Corrugated Safe-T-Mailers and freezer bags - a lot less cardboard/plastic

halfcentman

A month or so back, I ordered a case of these. I have been using this product for over 10 years, and I noticed that the amount of cardboard, especially the thickness of these was radically less.

I also noticed that the Hefty freezer bags I use to lug loose coins also have noticeably less plastic.

SAME PRICE BTW!

Mowgli

Everything is getting smaller except us. Toilet paper is now 4" instead of 4.5"; tuna is 5oz a can instead of 6 etc. Trash bags are thinner.

lasvegasteddy

'cept prices...

LanceNewmanOCC

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sounds like a good opportunity to plug, "sustainability" and "conservation"
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halfcentman

I would rather have the same quality and get fewer of them.

RYK

Yes, 1.5 quarts of ice cream in standard supermarket container--was 2 quarts, then 1.75 quarts. At least beer is still sold in 12 oz. bottles--I think.

LindeDad

<< <i>Yes, 1.5 quarts of ice cream in standard supermarket container--was 2 quarts, then 1.75 quarts. At least beer is still sold in 12 oz. bottles--I think. >>



11oz cans most often.

nankraut

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<< <i>Yes, 1.5 quarts of ice cream in standard supermarket container--was 2 quarts, then 1.75 quarts. At least beer is still sold in 12 oz. bottles--I think. >>



11oz cans most often.


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I dunno--I'm working on a Coors light right now; and it says 12oz on the can.

RYK

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<< <i>Yes, 1.5 quarts of ice cream in standard supermarket container--was 2 quarts, then 1.75 quarts. At least beer is still sold in 12 oz. bottles--I think. >>



11oz cans most often.


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I dunno--I'm working on a Coors light right now; and it says 12oz on the can. >>


I am going to do a field test right now on the bottles in my frig and will report back to the forum, later.

LindeDad

My Sam Adam is a 12oz bottle.....

Kove

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sounds like a good opportunity to plug, "sustainability" and "conservation"
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The word is "inflation."

19Lyds

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<< <i>.
sounds like a good opportunity to plug, "sustainability" and "conservation"
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The word is "inflation." >>

Or conservation?

Or cheaper manufacturing?

Does the product still work as designed? If so, then the manufacturer spends less to market the same product at the same price. It's good for business.

If you think your waistline can handle it, do you wanna Super Size those fries sir?

halfcentman

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Or conservation?

Or cheaper manufacturing?

Does the product still work as designed? If so, then the manufacturer spends less to market the same product at the same price. It's good for business.

If you think your waistline can handle it, do you wanna Super Size those fries sir? >>



No, the products do not work as planned.

I was able to ship a piece of paper money with two safe-t-mailers nestled one over the other, put them into a #0 padded mailer, and the package was as sturdy as can be. NOW IT TAKES THREE OF THEM DO TO THE SAME. There is at least 25% less cardboard in each one. They are thinner, and the bottoms of each of them are not the same size as they used to be.

With regards to the Ziploc (R) freezer bags, it is also noticeable. In a gallon freezer bag, you could easily throw $350.00 face in 90% without a worry. Now it's about $25-50 less. It also holds about 10% fewer wheat cents, bulk foreign, etc. by weight as well.

messydesk

Often these packaging shrinkages are accomplished by switching back and forth between English and metric measurements. The half gallon of orange juice is now 1.75 liters (59 oz.). I also remember some 4 ounce packaging being reduced to 100 grams. The two packages that haven't done this that surprise me are gallons of milk becoming 3.5 liters and 2 liter bottles of soda becoming half gallons. If you have 11 oz. cans or bottles of beer, it's proabably because they're imports that are 1/3 liter.