On Apr 16, 4:16*pm, "James Silverton" >
wrote:
> *Alexm *wrote *on Wed, 16 Apr 2008 14:09:53 -0700 (PDT):
>
> *A> On Apr 16, 3:33 pm, Alexm > wrote:
> *??>> Today I purchased a package (9 oz.) of frozen SeaPak(R)
> *??>> "Jumbo Breaded Butterfly Shrimp". *Well, the shrimp were
> *??>> noways near jumbo in size. The breading is spread out to
> *??>> make them look large but, when the breading comes off, the
> *??>> shrimp look very much less than medium in size. *What the
> *??>> heck is going on in this world? *Is nothing any good any
> *??>> more? *I would suggest that anyone who buys such products
> *??>> take them back to the store and get a full refund - which
> *??>> is what I am going to do.
> *??>>
> *??>> Alexm
>
> *A> And I just went back to the store and got the total refund!
>
> Are there standards for those descriptions? I don't know what
> "jumbo" means but it seems to imply large-sized but it may not
> have a legal definition. However, much the best way to buy
> shrimp is to patronize stores that give the average number per
> pound. Whole Foods, Giant and Balducci's in my area do so.
>
> James Silverton
> Potomac, Maryland
>
> E-mail, with obvious alterations:
> not.jim.silverton.at.verizon.not

These were prepared breaded shrimp. Apparently the word "Jumbo"
refers to the breading and not to the enclosed shrimpy shrimp.
"Jumbo Breaded Butterfly Shrimp" may or may not have been cleared by a
team of lawyers. It did not state it as "Breaded Butterfly Jumbo
Shrimp". Clever, clever, clever. If you stick a shrimp inside a loaf
of bread that would really be jumbo.

Alexm

Alexm