I keep griping how the product downsizing really screws with recipes. Pretty rare to find 16 ounces of anything. Even 8 ounces isn’t 8 ounces anymore, and this really did start under the Zero/HidenBiden administration.
” and this really did start under the Zero/HidenBiden administration.”
I think it started long before Obama
Chocolate chips used to be 16 oz/bag but they dropped to 12 oz years ago.
A 3 lb. tub of margarine is now 42-45 oz.
Ah, the good old days when ice cream came in 5 qt buckets.
5 lb bags of sugar and flour are 4 lbs.
Tuna used to be 7.5 oz for the small cans and is now 5 oz with 50% liquid so you’re only getting 2.5 oz.
Coffee comes so sizes so you never know how much you’re really buying.
Canned fruits and veggies used to be 16 oz and are now as low as 10 oz.
Eggs have such thin shells, it’s hard to find a carton that doesn’t have at least one broken one.
TP rolls are getting smaller and more rough every day. I’m not fooled by the larger cardboard center section.
Cat food cans are so thin that they’re constantly smashed in the cartons. I throw out one or two from every box and have to check the lids are sealed and not popping.
So many products aren’t sealed well anymore. Hidden Valley Ranch dressing was completely open with no paper seal at the bottom of the lid. Many boxed products aren’t glued on the ends. Had to throw out 3 boxes of Fisherman fish because they didn’t have a plastic bag inside the poorly made box to keep them from getting freezer burn and turning rock hard. And, and, and...
Beware of those 8 oz or lb plastic box containers for berries. They’re too easy to open and can’t tell you how many times I’ve seen people eating out of them. At least weigh them so you know no one has had their filthy hands inside and you’re paying for the full weight.