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but no less price for some of your grocery stuff like CHARMIN! I really think the tubes are a little bigger and there is less paper on there--I'm SURE of it. Same thing with my laundry deter (Tide) and Woolite except I'm not so positive about these 2. These are the only things I've really noticed; how about you all?

fredinator wrote:but no less price for some of your grocery stuff like CHARMIN! I really think the tubes are a little bigger and there is less paper on there--I'm SURE of it. Same thing with my laundry deter (Tide) and Woolite except I'm not so positive about these 2. These are the only things I've really noticed; how about you all?

Definitely! Sometimes it's subtle and often when companies repackage or "reformulate" products, the packaging is smaller and the content is less but the price stays the same It's a deceitful way to increase pricing without most people realizing they are paying for less product - I've really noticed it with skincare products like moisturizer (Curel did this a couple of years ago too). The scoop for the tiny box of Ultra Tide was small when it first came out and then they started adding the original size scoop from regular Tide a while later. Everyone at work noticed that the Halloween bags of Reese's Peanut Butter cups used to be the same size as the ones on the shelf, but they are half the size this year and just as expensive.

I noticed that with Breyers ice cream. Much smaller now but same price.

I've noticed some boxes of pasta now come in boxes LESS than 16 oz.( 1 lb.)....but still the same price.

I remember when an individual bag of chips cost 50 cents and.... actually had chips in it without the air! Reading what I just typed makes me feel old!!!

G.I.Jim wrote:I remember when an individual bag of chips cost 50 cents and.... actually had chips in it without the air! Reading what I just typed makes me feel old!!!

Look on the bright side and consider it portion control.

fredinator wrote:but no less price for some of your grocery stuff like CHARMIN!

Charmin has been shit ever since Mr Whipple kicked it............

Apparently one of the local companies never got the memo. Guifford's Ice Cream increased their portion (back to the original true 1/2 gallon tub) and made it a little less expensive.

As long as they reduce the amount of wine {750 ml} in a bottle im good

Yeah, I heard that male gigolos have been showing up with 5" or 6" penises for the same prices that their female customers used to get 7" and 8" penises for before the recession.

It's bad out there.

stevew2 wrote:As long as they reduce the amount of wine {750 ml} in a bottle im good

Was there supposed to be a "Don't" in there?

Ehwmatt wrote:

stevew2 wrote:As long as they reduce the amount of wine {750 ml} in a bottle im good

Was there supposed to be a "Don't" in there?

Freudian slip.

Blueskies wrote:

Ehwmatt wrote:

stevew2 wrote:As long as they reduce the amount of wine {750 ml} in a bottle im good

Was there supposed to be a "Don't" in there?

Freudian slip.

MAJOR slip

YUP. My Fruity Pebbles box is MUCH skinnier. WTF??????
It's Fruity Pebbles for God's sake!!!

Oh crap...don't get me started again on Tide's HE dark blue measuring cap that is used to measure a dark blue liquid, which ironically only needs to be half full for a full load.

It is a gimmick for consumers to use more of their product than they need to, plain and simple.

I ranted on this previously and you all acted like my wife, immediately implying I am the idiot and thus defending Tide. Bite me. I know I am an idiot. Just wish someone would play along for once.

Hostess Ho-Hos are smaller.

Either that or they look smaller now that I'm not 10 years old. Not sure which.

Yeah, I've noticed condoms have gotten smaller....wait a minute! Nah, that's just me gettig bigger. Carry on....

StocktontoMalone wrote:Yeah, I've noticed condoms have gotten smaller....wait a minute! Nah, that's just me gettig bigger. Carry on....

So...it's working for ya hu?????

hoagiepete wrote:Oh crap...don't get me started again on Tide's HE dark blue measuring cap that is used to measure a dark blue liquid, which ironically only needs to be half full for a full load.

It is a gimmick for consumers to use more of their product than they need to, plain and simple.

I ranted on this previously and you all acted like my wife, immediately implying I am the idiot and thus defending Tide. Bite me. I know I am an idiot. Just wish someone would play along for once.

Yeah, but during the Great Tide HE Dark Blue Cap exchange, you were given an easy way around it. Pour the Tide into a different measuring source that was lighter in color so that you would not be HAD by THE MAN and have to waste Tide.

Personally, I've never had a problem with detergent that was the same color as the cap because when I'm pouring, I use the "watch what the heck I'm doing" technique. It works pretty well.

This isn't quite the same as Hostess treats being made smaller than they used to be. I don't have an at-home fix for that. Therefore, I'm being taken down by the man.

fredinator wrote:but no less price for some of your grocery stuff like CHARMIN! I really think the tubes are a little bigger and there is less paper on there--I'm SURE of it. Same thing with my laundry deter (Tide) and Woolite except I'm not so positive about these 2. These are the only things I've really noticed; how about you all?

I work in the industry(yeah,woohoo ). All products change faces in order to appeal to "Greenies" or customers who might care about landfill waste, and also to keep their product fresh. As long as the "ounces" on the front are the same except for concentrated items such as liquid soap, who cares if they are smaller? In fact, that is the goal- to get smaller without compromising contents.

StocktontoMalone wrote:Yeah, I've noticed condoms have gotten smaller....wait a minute! Nah, that's just me gettig bigger. Carry on....

You're a grown man - how did your cock get bigger? Did you slam it in the car door again?

hoagiepete wrote:Oh crap...don't get me started again on Tide's HE dark blue measuring cap that is used to measure a dark blue liquid, which ironically only needs to be half full for a full load.

Interesting theory Oliver Stone. Tide colour cooridinates it's tops for the appeal of difference. Let's see, off memory-

Pink= April Fresh with Downey included
Light blue= April Fresh included for HE machines
Light purple= Febreze included
Green- Mountain Fresh. How the fuck Tide captured the Sierras smell in their bottles is amazing.
Yellow= Dawn dishwater cleaning included in the bottle of Tide.
White= Bleach added
Dark Blue= Tide original and original for HE machines. You really think they are trying to fuck you over? Dude I always use two tops to make sure my shit stained undies come clean. Fuck I spray em down with ZOUT and use Oxy clean booster shit too. Sometimes, you just have to bow down to the the skid mark that will never come out.

Deano, I am quite impressed with your knowledge of Tide. But, yes. I still think they are doing it to the consumer.

By the way, I could just see the Oxy guy working on your Fruit of the Looms on one of his infomercials. Good shit there.

hoagiepete wrote:Deano, I am quite impressed with your knowledge of Tide. But, yes. I still think they are doing it to the consumer.

By the way, I could just see the Oxy guy working on your Fruit of the Looms on one of his infomercials. Good shit there.

Now we know who does the laundry at Deano's house

Rockindeano wrote:

hoagiepete wrote:Oh crap...don't get me started again on Tide's HE dark blue measuring cap that is used to measure a dark blue liquid, which ironically only needs to be half full for a full load.

Interesting theory Oliver Stone. Tide colour cooridinates it's tops for the appeal of difference. Let's see, off memory-

Pink= April Fresh with Downey included
Light blue= April Fresh included for HE machines
Light purple= Febreze included
Green- Mountain Fresh. How the fuck Tide captured the Sierras smell in their bottles is amazing.
Yellow= Dawn dishwater cleaning included in the bottle of Tide.
White= Bleach added
Dark Blue= Tide original and original for HE machines. You really think they are trying to fuck you over? Dude I always use two tops to make sure my shit stained undies come clean. Fuck I spray em down with ZOUT and use Oxy clean booster shit too. Sometimes, you just have to bow down to the the skid mark that will never come out.

My Tide HE with Febreze and Spring & Renewel scent has a silver cap. ( Just helping you commit another to memory )

hoagiepete wrote:Deano, I am quite impressed with your knowledge of Tide. But, yes. I still think they are doing it to the consumer.

By the way, I could just see the Oxy guy working on your Fruit of the Looms on one of his infomercials. Good shit there.

The Oxy guy died this summer, so I guess Deano will have to go back to the old way... just burn them and buy a new pack.

Blueskies wrote:
My Tide HE with Febreze and Spring & Renewel scent has a silver cap. ( Just helping you commit another to memory )

Is that shit for HE machines?

bluejeangirl76 wrote:

hoagiepete wrote:Deano, I am quite impressed with your knowledge of Tide. But, yes. I still think they are doing it to the consumer.

By the way, I could just see the Oxy guy working on your Fruit of the Looms on one of his infomercials. Good shit there.

The Oxy guy died this summer, so I guess Deano will have to go back to the old way... just burn them and buy a new pack.

The other night at work, I was so tired I thought going underwearless would stimulate me and keep me "interested" throughout the night. All it did was chaffe my fuckin inner thighs and make a rubbing mark on the head of Mr Happy caused by my Levi's. Not a good thought on my part.


Truth be told, I had no clean drawers available.

Rockindeano wrote:

Blueskies wrote:
My Tide HE with Febreze and Spring & Renewel scent has a silver cap. ( Just helping you commit another to memory )

Is that shit for HE machines?

Yep. I only buy HE because I have a Whirlpool Duet frontloading washer and dryer.

Rockindeano wrote:

bluejeangirl76 wrote:

hoagiepete wrote:Deano, I am quite impressed with your knowledge of Tide. But, yes. I still think they are doing it to the consumer.

By the way, I could just see the Oxy guy working on your Fruit of the Looms on one of his infomercials. Good shit there.

The Oxy guy died this summer, so I guess Deano will have to go back to the old way... just burn them and buy a new pack.

The other night at work, I was so tired I thought going underwearless would stimulate me and keep me "interested" throughout the night. All it did was chaffe my fuckin inner thighs and make a rubbing mark on the head of Mr Happy caused by my Levi's. Not a good thought on my part.


Truth be told, I had no clean drawers available.

What a helpful fable! Much like Aesop's fox and the grapes story, a lesson can be learned. Keep your fox and grapes away from bare demin is what I have extracted from this, but feel free to examine for your own meaning.