1.5 Liter bottles

[Rob Colatutto]

Did anyone else notice that Coke has stopped bottling thier products in 2 liter bottles in favor of the new 1.5 liter bottles and selling them at the same price....
Does this bother anyone else as much as it bothers me?

[JohnBoucher]

Coffee companies have been doing this for years. Can gets smaller, price doesn't.

[Billfred]

Huh? I've seen nothing on this down here.

I've seen .5 liter bottles instead of 20-ouncers, but you can still get 20s around here.

[Jay H 237]

Coke also just came out with that new 13.2oz bottle.

[MOEmaniac]

What's with these companies using fractional measurements like 13.2

[Billfred]

<splittinghairs>Actually, that's a decimal.</splittinghairs>

Like it has been said--they're looking for more money. And the media notices higher costs before it notices less product. Shame, ain't it?

I haven't seen these 1.5 liter bottles yet and we have a coke bottling plant 5 minutes from my house....maybe its a regional thing?

Anyway thats kinda like Wendy's 99 cent menu...they claim its never changed since they started it back in 88, but they have...a Biggie Coke for example the cup size has gone down a few ounces each year...i think they said something like the cup is only 3/4th of the original size...yet they charge more now then they did a few years ago for the larger size

[shyra1353]

Up here the bottles are still 2 Litres ... but I have noticed new bottle sizes of 710 mL. What I dont like is how the bottles got shorter and fatter (this was about a year ago in July last year). .. but whatever ...

[Joe Ross]

Originally Posted by Rob Colatutto

Does this bother anyone else as much as it bothers me?

Why does this bother you?

[Jessica Boucher]

Originally Posted by MOEmaniac

What's with these companies using fractional measurements like 13.2

They sometimes match metric measurements. Aquafina offers bottles in 16.9 fl oz, which is equal to 500 mL (half a liter). I like them becuase they fit easier into spaces like my bag....but I would be peeved if I had to pay the same price for them (of course, I get them for free from work, so I dont mind at all ).

[Elgin Clock]

As far as bottled water goes, I have said many times that all water is the same.. and I don't drink much anyways.

But.. unfortunately, If I have to drink (bottled) water, I have gotten hooked on FIJI bottled water. I don't know why, but it does taste good for the rare times that I do drink water. Plus the bottles are square shaped (sort of) so they stack nicely (again, sort of).

[Greg Ross]

Originally Posted by Joe Ross

Why does this bother you?

Is this another "Questions Only thread?

Companies do this sort of thing all the time. Be careful of sales too. They will say "Buy 2, get one free" when really...it's not like that. The price of the item will be higher then it was a week ago and in fact, you aren't getting one free but paying the same price you would have the week prior. It's all in the selling and marketing department. Americans/Consumers don't pay attention to what they are buying alot of times and companies can get away with it.

If it bothers you...call Dateline and have them do a report on it because atleast then...people would know. I swear...if Dateline or 20/20 doesn't do a "special report" on it...people never know.

[Matt Attallah]

Actucally - 20/20 did a report on that. I think John Stossles (the give me a break guy) actucally did that with soap. Showed that in a matter of a year they reduced the size of a bar of soap by 1oz. When he went up to people and pointed that out they where kinda shocked - but would rather perfer that than paying more for the product.

I guess there isn't really a way to win when it comes to it. Eather pay more or get less... :/

[Jay H 237]

Originally Posted by Matt Attallah

Showed that in a matter of a year they reduced the size of a bar of soap by 1oz. When he went up to people and pointed that out they where kinda shocked - but would rather perfer that than paying more for the product.

Technically they ARE paying more. Reducing the quantity but keeping the price same IS paying more than before for the same amount.

I hope this makes sense.

Actually maybe this will:
Let's say a 20oz bottle of Dawn costs $1.99. Then let's say Proctor and Gamble decides to change the bottle to a 16oz but keep the price the same. Even though the price stayed the same the new 16oz Dawn is costing more per ounce than before. Which means with the price staying the same it was like you were getting an extra 4oz for free before. So per oz Dawn is more expensive now.