Comments on: Where’s The Beef? Food Is Disappearing From Packages In The Store http://weakonomics.com/2009/12/11/wheres-the-beef-food-is-disappearing-from-packages-in-the-store/ Everything That's Wrong With You And Your Money Wed, 23 May 2012 01:09:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Weekend Reading: Tiger Woods “In the Rough” Edition | HighYields.com http://weakonomics.com/2009/12/11/wheres-the-beef-food-is-disappearing-from-packages-in-the-store/comment-page-1/#comment-3350 Weekend Reading: Tiger Woods “In the Rough” Edition | HighYields.com Sun, 13 Dec 2009 07:42:47 +0000 http://weakonomics.com/?p=3517#comment-3350 [...] always amusing to see the tricks companies play on us with “The Incredible Shrinking Packag“.  Weakonomics puts the shameless packaging companies front and [...] [...] always amusing to see the tricks companies play on us with “The Incredible Shrinking Packag“.  Weakonomics puts the shameless packaging companies front and [...]

]]> By: Darwin's Finance http://weakonomics.com/2009/12/11/wheres-the-beef-food-is-disappearing-from-packages-in-the-store/comment-page-1/#comment-3339 Darwin's Finance Fri, 11 Dec 2009 22:14:29 +0000 http://weakonomics.com/?p=3517#comment-3339 I love the massive, person-proof packages for extremely small electronics like a little camera card. There was a great opening scene on Curb Your Enthusiasm about the topic. Rationale for these massive packages for a 1 square inch device? Security. What a crock. .-= Darwin's Finance´s last blog ..<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DarwinsFinance/~3/uyc6VDmo15c/" rel="nofollow">Highest Saving Account Rates OnLine</a> =-. I love the massive, person-proof packages for extremely small electronics like a little camera card. There was a great opening scene on Curb Your Enthusiasm about the topic. Rationale for these massive packages for a 1 square inch device? Security. What a crock.
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]]> By: Kevin M http://weakonomics.com/2009/12/11/wheres-the-beef-food-is-disappearing-from-packages-in-the-store/comment-page-1/#comment-3338 Kevin M Fri, 11 Dec 2009 21:23:10 +0000 http://weakonomics.com/?p=3517#comment-3338 This is one reason I love Amazon - they have frustration free packaging. It eliminates a bunch of needless packaging by just shipping the toy in a plain brown box. Another solution - don't buy food in a box or bag that isn't clear. Most of the stuff sold that way is processed crap anyway. This is one reason I love Amazon – they have frustration free packaging. It eliminates a bunch of needless packaging by just shipping the toy in a plain brown box.

Another solution – don’t buy food in a box or bag that isn’t clear. Most of the stuff sold that way is processed crap anyway.

]]> By: MBAbriefs http://weakonomics.com/2009/12/11/wheres-the-beef-food-is-disappearing-from-packages-in-the-store/comment-page-1/#comment-3337 MBAbriefs Fri, 11 Dec 2009 17:45:10 +0000 http://weakonomics.com/?p=3517#comment-3337 I was trying to find 14.4 oz box of cereal that was on sale the other day and noticed all the boxes were the same size but most listed the net weight as 11.8 oz's, 12.4 oz's, etc. And as I was breaking down my box of super healthy organic high fiber cereal to recycle I notice the manufacturer had placed a message on the bottom that this box was an "EnviroBox" because it was reduced in size by 10% to save the environment. I was surprised at that claim because I would think they would want to reduce the size to save on manufacturing costs and I don't fully understand the environmental connection. They were basing this claim on the size, not because of recycled content in the packaging. It seems to me to be this was just a way to claim they were "green" while reducing costs. .-= MBAbriefs´s last blog ..<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MBAbriefs/~3/hi3qUZAFpwg/" rel="nofollow">Develop your own marketing plan – part 2</a> =-. I was trying to find 14.4 oz box of cereal that was on sale the other day and noticed all the boxes were the same size but most listed the net weight as 11.8 oz’s, 12.4 oz’s, etc. And as I was breaking down my box of super healthy organic high fiber cereal to recycle I notice the manufacturer had placed a message on the bottom that this box was an “EnviroBox” because it was reduced in size by 10% to save the environment. I was surprised at that claim because I would think they would want to reduce the size to save on manufacturing costs and I don’t fully understand the environmental connection. They were basing this claim on the size, not because of recycled content in the packaging. It seems to me to be this was just a way to claim they were “green” while reducing costs.
.-= MBAbriefs´s last blog ..Develop your own marketing plan – part 2 =-.

]]> By: Kyle http://weakonomics.com/2009/12/11/wheres-the-beef-food-is-disappearing-from-packages-in-the-store/comment-page-1/#comment-3336 Kyle Fri, 11 Dec 2009 15:21:21 +0000 http://weakonomics.com/?p=3517#comment-3336 Of course it is deceptive. Even companies that claim to be green deceive this way. If all the air space in a bag of chips is to protect the chips, how come 90% of them are broke? Pringles doesn't leave much room in their containers, but they chips are tasty and unbroken? .-= Kyle´s last blog ..<a href="http://feeds.suburbandollar.com/~r/SuburbanDollar/~3/k4goG6UiC9o/" rel="nofollow">Friday Finance Followers – Site Updates Edition</a> =-. Of course it is deceptive. Even companies that claim to be green deceive this way. If all the air space in a bag of chips is to protect the chips, how come 90% of them are broke? Pringles doesn’t leave much room in their containers, but they chips are tasty and unbroken?
.-= Kyle´s last blog ..Friday Finance Followers – Site Updates Edition =-.

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