Tuesday, November 18, 2008

How Corporations Have 'Downsized' American Consumers

Have you noticed any changes to your favorite product on the market shelves lately? I have and I am not happy about it. I've been downsized or the subject of other unsavory business practices by manufactures. There oughta be a law!

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1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Heck yeah, I've noticed the downsizing of stuff I buy. For instance, I use Arm & Hammer, scentfree laundry detergent. The box shrinks and shrinks but the company has a ad on it that says 43 percent more! More than WHAT?

Or, my favorite orange juice, Tropicana. When you open the frozen concentrate can, the juice doesn't completely fill the can anymore. Apparently they can't change the size of the can, so the juice is being watered down as well as less being put into the can.


Something else the food companies are doing: adding salt. Salt is cheap, so instead of putting the other contents, for instance, ketchup, they add more salt so they use less of the other ingredients.

Or I'm sure you've noticed, when you buy a bottle of vitamins, half the bottle's contents is cotton batting, not the vitamins.

Oh heck yeah,I've noticed them. They're CHEATING us.
Michelle

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