"Priscilla H. Ballou" > wrote in message
...
> PhotoMan wrote:
>>
>> "Doug Kanter" > wrote in message
>> ...
>> > We're going around in circles. If you think it was shady, pretend
>> > you're
>> the
>> > brand manager for Good Humor-Breyers. What would you have done
>> differently?
>>
>> I'd have bitten the bullet and raised the price of the 2 quart package.
>> No
>> deceit, nothing hidden. What would be wrong in doing so? More
>> importantly,
>> explain why NOT to do it that way.
>
> Indeed, that would be the most clearly ethical thing to do. However, if
> one really *were* the brand manager for the corporation which produces
> it, I wonder how long one would keep one's job were one to endorse
> transparent action like that. Probably not long. This is why I don't
> work for a for-profit organization. Not that non-profit is all *that*
> much better, but it feels like it.
>
> Priscilla

By the way, the cost of General Mills cereals just took a nice jump. Enjoy.
Is this easier to swallow because we're all accustomed to paying so much for
a box that feels so light?