On Mon, 20 Apr 2009 12:57:46 -0400, George > wrote:

>cybercat wrote:
>> "George" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> Yesterday I was at Costco buying buying supplies for our office. Once
>>> of the items that I get is coffee. Usually, I buy maxwell house in the 48
>>> oz containers. This time I noticed that the cans which used to be 48 oz
>>> are now 42.5. Still the same price as as 48oz, just less coffee...
>>>
>>> Yet another example of shrink...
>>>
>>
>> Cheezits. A staple of my childhood. I rarely buy them, but when I saw the
>> tiny box (still sold at full price) I was amazed. They really do think we're
>> stupid.
>>
>>
>
>They did that with Triskets too....
>Being a huge coffee drinker, I pay attention to coffee prices and
>quantities. And the main reason that I bought at Costco was that you
>could by the 48 oz cans. I guess I was just sort of shocked that that a
>warehouse club like Costco would break down and start following the
>"let's charge the same for less" trend... *sigh*
> Yet another thing to avoid buying...


If I'm drinking it, I perfer the Starbucks French Roast from Costco, 1
kilo bag for $21, got on sale last week $3 off