it since.

HAHAHAHHH probably the first time that epithet has been used in a sentence!!!

[RECHRGD]

Packages of hot dogs normally have eight dogs.  Try to find a package of buns with eight in it.

[mauve66]

the stuff we are used to cause it's "always" been that way (even though it doesn't make sense) i can deal with, its the sneaky new cuts trying to make things look the same and screwing us in the process that are starting to annoy me............................ just a little

[Bobs69]

I don't remember the prices but Tim Hortons in Canada has good cookies.  You used to be able to get 6 of them and a coffee for under $4.  Then the started calling the "gourmet" cookies making them a little bigger and jacking the price way up!  Thanks guys, I think that helped me when I was trying to develop healthier eating habbits!

I just seen this thread, felt it deserves a spot here.  Thanks to the guy that researched this.  Could be part of my problems too???

http://www.dodgecharger.com/forum/index.php/topic,95605.0.html

[1970Moparmann]

The biggest company that is F'ing my up is called the GOVERNMENT.  Bastards take close to 50% of my W2 and I can't do a damn thing about it.

[Old Moparz]

The biggest company that is F'ing my up is called the GOVERNMENT.  Bastards take close to 50% of my W2 and I can't do a damn thing about it.

Just change the number of dependents to 38.

[Bobs69]

I live in Ontario Canada.  the stickers for our license plates cost 74 dollars I'm was told yesterday that the prices are going up to 84.  north of Sudbury Ontario the same province the price for a sticker is 37 dollars.
just another example of the government putting it to us.

[chargerboy69]

Its called inflation guys, been getting bad the last couple years, and grocery prices have been rising and are expected to get worse.  Food suppliers have cut quantity instead of raising prices.  But now, most are raising prices while leaving the slashed quantity.  Many factors play into this such as purposely deflating our dollar, gas prices, cost of corn, ect. . . I have seen some charts say food prices are up 25% over the last four years.

Luckily my wife can coupon with the best of them, we have a garden, we use Sams club and learned to store food from the LDS websites.

Of course when the government releases the "real" inflation numbers, food and fuel are not included.  

[Fred]

Yes that's right but what peeves me is the shifty way they go about it. Same can, bag or bottle size just less product inside so that you don't notice it till years later when you just (and this is quite by accident mind you) happen to glance at the content ammount and wonder ...........how long has this been going on.

[JB400]

That's why the conscious shopper is supposed to always check the quantity as well as the price.  Actually,  if you buy the package that costs more, it has more in it.  But, it is actually the better bargain than if you bought the lesser amount at the lesser price.

[chargerboy69]

Yes that's right but what peeves me is the shifty way they go about it. Same can, bag or bottle size just less product inside so that you don't notice it till years later when you just (and this is quite by accident mind you) happen to glance at the content ammount and wonder ...........how long has this been going on.

My wife said she first started noticing it three years ago.  Cereal, Orange Juice, Peanut Butter and Potato Chips were among the first to cut the amount of product while keeping the same price.

[Fred]

It takes so long to do the supermarket shopping now due to the fact you have to study everything before you can safely place it in your trolly. It's not just size and price but also where the products come from. More often than not they're made in China. I don't think I want atlantic red salmon from China thankyou very much!

[JB400]

Haven't you heard, the U. S. was sold to China.

[mauve66]

well, not sold, they hold the note on the house but we're falling farther and farther behind on the loan, maybe they will let us re-organize under chapter 7 like other businesss do??

[Old Moparz]

It takes so long to do the supermarket shopping now due to the fact you have to study everything before you can safely place it in your trolly. It's not just size and price but also where the products come from. More often than not they're made in China. I don't think I want atlantic red salmon from China thankyou very much!

You're worried about salmon from China?

Then you should feel safe about genetically engineered salmon that grows twice as fast, have been sterilized so they can't reproduce, have no regulation, are not tested by the FDA & has not been studied to see what the long term effect will be. The FDA simply takes the word of the company trying to produce it that is safe.

http://www.foodandwaterwatch.org/food/genetically-engineered-foods/stop-frankenfish/

I can guarantee that wal-mart will have it since they already planning to sell genetically engineered corn that is not labeled as GE since they do not have to tell you about.

http://www.businessinsider.com/walmart-is-going-to-sell-monsantos-genetically-modified-corn-and-it-wont-be-labeled-2012-8

[Fred]

I worry about everything I consume. That's why it takes longer and longer each time you go shopping. And the worst of it is.............the product you bought last week (after reading it was safe to consume) can be completely different next time you seek it out so you have to keep reading all the small print every time you go to buy anything.

I've already worn out 5 pairs of specs just reading.  

[Troy]

This has been going on for a while as far as I know. The companies try to save money be decreasing portion sizes - which isn't necessarily a bad thing if you look around (or is that "if you look round?"). It's easiest to spot on packaged items - especially on something you've been buying for a while. Potato chips are a good example. Check out the french fry containers at most fast food restaurants. Most have a big cut out on front so you can only fill them half way. Remember "bag fries" (the pile of fries left in the bottom of the bag from not being able to fit)? You don't see them these days.

FYI - studies found that people were more accepting of smaller portions than higher prices so that's how this came about. People are stupid.

Troy

[moparstuart]

This has been going on for a while as far as I know. The companies try to save money be decreasing portion sizes - which isn't necessarily a bad thing if you look around (or is that "if you look round?"). It's easiest to spot on packaged items - especially on something you've been buying for a while. Potato chips are a good example. Check out the french fry containers at most fast food restaurants. Most have a big cut out on front so you can only fill them half way. Remember "bag fries" (the pile of fries left in the bottom of the bag from not being able to fit)? You don't see them these days.

FYI - studies found that people were more accepting of smaller portions than higher prices so that's how this came about. People are stupid.

Troy

lol          http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f4RNb3tt0LM

[440]

It takes so long to do the supermarket shopping now due to the fact you have to study everything before you can safely place it in your trolly. It's not just size and price but also where the products come from. More often than not they're made in China. I don't think I want atlantic red salmon from China thankyou very much!

Fred, what's up with Australian trolleys? 4 castors per cart, talk about a disaster.

I remember buying 2 loaves of orowheat white bread for years at $5, then one day they just became $5 per loaf. No wonder people can hardly afford to eat.

[Fred]

It takes so long to do the supermarket shopping now due to the fact you have to study everything before you can safely place it in your trolly. It's not just size and price but also where the products come from. More often than not they're made in China. I don't think I want atlantic red salmon from China thankyou very much!

Fred, what's up with Australian trolleys? 4 castors per cart, talk about a disaster.

I remember buying 2 loaves of orowheat white bread for years at $5, then one day they just became $5 per loaf. No wonder people can hardly afford to eat.

Tell me about it! Aren't they just the biggest pain in the arse. The more you laod them up the worse they get. What were they thinking!  But we Aussies love a challenge.  

As for your bread...............have you heard of Aldi, beautiful country style breads for under $3.00.