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I_am_Tosk

In article >, says...
>
> I_am_Tosk wrote:
> > In article .com>,
> > says...
> >> Sqwertz wrote:
> >>> On Fri, 25 Feb 2011 09:22:24 -0500, George wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> I was in the market yesterday and they just happened to be restocking
> >>>> the shelf with one brand of egg noodles so they caught my eye. One brand
> >>>> that has been around forever is "Pennsylvania Dutch". Like other sleezy
> >>>> manufacturers their 16 oz bag had shrunk to 12 ounces. These bags had a
> >>>> large blue triangle with very large white printing proclaiming "1 POUND,
> >>>> 23% more than competitors' 12 oz. size".
> >>>>
> >>>> Is this the start of a trend?
> >>> You mean the lack of simple math skills? It would be 33%.
> >>>
> >>> But I'm confused as to which bags were 12oz and what was a pound. A
> >>> 12oz bag cannot be more than a 12oz bag.
> >>>
> >>> -sw
> >> If the OP is correct, it sounds like the folks reworking the packaging
> >> with the new and improved 12oz size missed the step of removing the "1
> >> pound" blurp.
> >
> > I know tuna cans got a lot smaller a while back. We used to get two nice
> > sandwiches from one can, now it's one big one with too much meat, or
> > take out an extra slice and make 1 1/2 sandwiches.
>
> Get it at Costco, if you can. The cans are 7 ounces, as in days
> of yore.

But, but, but.. They didn't get smaller, Brooklyn said so :O <snerk>.
But I will look for a Costco because the can size fiasco really screwed
us up. My kid and I spend anywhere from 4-8, even 10 hours a day at the
training facility during the summer and brown bag lunches are critical
along with hydration and lots of extra fruits and veggies. With the
bigger cans like I said, half a can, with some lettuce, tomato, onion,
etc.. made a great sandwich. Now you either have two really slim
sandwiches, or just open two cans and put the extra in the fridge for
later...