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Jean B.[_1_]

I_am_Tosk wrote:
> 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...

Yes, it does screw things up when you can no longer make two
decent sandwiches, but there is too much for one sandwich! BTW, I
get Costco's Kirkland brand. It is quite good. Prior to
discovering this, I found Ortiz's Bonito del Norte (IIRC), which
was oil packed. That is also quite good, but it is extremely
expensive. And by the time I found that, I was quite unused to
oil-packed tuna. Maybe for something other than sandwiches--and
when I am wealthy.

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Jean B.