Package sizes getting smaller instead of raising the prices.
Yep; we all know they do it, but it's still good for an article to show how widespread it is. It might even be good as a reminder to compare prices and sizes rather than just price and assume the sizes are the same.
But; we can't leave the article without some duhs and uhs...
Food makers: Higher prices and smaller product portions
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We found Eddy's new 1.5 quart size side-by-side with its predecessor, the 1.75 quart size, on a store shelf in Melville, and we were charged the same price for both.
Eddy's told us what we found was the old inventory still for sale.
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Obviously...that's the point of the whole article.
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And in a similar vein, inspectors came across two different sizes of act anti-cavity mouthwash and did the math the small version says, use once a day. The larger version says, use twice a day.
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The makers of Act mouthwash explained their fluoride dosage as an FDA regulation, saying they are restricted to a certain quantity of fluoride in the larger size bottles.
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Quantity restriction? Not concentration?
And explain the logic of saving money if the end result is that the consumer will actually be using less.
