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Posted by mm on January 28, 2007, 7:07 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.
And candy bars get smaller and smaller until there is one big price
increase. I think they think people wouldn't like it if the price of
candy went up frequently.
>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!
There's a disclaimer in all those flyers and ads that might be hard to
overcome. "Not responsible for errors...." Still, if you have
notified them and kept a record of their being notified....
>
>> 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.
>>
>
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