Post Title. 10/29/2011
Big Company Profits Have you been looking carefully at the products you have purchased lately? Why? Because you are probably buying less than you used to buy without knowing it. Let me explain. The soap I use was rectangular with a uniform depth. Now each bar of soap has a carved out surface on the bottom of the bar. The result is about a third less soap for the same price. My dog's food is recommended by our Vet and formerly came in 20 pound bags. Now the bag contains only 17 pounds. Guess what? The price went up. The dog treats, also highly recommended, are each about half the size they were just months ago. Don't take my word for any of this. Check the weight of your cereal, the contents of jam jars, peanut butter--all products. The change isn't just for food products either. My family has used a brand of napkins for many years. Recently, the package proclaimed the napkins were 25% stronger. Unfortunately, the napkins are now so thin as to be about unuseable. One leading brand of jams and jellies has found a way to cut preparation costs and give us less. The preserves now have the consistency of jam. The jams have the consistency of jelly and the jellies are incredibly watery. Many companies are substituting high fructose corn syrup for more expensive sweeteners to save money as health experts debate the impact of high fructose products on our health. We are being cheated by companies who are increasing profits at our expense. They carefully hide the changes and think we are too dumb to know the difference. As wages for working Americans decrease, profits for big companies increase. Fore warned is forearmed. Bill Bonner CommentsLeave a Reply | ArchivesCategories |
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