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[–] 41 points 1 week ago (9 children)

Wow, now that I think about it this does feel like a way to shame people to buy a smaller but more expensive per piece item

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  • [–] 12 points 1 week ago (2 children)

    Also see: Family Size, Party Size. I have no family and there will be no party, yet I desire an entire pound of kettle cooked salt and vinegar chips.

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  • [–] 7 points 1 week ago (2 children)

    Regular price for the "share" size in our local grocery store is $6.99, and the jumbo bag is $13.99 (Canada).
    If I'm dropping that kinda coin, I ain't sharing ...

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  • [–] 4 points 1 week ago

    In the UK, we used to have king size chocolate bars that received a lot of bad press saying that they were encouraging obesity.

    The solution was to come up with packs that had two smaller bars in. The marketing was focused on either sharing or saving one for later. It was bullshit as most people just eat one then the other but it did allow the companies to say that they weren’t intended to be eaten at the same time.

    I think that the sharing bags are a similar tactic to allow them to argue that they aren’t encouraging people to eat too much.

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  • [–] 30 points 1 week ago (2 children)

    I'm just here to appreciate the tribute to Goya's "Saturn Devouring his Son."

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  • [–] 28 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (4 children)

    Anyone else remember reddit's r/RandomActsofPizza and how within six months of there being news stories about the subreddit that Mars Inc. had copyrighted/trademarked "Random Acts of Chocolate" and turned it into an ad campaign to convince people to buy an extra candy bar to share.

    Pepperidge Farm remembers corporations co-opting communities to make a buck.

    Also they explicitly call it sharing size so when people get fat as fuck from eating a whole bag they can claim it's not their fault and that people should have more self control with their addictive sugar bombs.

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  • [–] 14 points 1 week ago (3 children)
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    I can't be assed keeping these memes at hand. Respect the ones that do!

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  • [–] 16 points 1 week ago (1 child)

    I was not expecting to see 20 year old Breaking Benjamin lyrics today, but here we are.

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  • [–] 13 points 1 week ago

    Calling those bags sharing size is the same as a bag of ramen saying it is two servings. No-one is sharing either of these.

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  • [–] 10 points 1 week ago (6 children)

    Still buying your MnMs commercial, with packaging meant for normies?

    scoff Amateurs.

    https://blaircandy.com/products/m-ms-peanut-bulk-pack-25lb

    /s, but buy in bulk, kids.

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  • [–] 9 points 1 week ago* (1 child)

    Candy can melt in transit, even in winter. Melted candy is not a damage claim.

    Talk about shitty buisness. They allow you to purchase ice packs, that's right purchase.

    Something about "We're shipping a product prone to damage and we will not take any precautions. You can pay extra for that. Even if you do we still don't guarantee that your shit won't arrive totally fucked. If it does arrive totally fucked sucks to suck we're keeping your money." doesn't sit right with me

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  • [–] 1 point 1 week ago

    I mean, it's a risk you're free to take. They probably have to say that after some warehouse cranked up to 80 F, or hot bottom of a truck driving between Phoenix and Tucson in November when its still 80 F outside melted a box and someone was pissed about it.

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  • [–] 9 points 1 week ago

    I thought I was the only one hearing that song whenever the word "polyamorous" comes up. Thanks for that!

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  • [–] 6 points 1 week ago (1 child)
  • [–] 5 points 1 week ago (6 children)

    I really like peanut butter M&Ms, and I find it hard to stop eating them once I start. I was at the store the other day and they had the three pound jars of them for $12 if you buy two. Those are usually $16+, so I came home with six pounds of peanut butter M&Ms. I live alone.

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  • [–] 4 points 1 week ago (4 children)

    Username checks out.

    Also, this was literally the next comment down:

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  • [–] 3 points 1 week ago (3 children)

    Huh, so about the same price per pound. 25 pounds makes my 6 pounds seem less crazy.

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    [–] 3 points 1 week ago

    The big bags should be the ones called "Fun Size"

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  • [–] 2 points 1 week ago

    Love me some Breaking Ben and peanut m&ms

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  • [–] 1 point 1 week ago

    You can't have your M&Ms and eat them to!

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