Results: Sneaky Marketing Ploys by Food Companies
Published on 09/30/2012
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1.
Have you noticed in recent years that food packages are getting smaller? Yes, it's ridiculous how small everything is getting!
67%
473 votes
Yes, I have noticed but it's no big deal.
16%
115 votes
No, I haven't noticed.
13%
93 votes
n/a
3%
20 votes
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A can of tuna was 6 ounces, now is 5.5 ounces. Is that something you have noticed? Yes, definitely.
45%
315 votes
Not really.
39%
276 votes
I don't buy cans of tuna.
16%
110 votes
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When a toilet paper company has packaging that says, "24 Quadruple Rolls=to 84 Rolls!", do you believe that? Yes, I believe that. They would say it if it wasn't true, right?
15%
108 votes
No way, a roll of toilet paper used to be the size of a "quadruple" roll!
55%
384 votes
Not sure
25%
174 votes
n/a
5%
35 votes
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A box of cereal used to be 16-24 ounces, now a box of cereal is 8-11 ounces. Do you believe this is the trend of the future? Yes, pretty soon they will be selling us invisible food.
46%
322 votes
Yes, but they have to shrink the packages or people complain about how high the price is.
25%
178 votes
No, I think they will stop making the boxes smaller.
8%
58 votes
Not sure
17%
121 votes
I don't buy boxes of cereal.
3%
22 votes
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Do you think sneaky marketing ploys are better than just keeping the product size the same and raising the price? Yes, I think it's better when they shrink the product size rather than raise the price.
26%
182 votes
No, they are being deceptive and should keep products the same size and raise the price.
45%
318 votes
Not sure
24%
166 votes
n/a
5%
35 votes
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