I Got Ripped Off by Dreyers!!!

[bigredguy]

I thought I bought the 1/2 gallon one but they have shrank their containers (and not their price) down from 2 quarts to 1.75 quarts. I know its not that big a deal and i should have read what i was buying but its still pretty devious of them. Oh well, live and learn.

 

[NutBucket]

I just noticed that the other day. No wonder they're selling it cheaper now!!:|

 

[Jzero]

This practice is becoming VERY common these days.

 

[TitanDiddly]

They do this with cans of coffee too.

 

[bigredguy]

Originally posted by: Jzero
This practice is becoming VERY common these days.

They should be requred to put something on the label like, "Now even less for you buck."

Maybe they think it will keep fat people from suing?

 

[Ranger X]

Yeah, just what we need. Another fat tub of goo sueing because a product made him/her fat. Maybe this is a good thing for both Dreyers and the consumer.

 

[GagHalfrunt]

Pretty common. Hitting price points is important for groceries, an item selling for $2.99 will outsell the same item at $3.09 by 10-1. If a manufacturer can't hit a target price anymore they downsize the product rather than raise the price. Take a look around a supermarket, especially at stuff in cans. It used to be that all the canned veggies, fruit, dog food, prepared foods, coffee, etc were all 1 lb. Now almost all are 11-13 ounces.

You can work that to you advantage if you know what's going on. Supermarkets will often advertise their sales based on product weight like "Half gallon ice cream: $2.99" or "13oz Alpo 3/$1.00". If the product downsizes and they advertise the old price they're sort of screwed because they have to honor the published sale price. Take a 1.75qt container of ice cream to the service counter and demand a half gallon like is in the ad. Have fun watching them try to solve it. You can probably get a free container out of the deal.

 

[bigredguy]

Originally posted by: GagHalfrunt
Pretty common. Hitting price points is important for groceries, an item selling for $2.99 will outsell the same item at $3.09 by 10-1. If a manufacturer can't hit a target price anymore they downsize the product rather than raise the price. Take a look around a supermarket, especially at stuff in cans. It used to be that all the canned veggies, fruit, dog food, prepared foods, coffee, etc were all 1 lb. Now almost all are 11-13 ounces.

You can work that to you advantage if you know what's going on. Supermarkets will often advertise their sales based on product weight like "Half gallon ice cream: $2.99" or "13oz Alpo 3/$1.00". If the product downsizes and they advertise the old price they're sort of screwed because they have to honor the published sale price. Take a 1.75qt container of ice cream to the service counter and demand a half gallon like is in the ad. Have fun watching them try to solve it. You can probably get a free container out of the deal.

I think i remember reading something like that before. Like spaghetti suace that used to be like 32 oz. kept getting downsized until it was like 16 oz. but the price remained the same. Then the company started producing the 32 oz. size again but labeled it "family size" and doubled the price of the 16 oz. I am sure numbers are all wrong, was a while ago, but i do remember reading something like that.

It seems almost like false advertisement to me, creating an image of one thing and selling another. Well nothing new with the consumer getting jad on assuming companys are honest.

 

[MarklarMarklar]

I once bought some Dreyer's popsicles and only got 5 out of 6. Who should I sue and how much can I get.

 

[Brutuskend]

Plus it's mostly air.

Ben and Jerrys OWNS Dreyers

 

[fs5]

Originally posted by: Brutuskend
Plus it's mostly air.

Ben and Jerrys OWNS Dreyers

preach on my brother! too bad B&J's is now owned by Dreyers, so they're really just owning themselves
edit: wait that almost happened n/m

 

[TechnoKid]

Breyers for me. Still a half gallon. Although dreyers does have more flavors.

 

[Mr.IncrediblyBored]

Dannon's yogurt cups are now 6oz. They were 8oz since I was a kid.

 

[Adul]

Originally posted by: TechnoKid
Breyers for me. Still a half gallon. Although dreyers does have more flavors.

but bryers tastes better

 

[GagHalfrunt]

Originally posted by: Adul

Originally posted by: TechnoKid
Breyers for me. Still a half gallon. Although dreyers does have more flavors.

but bryers tastes better

Breyers has gone downhill in the last few years. The taste is still good, but they've dropped the butterfat content way down to save money. The newer Breyers has an icier, less creamy texture than it used to have, it's living on reputation alone these days. At that price point both Friendly's and Edys are far superior.

 

[Jzero]

PSU Creamery > *. End of story. But man will it make you into a fatass.

 

[TechnoKid]

Originally posted by: GagHalfrunt

Originally posted by: Adul

Originally posted by: TechnoKid
Breyers for me. Still a half gallon. Although dreyers does have more flavors.

but bryers tastes better

Breyers has gone downhill in the last few years. The taste is still good, but they've dropped the butterfat content way down to save money. The newer Breyers has an icier, less creamy texture than it used to have, it's living on reputation alone these days. At that price point both Friendly's and Edys are far superior.

I still like breyers over some ice cream out there that texture is "gummy" instead of creamy.