"Great Stuff" Ripoff

Posted by Buck Turgidson on January 27, 2007, 2:16 pm

Went to Lowes today today to buy a couple of cans of foam to fix some
drafts. When I got home, I noticed that the 2 new cans were smaller than
the one can I had laying around. The old one was 16oz, the new are 12oz.

If they need to raise the price 33%, fine. Oil prices are up. I
understand. But at least be up front about it. This seems a little
"tricky" to me.

Posted by Mark on January 27, 2007, 2:38 pm

That's a ploy that's been going on all over for some time now. Check the
last 'half gallon' of ice cream you bought. its probably 1.75 quarters not 2
quarts.

The local store continues to run ads that say 'Half Gallon" and I told the
manager he better tell the marketing department to cut it out before someone
takes them to court over it!

> Went to Lowes today today to buy a couple of cans of foam to fix some
> drafts. When I got home, I noticed that the 2 new cans were smaller than
> the one can I had laying around. The old one was 16oz, the new are 12oz.
> If they need to raise the price 33%, fine. Oil prices are up. I
> understand. But at least be up front about it. This seems a little
> "tricky" to me.
>

Posted by EXT on January 27, 2007, 3:15 pm

Here in Canada, paint used to be sold in Imperial gallons, the standard
gallon used in Canada before metric took over. An imperial gallon was 160
fluid ounces compared to the US gallon of 132 fluid ounces.

When everything was converted to metric the paint companies switched to cans
of 4 litres, much smaller than the previous cans and the price went up.

Now they all sell paint in US gallon cans despite the fact that they are
supposed to sell it in metric measurements. They get around it by adding in
small print that the can contains 3.95 litres, and the price went up.

You can't win.

> That's a ploy that's been going on all over for some time now. Check the
> last 'half gallon' of ice cream you bought. its probably 1.75 quarters not
> 2 quarts.
> The local store continues to run ads that say 'Half Gallon" and I told the
> manager he better tell the marketing department to cut it out before
> someone takes them to court over it!

>> Went to Lowes today today to buy a couple of cans of foam to fix some
>> drafts. When I got home, I noticed that the 2 new cans were smaller than
>> the one can I had laying around. The old one was 16oz, the new are 12oz.
>> If they need to raise the price 33%, fine. Oil prices are up. I
>> understand. But at least be up front about it. This seems a little
>> "tricky" to me.

Posted by Doug Miller on January 27, 2007, 3:21 pm

>Now they all sell paint in US gallon cans despite the fact that they are
>supposed to sell it in metric measurements. They get around it by adding in
>small print that the can contains 3.95 litres, and the price went up.

I'd be delighted if the "gallon" cans of paint sold here in the US contained
3.95 liters... one US gallon is 3.784 liters.

--
Regards,
Doug Miller (alphageek at milmac dot com)

It's time to throw all their damned tea in the harbor again.

Posted by Edwin Pawlowski on January 27, 2007, 3:48 pm

> I'd be delighted if the "gallon" cans of paint sold here in the US
> contained
> 3.95 liters... one US gallon is 3.784 liters.

Colored or tint base? I know the tint base allows room for the added tint
to bring it up to a full gallon.

At least a pound can of coffee is still 13 ounces.

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