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> On Tue, 22 May 2007 13:35:51 GMT, "JoeSpareBedroom"
> > wrote:
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>>> On Mon, 21 May 2007 22:14:58 GMT, "JoeSpareBedroom"
>>> > wrote:
>>>
>>>>"Pete C." > wrote in message
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>>>>> JoeSpareBedroom wrote:
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>>>>>> "wff_ng_7" > wrote in message
>>>>>> news:Gxl4i.4948$qp5.2303@trnddc03...
>>>>>> > "Dimitri" > wrote:
>>>>>> >> Subtle price change.
>>>>>> >>
>>>>>> >> The new quart jar is 30 ounces.
>>>>>> >>
>>>>>> >> 6.25% price increase.
>>>>>> >>
>>>>>> >> Rat *******s
>>>>>> >>
>>>>>> >> That's like the 11 ounce pound of coffee.
>>>>>> >
>>>>>> > Thanks for pointing that out. I would have never thought of looking
>>>>>> > for
>>>>>> > that. I just checked my recent mayo purchase (Safeway store brand)
>>>>>> > and
>>>>>> > it
>>>>>> > is still 32 ounces.
>>>>>> >
>>>>>> > It's like the half gallon of ice cream in the new "convenience
>>>>>> > sized"
>>>>>> > 1.75
>>>>>> > quart package.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I find it odd that so many people expect cost-of-living raises, but
>>>>>> are
>>>>>> annoyed when a package gets smaller.
>>>>>
>>>>> I'm annoyed when what should be a standard package size changes as a
>>>>> way
>>>>> to hide a price increase. Give my my f***'n 5# sugar, 1# coffee and
>>>>> 1qt
>>>>> mayo. Adjust prices as needed, don't play asinine packaging games,
>>>>> particularly when in most states the stores are required to display
>>>>> the
>>>>> unit price anyway. You do look at the unit price don't you?
>>>>>
>>>>> Pete C.
>>>>
>>>>Yes, but that doesn't really address the issue. No matter how
>>>>what's-his-name ngg tries to twist reality, there *IS* a price level
>>>>where
>>>>you will stop buying a product. I doubt mayo is at that point yet, but
>>>>there
>>>>*is* a point, in the minds of customers.
>>>
>>> This is one of my pet peeves. I look at cost per ounce; the point
>>> where I stop buying something remains the same. If I won't pay $6.00
>>> for 32 ounces of mayo, I'm not going to pay $5.63 for 30 ounces of
>>> mayo that the manufacturer tries to pass off as a quart. Reducing
>>> the package size as opposed to raising the price =is= an attempt to
>>> decieve your customers however you try to twist it; it's a lie for
>>> profit and it's inexcusable. More importantly, this practice screws up
>>> all those "grandma" recipes that call for a package, carton, etc. of
>>> this or that; when the unit has been downsized by dishonest
>>> manufacturers, one has to buy two to get the same outcome and
>>> (probably) part of one goes to waste, which costs the consumer even
>>> more.
>>>
>>> For god's sake, I understand that gas has gone up. Keep the size the
>>> same and charge me a fair price that still keeps you in business. I'll
>>> still buy it if I need it. Don't try to trick me into paying more for
>>> less.
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>> Tracy R.
>>
>>
>>I can understand your point, especially since whatever job you do, you do
>>for free. Right?
>>
>>Hmmm? Right?
>
> What the hell has that got to do with anything? Did you understand the
> part about "a fair price that still keeps you in business"? No one is
> saying you can't make a profit, just stop trying to do so through
> fraud. What's so hard to understand about that?
>
> Regards,
> Tracy R.

Let's try this: Think of a local business where you live, one you are happy
patronizing. What I need to know from you is this: What profit margin,
expressed in a numerical percentage, does that business require in order to
remain solvent? Not grow - just stay as it is.

What is that number, please?