I’d rather save a dollar and buy a decent store brand than waste my hard earned money on a label.
Have y’all noticed quart jars of mayo aren’t 32 oz. anymore? They look like 32 oz but have a huge indention in the botton which brings the “new and improved” size to only 30 oz. Just like the small cans of 7.5 oz of tuna are now 5 oz. and 2.5 oz. of that is water leaving only 2.5 oz. for actual tuna. You have to go through many more cans of tuna and jars of mayo to make tuna salad these days. Warning — make adjustments when using older recipes.
Along with the 14oz pound of bacon and the 11.5 ounce bottle of beer. Some brands are chiselers.
I don’t dispute smaller delivered amounts, I don’t know really. I can, however, believe that there is a difference that delivers in the texture and taste for mayonnaise and also from different types of Tuna.
As I’ve grown older, I’ve noticed a distinct difference between various products I remember when young and now. You might chalk it up to old age and damaged taste buds, and I probably wouldn’t disagree with you.
However, one of the few products, Hellmans, has never changed that I can tell in quality or taste. There are many others out there with the old names that don’t fill this bill. Cheese Its and Cheese Whiz are a couple. They taste fake and of chemical aftertaste to me. Even for tuna, only the solid white is reminiscent of younger days.