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Transcendentia 07/24/17 5:54:20 PM #1:	http://www.bbc.com/news/business-40703866 Some interesting comments here: https://www.reddit.com/r/worldnews/comments/6p8ccm/over_2500_products_have_shrunk_in_size_over_the/ <cite>Transcendentia posted [p:883522916] in Over 2500 ... [t:75600595]...</cite> <quote>http://www.bbc.com/news/business-40703866 Some interesting comments here: https://www.reddit.com/r/worldnews/comments/6p8ccm/over_2500_products_have_shrunk_in_size_over_the/</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
HylianFox 07/24/17 5:56:56 PM #2:	everyone knows that these days you pay more for less --- I like my beer cold, my TV loud, and my homosexuals FUH-LAMING! - Homer Simpson i.imgur.com/a2EzoIs.gif i.imgur.com/rPcGRiP.gif <cite>HylianFox posted [p:883523040] in Over 2500 ... [t:75600595]...</cite> <quote>everyone knows that these days you pay more for less</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Transcendentia 07/24/17 5:59:37 PM #3:	HylianFox posted... everyone knows that these days you pay more for less i wonder which party champions policies that strip people of their purchasing power through inflation tbqh it's probably all the parties, since big government favors the powerful regardless of which political leaning you're on <cite>Transcendentia posted [p:883523177] in Over 2500 ... [t:75600595]...</cite> <quote><cite>HylianFox posted...</cite> <quote>everyone knows that these days you pay more for less</quote> i wonder which party champions policies that strip people of their purchasing power through inflation tbqh it's probably all the parties, since big government favors the powerful regardless of which political leaning you're on</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Drpooplol 07/24/17 6:03:13 PM #4:	Inflation rate for 2017 in the US has been below 2% calm the fuck down. --- "Or do you want to know more about my vagina?" LIE "No" <cite>Drpooplol posted [p:883523388] in Over 2500 ... [t:75600595]...</cite> <quote>Inflation rate for 2017 in the US has been below 2% calm the fuck down.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Rexdragon125 07/24/17 6:03:25 PM #5:	Surely the free market will sort this out <cite>Rexdragon125 posted [p:883523399] in Over 2500 ... [t:75600595]...</cite> <quote>Surely the free market will sort this out</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Transcendentia 07/24/17 6:03:33 PM #6:	Drpooplol posted... Inflation rate for 2017 in the US has been below 2% calm the fuck down. What is the inflation rate over the last ten years? <cite>Transcendentia posted [p:883523413] in Over 2500 ... [t:75600595]...</cite> <quote><cite>Drpooplol posted...</cite> <quote>Inflation rate for 2017 in the US has been below 2% calm the fuck down.</quote> What is the inflation rate over the last ten years?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Transcendentia 07/24/17 6:04:02 PM #7:	Rexdragon125 posted... Surely the free market will sort this out it could, if it was allowed to operate so that new entrants could enter the market and absolutely slaughter these greedy and old monopolies that are getting too big for their britches <cite>Transcendentia posted [p:883523444] in Over 2500 ... [t:75600595]...</cite> <quote><cite>Rexdragon125 posted...</cite> <quote>Surely the free market will sort this out</quote> it could, if it was allowed to operate so that new entrants could enter the market and absolutely slaughter these greedy and old monopolies that are getting too big for their britches</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Drpooplol 07/24/17 6:07:11 PM #8:	pretty stable considering the economic crash we went through. Inflation hasn't really been an issue since the late 80s/early 90s --- "Or do you want to know more about my vagina?" LIE "No" <cite>Drpooplol posted [p:883523632] in Over 2500 ... [t:75600595]...</cite> <quote>pretty stable considering the economic crash we went through. Inflation hasn't really been an issue since the late 80s/early 90s</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
philsov 07/24/17 6:10:47 PM #9:	There was a brief time when cheese manufacturers (kraft et al) started selling their cheese product in 7 oz containers (rather than raise the price) to the chagrin of most consumers who use it for recipes made with an 8 oz portion in mind. So then they went back to 8 oz, and the price raised accordingly, and people were a little miffed but not as much as they were about the size down. It's pretty clever bait and switch. --- Remember that I won't rest, 'til we share the same tense Just know, to me, you're better late than never again. <cite>philsov posted [p:883523830] in Over 2500 ... [t:75600595]...</cite> <quote>There was a brief time when cheese manufacturers (kraft et al) started selling their cheese product in 7 oz containers (rather than raise the price) to the chagrin of most consumers who use it for recipes made with an 8 oz portion in mind. So then they went back to 8 oz, and the price raised accordingly, and people were a little miffed but not as much as they were about the size down. It's pretty clever bait and switch.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Transcendentia 07/24/17 6:18:22 PM #10:	Drpooplol posted... pretty stable considering the economic crash we went through. Inflation hasn't really been an issue since the late 80s/early 90s oh ok i got so you don't want to admit that inflation has been decimating people's savings all because your party of choice champions inflationary policies you should've just said so, fam <cite>Transcendentia posted [p:883524218] in Over 2500 ... [t:75600595]...</cite> <quote><cite>Drpooplol posted...</cite> <quote>pretty stable considering the economic crash we went through. Inflation hasn't really been an issue since the late 80s/early 90s</quote> oh ok i got so you don't want to admit that inflation has been decimating people's savings all because your party of choice champions inflationary policies you should've just said so, fam</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
thronedfire2 07/24/17 6:26:34 PM #11:	Yeah fuck you Cadbury creme eggs --- I could see you, but I couldn't hear you You were holding your hat in the breeze Turning away from me In this moment you were stolen... <cite>thronedfire2 posted [p:883524714] in Over 2500 ... [t:75600595]...</cite> <quote>Yeah fuck you Cadbury creme eggs</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
lilORANG 07/24/17 6:27:22 PM #12:	A box of cheezits has like 3 servings in it now lmao. I go to aldi now and get the off brand ones that still taste good and they last forever. --- #FeelTheBern http://i.imgur.com/q5z4CUu.jpg http://i.imgur.com/6B9oFXh.jpg http://i.imgur.com/sy42Dlf.jpg <cite>lilORANG posted [p:883524755] in Over 2500 ... [t:75600595]...</cite> <quote>A box of cheezits has like 3 servings in it now lmao. I go to aldi now and get the off brand ones that still taste good and they last forever.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Drpooplol 07/24/17 6:27:46 PM #13:	Transcendentia posted... Drpooplol posted... pretty stable considering the economic crash we went through. Inflation hasn't really been an issue since the late 80s/early 90s oh ok i got so you don't want to admit that inflation has been decimating people's savings all because your party of choice champions inflationary policies you should've just said so, fam It hasn't and I don't have a party of choice. I see that you're just a troll though, so peace out homie. --- "Or do you want to know more about my vagina?" LIE "No" <cite>Drpooplol posted [p:883524780] in Over 2500 ... [t:75600595]...</cite> <quote><cite>Transcendentia posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Drpooplol posted...</cite> <quote>pretty stable considering the economic crash we went through. Inflation hasn't really been an issue since the late 80s/early 90s</quote> oh ok i got so you don't want to admit that inflation has been decimating people's savings all because your party of choice champions inflationary policies you should've just said so, fam</quote> It hasn't and I don't have a party of choice. I see that you're just a troll though, so peace out homie.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Transcendentia 07/24/17 6:29:38 PM #14:	Drpooplol posted... Transcendentia posted... Drpooplol posted... pretty stable considering the economic crash we went through. Inflation hasn't really been an issue since the late 80s/early 90s oh ok i got so you don't want to admit that inflation has been decimating people's savings all because your party of choice champions inflationary policies you should've just said so, fam It hasn't and I don't have a party of choice. I see that you're just a troll though, so peace out homie. lmao at being this delusional http://www.usinflationcalculator.com/inflation/current-inflation-rates/ inflation rates over the last ten years are worrisome. it might look like just 1 or 2 percent per year that you're looking at, but over the long run what is the result? <cite>Transcendentia posted [p:883524889] in Over 2500 ... [t:75600595]...</cite> <quote><cite>Drpooplol posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Transcendentia posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Drpooplol posted...</cite> <quote>pretty stable considering the economic crash we went through. Inflation hasn't really been an issue since the late 80s/early 90s</quote> oh ok i got so you don't want to admit that inflation has been decimating people's savings all because your party of choice champions inflationary policies you should've just said so, fam</quote> It hasn't and I don't have a party of choice. I see that you're just a troll though, so peace out homie.</quote> lmao at being this delusional http://www.usinflationcalculator.com/inflation/current-inflation-rates/ inflation rates over the last ten years are worrisome. it might look like just 1 or 2 percent per year that you're looking at, but over the long run what is the result?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Antifar 07/24/17 6:30:50 PM #15:	How did a topic about private companies offering less for the same price turn into a discussion of political parties? --- kin to all that throbs <cite>Antifar posted [p:883524948] in Over 2500 ... [t:75600595]...</cite> <quote>How did a topic about private companies offering less for the same price turn into a discussion of political parties?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Drpooplol 07/24/17 6:31:30 PM #16:	Antifar posted... How did a topic about private companies offering less for the same price turn into a discussion of political parties? he wanted to troll me I guess. --- "Or do you want to know more about my vagina?" LIE "No" <cite>Drpooplol posted [p:883524978] in Over 2500 ... [t:75600595]...</cite> <quote><cite>Antifar posted...</cite> <quote>How did a topic about private companies offering less for the same price turn into a discussion of political parties?</quote> he wanted to troll me I guess.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Wheeze42 07/24/17 6:52:50 PM #18:	Transcendentia posted... Drpooplol posted... Inflation rate for 2017 in the US has been below 2% calm the fuck down. What is the inflation rate over the last ten years? your just a racist that didnt like obama <cite>Wheeze42 posted [p:883526217] in Over 2500 ... [t:75600595]...</cite> <quote><cite>Transcendentia posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Drpooplol posted...</cite> <quote>Inflation rate for 2017 in the US has been below 2% calm the fuck down.</quote> What is the inflation rate over the last ten years?</quote> your just a racist that didnt like obama</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
thronedfire2 07/24/17 6:54:06 PM #19:	I know there was a milk shortage in the US a couple years ago and all the milk suppliers bumped their prices up..the thing is, when supply goes back to normal they don't drop the prices back down, they keep them where they are. So the prices eventually just keep going up and up --- I could see you, but I couldn't hear you You were holding your hat in the breeze Turning away from me In this moment you were stolen... <cite>thronedfire2 posted [p:883526283] in Over 2500 ... [t:75600595]...</cite> <quote>I know there was a milk shortage in the US a couple years ago and all the milk suppliers bumped their prices up..the thing is, when supply goes back to normal they don't drop the prices back down, they keep them where they are. So the prices eventually just keep going up and up</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
DevsBro 07/24/17 6:55:58 PM #20:	What's this? Inflation exists? --- http://backloggery.com/devsbro/sig.gif http://i.imgur.com/kU5vu5N.png Never pepper popcorn <cite>DevsBro posted [p:883526379] in Over 2500 ... [t:75600595]...</cite> <quote>What's this? Inflation exists?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Vyrulisse 07/24/17 6:57:11 PM #21:	lilORANG posted... A box of cheezits has like 3 servings in it now lmao. I go to aldi now and get the off brand ones that still taste good and they last forever. This is the way. A lot of that ALDI brand stuff actually tastes better than name brand in my opinion. Cereals and Snacks especially. --- http://i.imgur.com/6VeX04D.jpg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UEdFxjje7dI <cite>Vyrulisse posted [p:883526451] in Over 2500 ... [t:75600595]...</cite> <quote><cite>lilORANG posted...</cite> <quote>A box of cheezits has like 3 servings in it now lmao. I go to aldi now and get the off brand ones that still taste good and they last forever.</quote> This is the way. A lot of that ALDI brand stuff actually tastes better than name brand in my opinion. Cereals and Snacks especially.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
BalisticWarri0r 07/24/17 7:26:58 PM #22:	I got my kids a box of fruit gummies. One of the little baggies had three fucking gummies in it. ONLY THREE. <cite>BalisticWarri0r posted [p:883528088] in Over 2500 ... [t:75600595]...</cite> <quote>I got my kids a box of fruit gummies. One of the little baggies had three fucking gummies in it. ONLY THREE.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Verdekal 07/24/17 7:33:07 PM #23:	What they do now is cut candy bars in half and say you're getting two when they're just making more empty space. --- Don't tease the octopus, kids! <cite>Verdekal posted [p:883528403] in Over 2500 ... [t:75600595]...</cite> <quote>What they do now is cut candy bars in half and say you're getting two when they're just making more empty space.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
The Admiral 07/24/17 7:50:19 PM #24:	These all seem like commodity products with plenty of alternatives. For most of these, you can buy the generic brands and get larger quantity for less money. It's only the large brands that are charging for a premium product. --- - The Admiral <cite>The Admiral posted [p:883529309] in Over 2500 ... [t:75600595]...</cite> <quote>These all seem like commodity products with plenty of alternatives. For most of these, you can buy the generic brands and get larger quantity for less money. It's only the large brands that are charging for a premium product.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
KiwiTerraRizing 07/24/17 7:50:57 PM #25:	Transcendentia posted... Rexdragon125 posted... Surely the free market will sort this out it could, if it was allowed to operate so that new entrants could enter the market and absolutely slaughter these greedy and old monopolies that are getting too big for their britches --- Jake Peralta: World's Grossest Pervert <cite>KiwiTerraRizing posted [p:883529343] in Over 2500 ... [t:75600595]...</cite> <quote><cite>Transcendentia posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Rexdragon125 posted...</cite> <quote>Surely the free market will sort this out</quote> it could, if it was allowed to operate so that new entrants could enter the market and absolutely slaughter these greedy and old monopolies that are getting too big for their britches</quote></quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
The Admiral 07/24/17 7:52:44 PM #26:	KiwiTerraRizing posted... Transcendentia posted... Rexdragon125 posted... Surely the free market will sort this out it could, if it was allowed to operate so that new entrants could enter the market and absolutely slaughter these greedy and old monopolies that are getting too big for their britches There is nothing stopping new entrants from coming into the consumer staples markets. They don't do that because the profit margins are garbage. How much money are you going to make selling toilet paper for 15 cents less than the competitors? --- - The Admiral <cite>The Admiral posted [p:883529435] in Over 2500 ... [t:75600595]...</cite> <quote><cite>KiwiTerraRizing posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Transcendentia posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Rexdragon125 posted...</cite> <quote>Surely the free market will sort this out</quote> it could, if it was allowed to operate so that new entrants could enter the market and absolutely slaughter these greedy and old monopolies that are getting too big for their britches</quote></quote> There is nothing stopping new entrants from coming into the consumer staples markets. They don't do that because the profit margins are garbage. How much money are you going to make selling toilet paper for 15 cents less than the competitors?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Transcendentia 07/24/17 7:55:27 PM #27:	The Admiral posted... These all seem like commodity products with plenty of alternatives. For most of these, you can buy the generic brands and get larger quantity for less money. It's only the large brands that are charging for a premium product. did you read the links? the quality of these products has dropped while the costs have gone up. <cite>Transcendentia posted [p:883529569] in Over 2500 ... [t:75600595]...</cite> <quote><cite>The Admiral posted...</cite> <quote>These all seem like commodity products with plenty of alternatives. For most of these, you can buy the generic brands and get larger quantity for less money. It's only the large brands that are charging for a premium product.</quote> did you read the links? the quality of these products has dropped while the costs have gone up.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Transcendentia 07/24/17 7:56:30 PM #28:	The Admiral posted... KiwiTerraRizing posted... Transcendentia posted... Rexdragon125 posted... Surely the free market will sort this out it could, if it was allowed to operate so that new entrants could enter the market and absolutely slaughter these greedy and old monopolies that are getting too big for their britches There is nothing stopping new entrants from coming into the consumer staples markets. They don't do that because the profit margins are garbage. How much money are you going to make selling toilet paper for 15 cents less than the competitors? besides tax conditions that favor entrenched monopolies and old timers rather than fresh blood and the little guy? besides corporations buying out competitors or using their massive weight to cheat rather than compete? <cite>Transcendentia posted [p:883529627] in Over 2500 ... [t:75600595]...</cite> <quote><cite>The Admiral posted...</cite> <quote><cite>KiwiTerraRizing posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Transcendentia posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Rexdragon125 posted...</cite> <quote>Surely the free market will sort this out</quote> it could, if it was allowed to operate so that new entrants could enter the market and absolutely slaughter these greedy and old monopolies that are getting too big for their britches</quote></quote> There is nothing stopping new entrants from coming into the consumer staples markets. They don't do that because the profit margins are garbage. How much money are you going to make selling toilet paper for 15 cents less than the competitors?</quote> besides tax conditions that favor entrenched monopolies and old timers rather than fresh blood and the little guy? besides corporations buying out competitors or using their massive weight to cheat rather than compete?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
The Admiral 07/24/17 8:28:35 PM #29:	Transcendentia posted... The Admiral posted... KiwiTerraRizing posted... Transcendentia posted... Rexdragon125 posted... Surely the free market will sort this out it could, if it was allowed to operate so that new entrants could enter the market and absolutely slaughter these greedy and old monopolies that are getting too big for their britches There is nothing stopping new entrants from coming into the consumer staples markets. They don't do that because the profit margins are garbage. How much money are you going to make selling toilet paper for 15 cents less than the competitors? besides tax conditions that favor entrenched monopolies and old timers rather than fresh blood and the little guy? besides corporations buying out competitors or using their massive weight to cheat rather than compete? What tax considerations for toilet paper, orange juice, and candy bars are you referring to? And "burying the competition" in this case is economies of scale. That is an element of the free market. --- - The Admiral <cite>The Admiral posted [p:883531632] in Over 2500 ... [t:75600595]...</cite> <quote><cite>Transcendentia posted...</cite> <quote><cite>The Admiral posted...</cite> <quote><cite>KiwiTerraRizing posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Transcendentia posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Rexdragon125 posted...</cite> <quote>Surely the free market will sort this out</quote> it could, if it was allowed to operate so that new entrants could enter the market and absolutely slaughter these greedy and old monopolies that are getting too big for their britches</quote></quote> There is nothing stopping new entrants from coming into the consumer staples markets. They don't do that because the profit margins are garbage. How much money are you going to make selling toilet paper for 15 cents less than the competitors?</quote> besides tax conditions that favor entrenched monopolies and old timers rather than fresh blood and the little guy? besides corporations buying out competitors or using their massive weight to cheat rather than compete?</quote> What tax considerations for toilet paper, orange juice, and candy bars are you referring to? And "burying the competition" in this case is economies of scale. That is an element of the free market.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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