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Originally posted by BrilloPad View PostComment
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Originally posted by DimPrawn View PostDeflation of choccy bar sizes to mask price inflation. Cunning.Comment
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Originally posted by AtW View PostIt's more interesting to watch how Coca Cola deals with this problem - they can't really easily go from 0.5L to 0.450L (not a problem for beer manufacturers), so they just introduced 350 mln new bottle that costs almost the same as 0.5L and looks like a bit shrunk version, easy to make mistake
As far as it being an easy mistake to make - surely that would only be for a semi-literate innumerate cretin?The material prosperity of a nation is not an abiding possession; the deeds of its people are.
George Frederic Watts
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Postman's_ParkComment
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Originally posted by speling bee View PostBut that will not be about commodity price inflation for the drink ingredients (I expect), as the ingredient costs must be negligible. It might be introducing a new price point, or softening up the market for withdrawing 330ml cans (which would be a cost saver - I expect).
As far as it being an easy mistake to make - surely that would only be for a semi-literate innumerate cretin?Comment
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Originally posted by speling bee View PostBut that will not be about commodity price inflation for the drink ingredients (I expect), as the ingredient costs must be negligible. It might be introducing a new price point, or softening up the market for withdrawing 330ml cans (which would be a cost saver - I expect).
As far as it being an easy mistake to make - surely that would only be for a semi-literate innumerate cretin?Comment
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