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Default When a gallon is not a gallon

On Feb 27, 5:49*pm, greg2468 wrote:
I recently went to our favorite big box store. *While wandering around
the paint department, I noticed that most brands sold there are no
longer full gallons. *They were one pint less than a gallon. *Yet,
spread rate magically remains the same! *Of course the price remains
the same! *I live in the southeast United State and am curious to know
if this has happened in other areas. *(Quarts are now 28 ounces).


just think if you had just arrived from britain, or canada.