On Sat, 27 Jan 2007 14:38:51 -0500, "Mark" wrote:

That's a ploy that's been going on all over for some time now. Check the
last 'half gallon' of ice cream you bought. its probably 1.75 quarters not 2
quarts.

And candy bars get smaller and smaller until there is one big price
increase. I think they think people wouldn't like it if the price of
candy went up frequently.

The local store continues to run ads that say 'Half Gallon" and I told the
manager he better tell the marketing department to cut it out before someone
takes them to court over it!

There's a disclaimer in all those flyers and ads that might be hard to
overcome. "Not responsible for errors...." Still, if you have
notified them and kept a record of their being notified....


"Buck Turgidson" wrote in message
...
Went to Lowes today today to buy a couple of cans of foam to fix some
drafts. When I got home, I noticed that the 2 new cans were smaller than
the one can I had laying around. The old one was 16oz, the new are 12oz.

If they need to raise the price 33%, fine. Oil prices are up. I
understand. But at least be up front about it. This seems a little
"tricky" to me.