So This Is How They Make Their Money,

[Caran]

There is a cheese I like, it's a round softish cheese covered in chopped pineapple and almonds. It has a hole in the middle like a doughnut. They save money by not filling in the hole.
Oxo cubes used to be perfect cubes. Then they decided to shave each face until it resembled a letter X. All those shavings mean free oxos.
Anyone recognise any more of these crafty wheezes.

[Jackdaw33]

The classic example is Polos.

[Prudie]

And they fill Aeros with air bubbles so we are cheated out of chocolate
:-)

[Unsureme]

Have you seen the size of Wagon Wheels and Mars Bars?

[Mamyalynne]

Beach balls are a con too!

[Unsureme]

Plus the 5 Packets of Crisps in Multi Packs which used to be in 6's.

[Jackdaw33]

The term for this is Shrinkflation. Instead of increasing the price they reduce the quantity. It is widespread. A typical box of 500g of cornflakes now only contains 400g.

[Mamyalynne]

Castello Pineapple Halo cheese has always been in the shape of a pineapple ring.

[Caran]

I know Mamya, the point I'm making is it would cost more to fill the hole in.

[THECORBYLOON]

Oxo "cubes" are a different shape but the same weight as the original cubes.

[Jackdaw33]

Until the regulations were changed recently this used to happen with cigarettes. A pack of '20' of the 'cheaper' brands would only contain 17.

[Jackdaw33]

//I know Mamya, the point I'm making is it would cost more to fill the hole in.\\

That is stating the bleedin' obvious. These things are sold by weight, not shape.

[bhg481]

Soft-scoop ice-cream has air in it so, since it's sold by volume not weight, you don't get as much as ordinary ice-cream. This isn't the softee ice-cream (Mr Whippy type) I'm talking about, just the soft-scoop version.

[Mamyalynne]

The pineapple shape is the selling point.

Never mind.

[sanmac]

Tim Hortons obviously saves on dough by punching a hole in the do-nut. But they make money by selling you the dough they cut out and calling them "Tim-Bits"...Great idea!