Reply to: Shocked beyond belief

[Robinho]

But 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?

Ingredients costs may (or may not) be negligible. But profits and labour costs are still being devalued and need to keep up with inflation.

[SupremeSpod]

But 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?

Does MF know you've stolen his sockie?

[speling bee]

It'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

But 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?

[AtW]

Deflation of choccy bar sizes to mask price inflation. Cunning.

It'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

[DimPrawn]

Chocolate bars shrink as makers cut costs - Telegraph

Deflation of choccy bar sizes to mask price inflation. Cunning.

[BrilloPad]

Chocolate bars shrink as makers cut costs - Telegraph

[AtW]

Inflation is NOT the problem.

It's the general lack of disposable income that's the problem.

HTH

[shaunbhoy]

It's happening now, and has in fact been happening for countless millenia
HTH.

ftfy

[sasguru]

That's basically the same argument the climate change brigade use "oh well yes it's not happening as fast as we predicted it definitely would, but it definitely will happen"
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It's happening now.
HTH.

[d000hg]

We are only in the early stages of QE. Most people can see that inflation is much higher than the fiddled figures but more importantly that the govt are stoking inflation on purpose as a way to erode debt.

Much more QE is in the pipeline and a lot more inflation awaits us.

That's basically the same argument the climate change brigade use "oh well yes it's not happening as fast as we predicted it definitely would, but it definitely will happen"

Yes and you believed them, hence your surprise
You really are a prize moron.

I think if you trawled the site history you'd find I thought they were talking rubbish, if I commented at all.

[Robinho]

So how long do we have to wait until the CUK brains trust who predicted QE would lead to runaway inflation admit they don't know squat?

Or is it like climate change, we have to keep waiting because you'll be right eventually?

At the minute the economy is flatlining and banks are not lending, the shrinking of the money supply is being replaced by QE. When the situation reverses the true extent of the money printing that has gone on will be felt.

[Doggy Styles]

So how long do we have to wait until the CUK brains trust who predicted QE would lead to runaway inflation admit they don't know squat?

Or is it like climate change, we have to keep waiting because you'll be right eventually?

Who knows what will happen. As long as it's a short term tactic to get us over the trough in the economy. It seems to have avoided deflation for the moment, so I suppose that's a good thing.

[sasguru]

'A lot more' is not the same as what was predicted - people were citing German history as what QE would lead to.

Dullard.

Yes and you believed them, hence your surprise
You really are a prize moron.

[DimPrawn]

'A lot more' is not the same as what was predicted - people were citing German history as what QE would lead to.

Dullard.

We are only in the early stages of QE. Most people can see that inflation is much higher than the fiddled figures but more importantly that the govt are stoking inflation on purpose as a way to erode debt.

Much more QE is in the pipeline and a lot more inflation awaits us.

[d000hg]

'A lot more' is not the same as what was predicted - people were citing German history as what QE would lead to.

Dullard.