Vlasic pickles scam..

[BUTCH1]

I noticed something the other day, I bought some Vlasic bread+butter pickles, (BOGO deal) but the chips are cut about 35% bigger than they used to be, then I figured out why, with bigger chips it makes room for more pickle juice as the bigger slices cannot pack together tightly, after finishing the jar I weighed the liquid, 16oz. That means I only got 8oz of pickles since the jar is sold by liquid quantity (24fl oz). Just another scheme to maximize profits at the consumers expense, I just thought fellow OT'ers ought to know before selecting this product, they tasted fine as usual but damm those scheming pickle bastards!

 

[artvscommerce]

Just go buy them by the gallon at walmart for $3. Problem solved.

 

[OutHouse]

yea its easy to mow through a jar of bread and butter pickles.

 

[SlitheryDee]

Dill is the only edible kind of pickle.

 

[IronWing]

Just go buy them by the gallon at walmart for $3. Problem solved.

^^ This is what created the problem in the first place. Vlasic screwed themselves by signing on with Walmart for the cheap gallons.

Anyway, buy real pickles w/o the HFCS and yellow 5.

 

[Capt Caveman]

I make my own. Still have several jars in the fridge from last year. Will be planting soon for this season.

 

[M0oG0oGaiPan]

this is anandtech. we make our own pickles here.

 

[zinfamous]

Just go buy them by the gallon at walmart for $3. Problem solved.

lol. is that a troll?

:hmm:

 

[Kadarin]

Claussen pickles are more better.

 

[zinfamous]

this is anandtech. we make our own pickles here.

:thumbsup:

It takes about 5 minutes of prep and some patience and you have better pickles than you can ever buy in the store.

 

[Rakehellion]

with bigger chips it makes room for more pickle juice as the bigger slices cannot pack together tightly

That isn't how it works. The size of a particle does not affect how it tesselates.

 

[IronWing]

That isn't how it works. The size of a particle does not affect how it tesselates.

It does when confined to a space smaller than the unit cell..

 

[artvscommerce]

lol. is that a troll?

:hmm:

Just a bad joke. And potentially a tip for those who are unaware of the $3 gallon jars.

 

[darkewaffle]

I bought a jar of chips and mine had pickles in it, not chips. How's that for bullshit?

I'm heading to twitter to take those corporate bastards down.

 

[Krazy4Real]

Bread and butter pickles taste awful. Dill is where it's at.

 

[OutHouse]

Bread and butter pickles taste awful. Dill is where it's at.

heathen! Be gone with your blasphemy.

 

[IronWing]

Bread and butter pickles taste awful. Dill is where it's at.

When I was a child I liked bread and butter pickles. I liked them so much I drank the pickle juice once. I have hated them ever since.

 

[Anubis]

Bread and butter pickles taste awful. Dill is where it's at.

awful is a massive understatement

i mean id rather eat durian

 

[BUTCH1]

Bread and butter pickles taste awful. Dill is where it's at.

This isn't a "what kind is your fav" thread, it's about consumers getting fleeced.

 

[GagHalfrunt]

after finishing the jar I weighed the liquid, 16oz. That means I only got 8oz of pickles since the jar is sold by liquid quantity (24fl oz).

What was the ratio of pickle to liquid previous to this scam? Experiment fails without a control.

 

[Anubis]

This isn't a "what kind is your fav" thread, it's about consumers getting fleeced.

if you like shitty B&B pickels you deserve to get fleeced

 

[BUTCH1]

Just a bad joke. And potentially a tip for those who are unaware of the $3 gallon jars.

I have never seen an entire gallon of any pickles for $3, even at Wal-mart, I will look into it though.

 

[BUTCH1]

if you like shitty B&B pickels you deserve to get fleeced

Yea, that makes sense, since you like vanilla ice cream vs chocolate your inferior taste buds deserves a good fleecing!.

 

[SlitheryDee]

Yea, that makes sense, since you like vanilla ice cream vs chocolate your inferior taste buds deserves a good fleecing!.

Vanilla and chocolate are both respectable flavors. Those Neapolitan guys though...

 

[Kaido]

this is anandtech. we make our own pickles here.

The last pickle recipe you'll ever need:

http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/Slightly-Sweet-Dill-Refrigerator-Pickles-242476

I have never had pickles that can match these.