When did they shrink 3-tab shingles?

I had an bundle from about 2 years ago that I bought to fix a few blow-
offs. Needed more to re-roof the SW slope before winter, so I went to
Home Depot, got 6 bundles of the same SKU, same color, same brand
shingles.

The new shingles are at least an inch shorter, and 2 inches narrower,
than the old shingles! What a surprise when you get to the middle of
the row and discover the difference.

Evidently this is more of that "ice cream container" marketing. The
bundles I bought two years ago were $25.xx, and the new bundles were
$22.xx. I was expecting to pay at least $30 a bundle given the rise in
cost of petroleum products. Now I know why they were so cheap.

I really don't care, they cover the roof and are hopefully waterproof.
It was just a surprise to find two different sized shingles.

On Sep 19, 10:13*am, wrote:
When did they shrink 3-tab shingles?

I had an bundle from about 2 years ago that I bought to fix a few blow-
offs. Needed more to re-roof the SW slope before winter, so I went to
Home Depot, got 6 bundles of the same SKU, same color, same brand
shingles.

The new shingles are at least an inch shorter, and 2 inches narrower,
than the old shingles! What a surprise when you get to the middle of
the row and discover the difference.

Evidently this is more of that "ice cream container" marketing. The
bundles I bought two years ago were $25.xx, and the new bundles were
$22.xx. I was expecting to pay at least $30 a bundle given the rise in
cost of petroleum products. Now I know why they were so cheap.

I really don't care, they cover the roof and are hopefully waterproof.
It was just a surprise to find two different sized shingles.

Shingles are available in metric sizes, slightly larger than standard.
perhaps this is what explains the difference.

Joe

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When did they shrink 3-tab shingles?

I had an bundle from about 2 years ago that I bought to fix a few blow-
offs. Needed more to re-roof the SW slope before winter, so I went to
Home Depot, got 6 bundles of the same SKU, same color, same brand
shingles.

The new shingles are at least an inch shorter, and 2 inches narrower,
than the old shingles! What a surprise when you get to the middle of
the row and discover the difference.

Evidently this is more of that "ice cream container" marketing. The
bundles I bought two years ago were $25.xx, and the new bundles were
$22.xx. I was expecting to pay at least $30 a bundle given the rise in
cost of petroleum products. Now I know why they were so cheap.

I really don't care, they cover the roof and are hopefully waterproof.
It was just a surprise to find two different sized shingles.

That sounds wrong-- I thought shingles were a standard size. I'd check with
HD and/or the mfr.

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When did they shrink 3-tab shingles?

I had an bundle from about 2 years ago that I bought to fix a few blow-
offs. Needed more to re-roof the SW slope before winter, so I went to
Home Depot, got 6 bundles of the same SKU, same color, same brand
shingles.

The new shingles are at least an inch shorter, and 2 inches narrower,
than the old shingles! What a surprise when you get to the middle of
the row and discover the difference.

Evidently this is more of that "ice cream container" marketing. The
bundles I bought two years ago were $25.xx, and the new bundles were
$22.xx. I was expecting to pay at least $30 a bundle given the rise in
cost of petroleum products. Now I know why they were so cheap.

But - the ice cream makers left the price the same, effectively raising the
price per unit, with NO notice to customers. They figured no one would
notice. It's an insult to one's intelligence to pull such a deceitful
trick.-

"PanHandler" wrote in message
news

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When did they shrink 3-tab shingles?

I had an bundle from about 2 years ago that I bought to fix a few blow-
offs. Needed more to re-roof the SW slope before winter, so I went to
Home Depot, got 6 bundles of the same SKU, same color, same brand
shingles.

The new shingles are at least an inch shorter, and 2 inches narrower,
than the old shingles! What a surprise when you get to the middle of
the row and discover the difference.

Evidently this is more of that "ice cream container" marketing. The
bundles I bought two years ago were $25.xx, and the new bundles were
$22.xx. I was expecting to pay at least $30 a bundle given the rise in
cost of petroleum products. Now I know why they were so cheap.

But - the ice cream makers left the price the same, effectively raising
the price per unit, with NO notice to customers. They figured no one would
notice. It's an insult to one's intelligence to pull such a deceitful
trick.-

BTW - Breyers did the same thing AGAIN recently, Their half-gallon 'bricks'
are now 1 1/2 quarts, with the price still at the half-gallon level.

On Sep 19, 6:28*pm, "PanHandler" wrote:
"PanHandler" wrote in message

news






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When did they shrink 3-tab shingles?

I had an bundle from about 2 years ago that I bought to fix a few blow-
offs. Needed more to re-roof the SW slope before winter, so I went to
Home Depot, got 6 bundles of the same SKU, same color, same brand
shingles.

The new shingles are at least an inch shorter, and 2 inches narrower,
than the old shingles! What a surprise when you get to the middle of
the row and discover the difference.

Evidently this is more of that "ice cream container" marketing. The
bundles I bought two years ago were $25.xx, and the new bundles were
$22.xx. I was expecting to pay at least $30 a bundle given the rise in
cost of petroleum products. Now I know why they were so cheap.

But - the ice cream makers left the price the same, effectively raising
the price per unit, with NO notice to customers. They figured no one would
notice. It's an insult to one's intelligence to pull such a deceitful
trick.-

BTW - Breyers did the same thing AGAIN recently, Their half-gallon 'bricks'
are now 1 1/2 quarts, with the price still at the half-gallon level.- Hide quoted text -

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Yeah and 'one gallon' cans of paint!
An Imperial gallon is about 4.5 litres.
But a US gallon is about 3.8 litres.
That's a difference of almost 20%!.

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When did they shrink 3-tab shingles?

I had an bundle from about 2 years ago that I bought to fix a few blow-
offs. Needed more to re-roof the SW slope before winter, so I went to
Home Depot, got 6 bundles of the same SKU, same color, same brand
shingles.

The new shingles are at least an inch shorter, and 2 inches narrower,
than the old shingles! What a surprise when you get to the middle of
the row and discover the difference.

Evidently this is more of that "ice cream container" marketing. The
bundles I bought two years ago were $25.xx, and the new bundles were
$22.xx. I was expecting to pay at least $30 a bundle given the rise in
cost of petroleum products. Now I know why they were so cheap.

I really don't care, they cover the roof and are hopefully waterproof.
It was just a surprise to find two different sized shingles.

You have by now learned that the original shingles were metric and
the newest ones you bought are standard shingles. Been that way for
years.

--
Robert Allison
Rimshot, Inc.
Georgetown, TX