"Nancy2" > wrote in message
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>
> hob wrote:
>> I was walking through the store yesterday, and I noticed that the "5
>> pound"
>> bags of sugar (of all producers) were now all 4 pounds.. (and the price
>> PER
>> BAG was also up from last year, fwiw).
>> Since I almost always buy by the "unit", e.g., can, bag, box, etc.
>> rather
>> than by the weight, I don't really pay close attention to the "unit's"
>> weight
>>
>> I realize there has been a lot of "downsizing" of the quantity without
>> any commensurate lowering of price (a lot of candy bars put out in new
>> displays in the past few weeks, e.g., ), but when did the "old standards"
>> like sugar make that change?
>
> I hate to tell you this, but the "5 lb." bag of sugar has been 4 lbs.
> for quite a while. Same phenom can be observed in coffee weights.
>
> N.
>

No it hasn't, assuming you're talking about Domino. Your store has chosen to
carry the 4 lb bag. Which store do you shop at?