On Sun, 14 Sep 2008 18:46:46 -0700, sf wrote:

> On Sun, 14 Sep 2008 20:54:29 -0400, T >
> wrote:
>
>>In article >,
says...
>>>
>>> Pardon me if this has been discussed before, as I haven't been lurking
>>> for a week or two......
>>>
>>> Last night I emptied my Folger's coffee cannister and noticed the new
>>> one had a different label and top. I knew what was coming before I even
>>> looked further.
>>>
>>> The label on the old container reads 'makes up to 270 - 6 oz cups.' The
>>> new label reads 'makes up to 240 - 6 oz cups.'
>>>
>>>
>>
>>The company I work for is developing nutritional rating systems. We were
>>talking about re-packagings. So the price doesn't change but you get
>>less and less.
>
> You're a consumer too - yet you could treat consumers like we're
> stupid. Raise the price and give us a 16 oz pound. Don't shrink the
> contents and keep the packaging the same size. Given no choice - we
> have to buy your reduced weight, same sized packages and hate knowing
> you're getting away with it with a smirk on your face.
>

i'm sure that companies have studied the issue very carefully and
discovered that lots of consumers *are* stupid.

[insert rant about republican party here]

your pal,
blake