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Orville Redenbacher's skimping

irishScott

irishScott

Lifer
Looks like they've gone the way of most potato chip brands. I eat a lot of popcorn, and just a few months ago whenever I made a bag it would be filled to the brim with popcorn fresh out of the microwave. Last 10 pack I bought they were only half full when popped, so I assumed I'd just gotten a bad batch like in the past. Just opened another one, no such luck. Half the corn for the same price. :| Looks like I'll be switching brands for the first time in over a decade.
 
Originally posted by: irishScott
Looks like they've gone the way of most potato chip brands. I eat a lot of popcorn, and just a few months ago whenever I made a bag it would be filled to the brim with popcorn fresh out of the microwave. Last 10 pack I bought they were only half full, so I assumed I just got a bad batch like in the past. Just opened another one, no such luck. Half the corn for the same price. :| Looks like I'll be switching brands for the first time in over a decade.
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I noticed lately a lot of food companies have reduced the amount of product in their packages. Noticed today that the Reeses peanut butter eggs are smaller than they used to be. I don't really think it's because of the economy, but rather a way for them to make money. If they establish the name brand and offer less for the same price in the same sized packaging, they can make more money...

Edit: On the plus side, this could mean we're eating less. Always a good thing for Americans to eat less.
 
Originally posted by: irishScott
Originally posted by: Chaotic42
It's sold by weight, not by volume. Check the weight of the bags.
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So corn has magically gotten twice as dense?
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No, but you can verify that there is indeed less popcorn in there by comparing the weights of a new, skimpy bag to an older bag.
 
Nope, I have been on a popcorn binge for a couple of months now, and I eat Orville's "Movie Theater Butter" stuff, and the bag is full every time.
 
frito lay changed the amount of chips you get in a bad of santitas. The new bags say "$2 only" on them. but the reported net weight is at least 2 ounces(can't remember the old net weight) smaller.
 
the bags are the exact same size, as for chips Frito has a lot of new bigger bags for the same price. Look at the bottom of a pack before you put it in the microwave, it's going to be identical.

KLin those $2 bags are smaller, and they're like half the price. Did you expect a regular $3.79 bag of Santitas for $2? lol. $2 bags are perfect for people like me who want more than a $1 bag, and know if I buy the regular sized one I will probably eat it all in one sitting. The $2 bags are like 5.2 ounces which is a little over twice as big as the $1, and the big bags are 9-11oz and 18-20 for the family sized.
 
Originally posted by: QueBert
the bags are the exact same size, as for chips Frito has a lot of new bigger bags for the same price. Look at the bottom of a pack before you put it in the microwave, it's going to be identical.

KLin those $2 bags are smaller, and they're like half the price. Did you expect a regular $3.79 bag of Santitas for $2? lol. $2 bags are perfect for people like me who want more than a $1 bag, and know if I buy the regular sized one I will probably eat it all in one sitting. The $2 bags are like 5.2 ounces which is a little over twice as big as the $1, and the big bags are 9-11oz and 18-20 for the family sized.
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Wtf are you talking about? The 2 dollar bags are 14 ounces. Santita's are frito lay's lower priced chips. They were never in the 3.79 range, except for the family size bags.
 
Maybe your microwave just sucks. I haven't noticed any difference in the size, but I live in Canada where it could be different. Maybe they are just trying to help you fatties lose weight.
 
Originally posted by: irishScott
Originally posted by: Jumpem
So an extra couple dollars every once in a while for more popcorn is something to get upset over?
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When you eat about 5-20 bags a week, yeah.
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Jesus Christ man.

I just buy it by the bag and use a pot.

Originally posted by: FelixDeKat
Be careful with Orville bashing because Pepperidge Farm remembers!
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Hahaha, everytime they make that joke in MST3K I can't help but laugh.
 
Have you seen a Reese's Peanut Butter Cup lately? Damn, they are tiny now. About what a bitesize would have been back in early 2000
 
Originally posted by: KLin
frito lay changed the amount of chips you get in a bad of santitas. The new bags say "$2 only" on them. but the reported net weight is at least 2 ounces(can't remember the old net weight) smaller.
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Yep, this started happening last year when gas prices got crazy. Instead of raising the prices of the products, companies reduced the amount of food in the boxes.
 
Originally posted by: Queasy
Originally posted by: KLin
frito lay changed the amount of chips you get in a bad of santitas. The new bags say "$2 only" on them. but the reported net weight is at least 2 ounces(can't remember the old net weight) smaller.
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Yep, this started happening last year when gas prices got crazy. Instead of raising the prices of the products, companies reduced the amount of food in the boxes.
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I noticed my Drumstick last night was a lot smaller.
 
Originally posted by: moshquerade
i went back to air popped popcorn and ditched the microwave kind. it's healthier for you.
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until it gets stuck in your throat and chokes you to death...
 
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