Monday, April 30, 2012
Serving Suggestion
I bought a big bag of Ruffles potato chips and can't stop eating them. When the bag says there are "9 servings" in the entire package, that's just a suggestion, right? Because I'm eating them as an entree, not a side dish.
Good thing I bought the Lights.
Monday, April 16, 2012
Consumers, Beware!
Is Pop Secret screwing with me or my microwave?
My favorite brand of microwave popcorn has cheaped out in a sly way. The 3-bag package has changed its contents from 3.5 oz., which my current microwave recognizes with its own popcorn button, to 3.2 oz., which adds a step to getting my hot popped snack. Not cool,Pop Secret!
Even worse is what Mars, Inc. is pulling. First they make teeny tiny size Twix bars that you have to eat a bag of to be satisfied. Then they bring back the more practical "snack" size in 10-packs for a dollar. Yay! About a year ago, they were changed to 8-packs, still a buck. Not so yay. This month I see the package has been reduced to 6-packs, FOR THE SAME PRICE! Are times that tough, Mars, Inc.? You've practically doubled the price of a very successful candy bar; this is beyond sleazy. This is scammy.
Even my favorite family game show, "Jeopardy," has cut back. The length of each episode is 1-2 minutes shorter in the new season. Now, that does allow for faster watching on my DVR. But consequently, more often than not, time runs out before all the questions/answers have been selected. This means the contestants accumulate less money overall, and the writers' work is going to waste. I'm assuming this, too, is a cost-cutting measure, maybe to pay for the spiffy fonts and set upgrades. But, really, how much more could it cost to produce a tv show that's relatively unchanged for 30 years?
My favorite brand of microwave popcorn has cheaped out in a sly way. The 3-bag package has changed its contents from 3.5 oz., which my current microwave recognizes with its own popcorn button, to 3.2 oz., which adds a step to getting my hot popped snack. Not cool,Pop Secret!
Even worse is what Mars, Inc. is pulling. First they make teeny tiny size Twix bars that you have to eat a bag of to be satisfied. Then they bring back the more practical "snack" size in 10-packs for a dollar. Yay! About a year ago, they were changed to 8-packs, still a buck. Not so yay. This month I see the package has been reduced to 6-packs, FOR THE SAME PRICE! Are times that tough, Mars, Inc.? You've practically doubled the price of a very successful candy bar; this is beyond sleazy. This is scammy.
Even my favorite family game show, "Jeopardy," has cut back. The length of each episode is 1-2 minutes shorter in the new season. Now, that does allow for faster watching on my DVR. But consequently, more often than not, time runs out before all the questions/answers have been selected. This means the contestants accumulate less money overall, and the writers' work is going to waste. I'm assuming this, too, is a cost-cutting measure, maybe to pay for the spiffy fonts and set upgrades. But, really, how much more could it cost to produce a tv show that's relatively unchanged for 30 years?
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