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margaret suran > wrote:

> It seems that the 1 pound box of Ronzoni Pasta weigh 13.25 ounces. Is
> that something new or did I not notice it before?

It's happening all over. Food companies say it's so they can address
their higher costs without raising the price of a "unit" of their
product. They say customers don't want to pay more for the product.
*rolls eyes*

I'm waiting for the first petroleum company to have the /chutzpah/
to redefine a gallon of gasoline as, say, 100 ounces, so they can
keep the price under $3 a gallon.

sd