1 Quart = 30 Ounces ??

fordy · #1 07/29/10, 12:53 PM

.............Just checked my Hellmans mayonaise jar and it's been , REduced too 30 ounces

! Not sure when this happened but in the last 3 months or so i'd think . , fordy

arabian knight · #2 07/29/10, 01:17 PM

MW is still at 32 OZ.

Rick · #3 07/29/10, 02:49 PM

......Guess you'll have to "Cut some corners".

It makes one wonder how low can they go!

danielsumner · #4 07/29/10, 03:02 PM

It's getting ridiculous how they are "reducing" things. Opened a can of Starkiss tuna the other day, thought, whats wrong, theres not enough here to make a decent sandwich. Well looked at the can 4 1/2 oz. Remember when a can of tuna was 7oz and a pound of coffee was a pound of coffee? Too bad the price doesn't go down with the reduced amount.

CarolynRenee · #5 07/29/10, 03:20 PM

Tuna is 4 1/2 oz now??? And to think I threw a fit several months ago when I found out it went from SIX oz. to five ounces.

The thing that gets me is that instead of just upping the price & sticking with the "standard" packaging, they say "Lower Price". But if you check the per ounce price, the price per ounce actually goes UP. And to think they had to retool or change packaging, which costs them money, to change the cans, then assume that everyone is a moron & sees the "Lower Price" and gets all happy about it.

How low can the manufacturers go? Two ounce tuna cans? One quart "gallons" of ice cream?

Wonder when they will no longer sell milk in "Gallons". For whatever reason, that product seems to be "off limits" in the downsizing catagory.

TnAndy · #6 07/29/10, 04:41 PM

This is how manufacturers are dealing with inflation.....cut the package size.

pancho · #7 07/29/10, 04:54 PM

I went to walmart to buy some sand, gravel, and lava rock. When I started to load it up I noticed some of the sacks were twice as big as the others. The large bags were left over from last year. The this year bags were exactly half as big as the last year bags. Exactly the same price.
I chose the old out dated sand, gravel, and lava rock.

HermitJohn · #8 07/29/10, 05:38 PM

Bales of peat moss have shrunk too. I am not sure who they think they are fooling. It annoys me far more to find smaller and smaller packages than if they'd just raise the price and keep traditional sizing.

Navotifarm · #9 07/29/10, 06:40 PM

Where I have noticed it the most has been candy bars. Chocolate! The bars are shrinking and the prices keep going up.
Another place there's a change is ingredients. Probably most people feeding animals has noticed substitutions as well as weight shrinkage.

beaglebiz · #10 07/29/10, 08:39 PM

the tuna thing is a realy pain in the dupa

txquilter · #11 07/29/10, 08:43 PM

Well, actually it seems the packages are staying the same size - it's just what they are putting in them that is changing. The sad thing is that most people don't even notice the change, they just grab their "usual" stuff and see that it is the same price. I'd be surprised if they even noticed.

Just another reason to become self-sufficient and grow your own food!

TJN66 · #12 07/29/10, 09:42 PM

I agree..it burns my britches to no end. I have been complaining about this for a long time now to hubby. He says they are doing it so they dont have to raise prices. I told him but its the same thing...less product for the same price=higher price per count. Tee's me off to no end that they are not honest about it. I now check all the oz/pounds etc. If I find they are changing them I start looking for brands that are not, dont buy, do without or make my own.

rambler · #13 07/29/10, 09:54 PM

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Originally Posted by CarolynRenee

Wonder when they will no longer sell milk in "Gallons". For whatever reason, that product seems to be "off limits" in the downsizing catagory.

6-9 months ago, I saw one store here was selling 3 quart containers of milk.

They are back to gallon jugs again.

I wonder if it was an experiment, see if people would go for it?

--->Paul

salmonslayer · #14 07/29/10, 09:55 PM

We dont buy much from the grocery anymore but when we do we tend to buy off or local brands and they dont seem to be doing this as much. The OP mentioned mayo which we just bought the other day and I just checked and the Best Choice brand was 32oz and to me tastes just as good.

Anyone else notice this or is it just my wrong perception that the name brands are the ones leading this charge? I have just gotten to the point where I will give up buying preferred brands if they dont respect me as a customer like that.

Countrystyle · #15 07/30/10, 06:13 AM

I just bought some tuna for the first time in a long while and was aggravated that I could not find even an empty space for tuna in OIL. It was only 5oz's and all in water.

I have noticed that it seems to be name brands changing more often than store brand.

beaglebiz · #16 07/30/10, 07:04 AM

classico makes a yummy jarred pesto sauce in a 12 oz jar suitable for reuse as canning..(its one of those atlas jars). Well, they are down to ten oz, and just a regular jar. I bought all of the 12 oz ones left, because the loss in size and loss of a jelly jar make this not a bargain for me anymore.

arabian knight · #17 07/30/10, 07:31 AM

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Originally Posted by Countrystyle

I just bought some tuna for the first time in a long while and was aggravated that I could not find even an empty space for tuna in OIL. It was only 5oz's and all in water.

I have noticed that it seems to be name brands changing more often than store brand.

In water is way better for a person then in oil. And that is why it is hardly sold anymore. I always look for tuna in water.

J2E1 · #18 07/30/10, 07:44 AM

I think it all started with ice cream. First it was a 1/2 gallon, then it went to 1.75, now I'm seeing 1.5 quarts. The packaging is the same, they just raise the floor of the container with a giant lip around the bottom.

**ladycat** · #19 07/30/10, 07:54 AM

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Originally Posted by J2E1

I think it all started with ice cream. First it was a 1/2 gallon, then it went to 1.75, now I'm seeing 1.5 quarts. The packaging is the same, they just raise the floor of the container with a giant lip around the bottom.

It started long long before ice cream.

Years and years and years ago they reduced the sizes of dog and cat food, coffee, candy bars, and a lot of other things.

Reducing sizes has been going on longer than 50 years.

arabian knight · #20 07/30/10, 08:00 AM

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Originally Posted by ladycat

It started long long before ice cream.

Years and years and years ago they reduced the sizes of dog and cat food, coffee, candy bars, and a lot of other things.

Reducing sizes has been going on longer than 50 years.

I agree many years ago at that. 5 lb. bags of sugar became 4 lbs.
Coffee was pretty much at the start of things I think.
And it is one way the government can tell you there is little to no inflation~~!!!!!
No more money spent on things means no inflation even though you get less you are not spending more. It is all a numbers game. thats all.