Percival P. Cassidy wrote:
On 02/28/08 01:36 pm dpb wrote:

But wouldn't it be more honest just to raise the price rather than
reduce the size?

But, it is a competitive market.

I wonder whether there are states without decent Weights and Measures
Departments. If so, the "gallons" of gas people buy there are probably a
pint or three short as well.

Not at all the same thing -- the gallon is dispensed as a volume
measurement whereas the container on the shelf is labeled as to its
weight/volume.

It's nothing fraudulent at all, simply a marketing decision in a
competitive market.

Read the label, make your purchasing decision.

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