biermeister
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Wed Jun-09-10 11:08 AM
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| 10. "with no corresponding decrease in price" - you answered it yourself nt. |
| -Why do manufacturers keep reducing package sizes?! The environmental toll... |
Neurotica |
Jun-09-10 10:54 AM |
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That practice will never stop, so just shop at Costco. |
tridim |
Jun-09-10 10:55 AM |
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I do -- as much as possible |
Neurotica |
Jun-09-10 10:57 AM |
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Unfortunately for some of us, we don't have Costco. |
AndyA |
Jun-09-10 11:10 AM |
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Unfortunately for some of us, we don't have cars. |
KamaAina |
Jun-09-10 12:55 PM |
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Color me confused but... |
madmom |
Jun-09-10 11:23 AM |
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Costco sells bulk items. |
tridim |
Jun-09-10 11:25 AM |
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Have you seen the size of cost co packages on some stuff. n/t |
Statistical |
Jun-09-10 12:31 PM |
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Nope, won't shop an where, where I have to pay for the "privilege". |
madmom |
Jun-09-10 05:11 PM |
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Why does it matter? You pay to shop anyways (it is in the prices). |
Statistical |
Jun-09-10 05:19 PM |
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Well to start with the closest Costco is at least 50 miles away. Then I just |
madmom |
Jun-09-10 05:58 PM |
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Actually, at Costco if you get the premium membership |
walldude |
Jun-09-10 06:09 PM |
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Our local news station had a story on this just the other night. |
AndyA |
Jun-09-10 10:57 AM |
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Thanks - I'll give it a try! |
Neurotica |
Jun-09-10 11:02 AM |
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It downsizing began long before 2008 |
Lone_Star_Dem |
Jun-09-10 01:11 PM |
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I really love the 25 and 50 pound bags of dog/cat food that are now anywhere from |
sinkingfeeling |
Jun-09-10 10:59 AM |
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Just wait until the gasoline companies realize that they could |
MineralMan |
Jun-09-10 11:00 AM |
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OK. I'll out myself.... |
truth2power |
Jun-09-10 12:05 PM |
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Drives me nuts too |
sharp_stick |
Jun-09-10 11:01 AM |
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Yeah, I notice they do this with crackers, for example, get a box, open it |
RKP5637 |
Jun-09-10 11:01 AM |
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If it's a choice between higher prices or smaller sizes |
charlie |
Jun-09-10 11:03 AM |
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"with no corresponding decrease in price" - you answered it yourself nt. |
biermeister |
Jun-09-10 11:08 AM |
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They've been doing this for several years. |
Ozymanithrax |
Jun-09-10 11:09 AM |
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It's actually a two-step process |
nichomachus |
Jun-09-10 11:13 AM |
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Why has anyone yet to call this what it is? |
Subdivisions |
Jun-09-10 11:17 AM |
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Hidden inflation. |
Dr.Phool |
Jun-09-10 11:47 AM |
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So they don't have to raise prices. |
Brickbat |
Jun-09-10 11:17 AM |
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Take the basket from the side of the road, |
burnsei sensei |
Jun-09-10 11:25 AM |
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Half-gallon container of ice cream... |
truth2power |
Jun-09-10 12:14 PM |
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At my store the generic half gallon ice creams are back to true half gallon size. |
JVS |
Jun-09-10 12:56 PM |
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It's so they won't have to increase the price. |
4lbs |
Jun-09-10 12:19 PM |
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Because sadly it works. |
Statistical |
Jun-09-10 12:30 PM |
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A lot of the cost of products, particularly food, is the packaging. |
yella_dawg |
Jun-09-10 01:00 PM |
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They reduce the size, but not the price, and you buy more of it? |
The2ndWheel |
Jun-09-10 01:17 PM |
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It has nothing to do with the enviroment |
Chisox08 |
Jun-09-10 05:28 PM |
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