Joke's on them, I ate them all and now my tummy hurts
They want to save me from putting on weight
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dual_sport_dork 38 points a year ago
I'm also not convinced that the expense of producing the trays and stuffing the bags in this manner is actually cheaper than the cost of just filling it the rest of the way with product and leaving it at that.
Some C-Suite asshole thinks he's getting it over on everybody with this and isn't smart enough to realize that this is a Dick Dastardly Stops To Cheat situation.
usualsuspect191 7 points a year ago
First of all, pysch psych
I'm about as pedantic as they come, and will argue that it's a separate word now and should be spelled "sike".
Wanna build someone's confidence/excitement? Psych them up, sure.
But for the specific usage that's a bait-and-switch? Sike fits better imho.
whyNotSquirrel 42 points a year ago
the -30% isn't about the price
Rooty 20 points a year ago
I really don't get the point of these stunts. All they do is erode consumer trust and give negative reputation to brands as stingy assholes. I got ripped off a couple of times in that way and guess what? Now I don't buy their products. They have lost me as a customer and I hope it was worth saving a fraction of a cent per packaging.
theneverfox 6 points a year ago
It's consultants. Consultants that advise both the investors and the corporations.
It's why they cut office snacks. It's why we have return to office. It's why they keep doing waves of layoffs. It's why everything must be a subscription.
The consultants tell the investors shrinkflation is so hot right now. They tell the companies to do shrinkflation. If they don't, the board gets upset you're not listening to the expensive consultants. If you do, the stock price jumps, even though you just lost customers, and you get to blame the consultants if it doesn't work
It's a very stupid system, McKinsey is probably the worst offender if you want to do some further reading
chilicheeselies 4 points a year ago
The business of deferred responsibility (coroporate sin eaters) is a big one.
BorgDrone 2 points a year ago
Not just deferred but diluted. No single person in the company is responsible for the orphan crushing machine, it’s just the consequence of hundreds of small, logical decisions made at by dozens of people at all layers in the hierarchy.
theneverfox 3 points a year ago
While this is absolutely also true, I'm talking about the people who openly advocate for orphan crushing for the sake of orphan crushing
tehmics 11 points a year ago
Which tells me exactly as much about the contents as picking it up would: almost nothing.
There's always one of you in the unnecessary pack fill discussions and I have to ask, do you really know the difference between 12oz of candy, and 10oz? And can you point out the weight on this packaging for me?
newthrowaway20 9 points a year ago
You don't go on just weight alone, that doesn't tell you much of anything. You need weight and price.
For me personally, it's a hell of a lot easier to see how far your money is actually going when you keep track of the price per oz vs just watching the total price since they change price and size pretty regularly.
newthrowaway20 13 points a year ago
They can, but it wouldn't matter. The weight on the packaging is the weight of the product in the package, not the package itself.
Jake_Farm -1 points a year ago
Then why would seeing the product mean anything? The whole point of seeing the weight is to compare it the price to see if you are being manipulated. Going on vibes is not going to protect you from that.
INHALE_VEGETABLES 4 points a year ago
Especially when you are missing an inch somewhere in the middle... if you know what I mean.
mrgoosmoos 11 points a year ago
and has unnecessary plastic
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Why is there even a plastic tray in the bag to begin with? That’s the really infuriating part. Stop with all the unnecessary plastic!
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