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The great chocolate conspiracy - 1984hasarrived - 11-10-2016 You know that feeling when you ate something you used to have as a kid, and you think "I'm sure they were bigger when I was a small kid", well yeah - about that .... You get less confectionery and pay the same, and the common ploys they use. No doubt they will say it is for our health and benefit as they are concerned about obesity levels rising. Well then add a massive tax to sweets and chocolates as they do with cigarettes and make a shedload more money. And the callousness of the guy at the end of the article - quoted here. So bottom line is just suck it up, you will get used to it, so stop whining. Quote:But shoppers will get over it. Over time we do tend to get used to the new sizes and move on says Oliver Nieburg, editor of Confectionery News. However angry consumers seem now, he thinks it's unlikely to do lasting damage. Quote:Toblerone's trim: Is this the thin end of the wedge? Toblerone's trim: Is this the thin end of the wedge? - BBC News RE: The great chocolate conspiracy - Daitengu - 11-10-2016 Jail the theiving bastards for ripping everyone off ..... followed by public executions ..... RE: The great chocolate conspiracy - BIAD - 11-10-2016 (11-10-2016, 02:23 AM)Daitengu Wrote: Jail the theiving bastards for ripping everyone off ..... followed by public executions ..... Oh I agree. This is a disgrace. Where do these bastards get off on short-changing us in the name of health concerns?! I for one will not be renewing my subscription of Confectionery News. But I may have a Twinkie. RE: The great chocolate conspiracy - Grace - 11-10-2016 (11-10-2016, 12:20 PM)BIAD Wrote:(11-10-2016, 02:23 AM)Daitengu Wrote: Jail the theiving bastards for ripping everyone off ..... followed by public executions ..... If you read the article though it has nothing to do with health concerns and everything to do with inflation. Prices are going up drastically and they have a choice, raise the prices or decrease the amount your buying and charge the same price. Went shopping last week, now admittedly it's been a while since I have purchased canned fruit as it's been summer and so fresh is the way to go. But last time I purchased a can a pears it was 98¢ for a can.. this time, I paid $1.46.. that's a 50% increase in just a few months. But, the size of the can is exactly the same. Now, compare that to a can of chili.. I buy canned soup and chili to have on hand for Ninurta's lunches, especially for days I can't easily plan a hot lunch for him due to not being certain when he will take his lunch .. so I keep some quick things on hand.. the price of canned chili has increased over the past year or two so at one point, instead of increasing the price again per can, they cut the size of the can in half on the brand I was getting for him.. so now, in order to serve a whole bowl of chili, instead of buying one can, I have to buy two cans if I want that brand.. as one can now only half fills a bowl.. But.. this is because of price increases.. not because they care how much chili my husband eats..they had a choice to keep the same size can, like the pear company did, and increase prices on it by a shocking amount (a 50% increase is definitely shocking) or they could cut the size of the can.. so, chili company cut the size in hopes that I wouldn't stop buying their chili (it didn't work, I'm just going to start making homemade and freezing in individual servings .. I'll forgo the convenience of a can) But we are seeing huge inflation rates affecting food prices, and it's affecting them world wide. Back when my son was little, 25 dollars every two weeks would feed us.. now.. lol.. try making 12.50 feed three people for a week.. it won't happen not even a little.. you might get one day for that.. If they are predicting chocolate to go up in a sharp increase, it's because they are predicting something to cause the price increase in trade.. not because the chocolate companies care how much anyone eats.. all they want is to sell their products. |