Mysterious re-enlargement!

[bobquasit]

As you might remember, at the height of the recent gas price surge there was a strange event. All sorts of products started shrinking. Ice cream in particular went from 2 quarts (the standard half-gallon) to 1.5 quarts; a 25% reduction in product with no corresponding reduction in price.

But a few days ago I bought ice cream, and was amazed to see that it somehow looked...bigger. Sure enough, it was 1.75 quarts. And what's more, all the brands are that size now - even the store brands.

It's odd how they all stay in sync. I have to wonder if there's some sort of conspiracy between the manufacturers to all stay at the same sizes!

Comments

[unquietsoul5.livejournal.com]

Now if only spaghetti jars would return to the proper size. A few years ago they shrank the standard galss jar size down to 25 or 26 oz for most brands from 28 to 30 oz. Suddenly what was the perfect amount of sauce for a pound of pasta was not enough. So you always have to have 2 jars, one full and one partial to make spaghetti properly. And thus you end up with waste, since the partial jar will for most people begin to grow mold in the fridge before you make spaghetti again (unless you have to eat pasta more than once a week to make ends meet financially).

It also screws up many old recipes on folks that assumed a standard size that hasn't been standard in years....

Oh, and you're not the only one that has noticed this trend:

http://www.neatorama.com/2008/11/11/the-incredible-shrinking-peanut-butter-jar/

http://frugalliving.about.com/b/2008/11/01/shrinking-products.htm

[oldwolf.livejournal.com]

I just use the extra as pizza sauce or dipping sauce or as dressing on a Wilted spinach salad.