Independent Leyton Orient Forum

I was reading about the increasing practice of food and other manufactures to reduce the size of their product and charge more for it.

Of course the shamless move toward reducing the vital energy giving Mars Bar has been ongoing for some years now but the stinkin filthy greedy capitalists have expanded their activities to defraud Joanne Public and add to sky rocketing inflation.

The two I noted this week were Lurpack - 500g to 400g pack and Coffee Mate - 500g to 325g pack.

Any one else noticed this grand deception on other goods or a downgrading of ingredients?

Changing packaging sizes is a real cheat designed to confound the consumer. Thats why there needs to be clearer pricing based on volume or weight.

P.S. I know Scotland is a bit backwards but does Coffee Mate still exist?

LittleMate wrote: ↑Tue Sep 05, 2023 1:20 pm Changing packaging sizes is a real cheat designed to confound the consumer. Thats why there needs to be clearer pricing based on volume or weight.

P.S. I know Scotland is a bit backwards but does Coffee Mate still exist?

Is it not you who is backward for not knowing the answer to the question.

I'm not based in Scotland, as I believe you are and I don't shop in large retail outlets. No Coffee Mate in my farm shop....

£3.50 from Sainsburys for a 325g tub.

Should be "Coffeepal" North of the Border, no?

Proposition Joe wrote: ↑Tue Sep 05, 2023 2:11 pm Should be "Coffeepal" North of the Border, no?

And coffeegeez in London. This line of enquiry could have legs.

Nobody in London says geez anymore.

Even worse is the growing trend for Brewers to reduce the alcoholic content of beers but still charge the same, or more. It reduces their tax burden - based on alcohol content per beer - I think and allows them to make more profit out of each and every pint they sell. Bastards!!!

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/h ... 60075.html

BoniO wrote: ↑Tue Sep 05, 2023 2:57 pm Even worse is the growing trend for Brewers to reduce the alcoholic content of beers but still charge the same, or more. It reduces their tax burden - based on alcohol content per beer - I think and allows them to make more profit out of each and every pint they sell. Bastards!!!

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/h ... 60075.html

Simle answer to that is don't drink beer

Drinkers should boycott breweries who do this, it would not take long for them to change back

Story of O wrote: ↑Tue Sep 05, 2023 3:15 pm Drinkers should boycott breweries who do this, it would not take long for them to change back

If you drink filth like Fosters (the biggest culprits in this lark) then frankly you deserve it.

Not as sharp eyed as Max''''''y.

Been had on the lurpak. We have 2x 400g tubs from Tesco. Thought the were at a good price, now not so much.

WickfordO wrote: ↑Tue Sep 05, 2023 3:12 pm

BoniO wrote: ↑Tue Sep 05, 2023 2:57 pm Even worse is the growing trend for Brewers to reduce the alcoholic content of beers but still charge the same, or more. It reduces their tax burden - based on alcohol content per beer - I think and allows them to make more profit out of each and every pint they sell. Bastards!!!

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/h ... 60075.html

Simle answer to that is don't drink beer

Hmmm - it’s only beer that’s enabled me to watch the O’s over the last decades. No beer is not a worker methinks.

Surely being educated not to need coffee mates is the answer to saving money.

BoniO wrote: ↑Tue Sep 05, 2023 2:57 pm Even worse is the growing trend for Brewers to reduce the alcoholic content of beers but still charge the same, or more. It reduces their tax burden - based on alcohol content per beer - I think and allows them to make more profit out of each and every pint they sell. Bastards!!!

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/h ... 60075.html

Cannae understand why this hasnae sparked the revolution.

Proposition Joe wrote: ↑Tue Sep 05, 2023 2:11 pm Should be "Coffeepal" North of the Border, no?

I’ll raise you Coffeedude.

Mars are about a quid for a funsize now.

Proposition Joe wrote: ↑Tue Sep 05, 2023 2:11 pm Should be "Coffeepal" North of the Border, no?

Max B Gold wrote: ↑Tue Sep 05, 2023 2:20 pm

Proposition Joe wrote: ↑Tue Sep 05, 2023 2:11 pm Should be "Coffeepal" North of the Border, no?

And coffeegeez in London. This line of enquiry could have legs.

Omygawd wrote: ↑Tue Sep 05, 2023 4:11 pm

Proposition Joe wrote: ↑Tue Sep 05, 2023 2:11 pm Should be "Coffeepal" North of the Border, no?

I’ll raise you Coffeedude.

Would they have Koffeeannan at a U N summit

I'm sure you can get Coffeepal somewhere in sarf London.

Can you get Coffeeduck in Nottingham ?

Coffeeneebor in Fife

I opened a pack of chocolate fingers the other day and it was half empty. I wouldn't mind so much if they made the packaging smaller when reducing the quantity of the product, but to keep it the same size so it looks like you're getting as much as previously is a proper pisstake.

The size of Wagon Wheels are a disgrace compared to when I was a lad. They should be renamed to very small scooter indeed wheels.

Adz wrote: ↑Wed Sep 06, 2023 12:43 am I opened a pack of chocolate fingers the other day and it was half empty. I wouldn't mind so much if they made the packaging smaller when reducing the quantity of the product, but to keep it the same size so it looks like you're getting as much as previously is a proper pisstake.

They do that with the salmon in Morrisons. It looks like the strips go the full length of the package but the bottom third is covered over with a non transparent label and on opening you discover the horrible truth that your salmon was a midget.