timcal6: OT
Probably not. How about 20 oz. bottles of Coke. NOT. They are now a little more than 16 oz.
2 B honest, downsizing of food items probably is a good thing. I believe that food inflation will make some segments of the population healthier. For example, a middle class mom cuts back on the amount of soda she buys. If 1.5 quarters of Breyers is for dessert, maybe there won't be any left over. Not a bad thing, really.
We throw out a heck of a lot of food in the U.S. One reason is that it has been cheap for a very long time.
I paid $3 for a loaf of Roman Meal extra fiber bread. And that was on sale. It darn near killed me. I now use one slice for sandwiches to conserve it. You just pile the food higher on the half a sandwich. Works for me!
I wish restaurants would offer a dieter's portion and a regular portion. That would eliminate a staggering amount of waste and would improve their profit margins, imo.
Still, nobody likes being ripped off. I still get made every time I see a downsized product. Like the 5 oz. bags of Utz potato chips that now are 4.5 ozs. at The Dollar Tree. Those dirty bums!
The good times are over. Smart consumerism is in.
U got me thinking. I sold out of OFI (Overhill Farms). All they need to do to keep up their margins is to downsize their products and charge the same amount.
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