this post was submitted on 11 Apr 2024
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You get 45 grams according to the package. It's more cost effective for them to just put it in the same packaging as the regular sized and just change the label rather than shut down and change the production line to accommodate the smaller size.
I get that, but from an environmental point of view, this is an absolute travesty.
I guess that could go for deodorant overall. It's not a very necessary product.
Environment problems are only affected by necessary products? If people use it, then it is making pollution
Unnecessary products create unnecessary environmental problems... Didn't think that needed clarifying lol
Then there are unnecessary products creating more pollution and less pollution
Big if true.
And of course the fact this obviously creates the illusion there's more product and therefore can trick customers it's just a happy accident, right?
Well, by a trully, utterly AMAZING coincidence....
Could also be a function thing too. My travel deodorant has an amount that is 3 times smaller and it kinda sucks to hold.
Yes they even have to consider things like accessibility for disabled. It's not all trickery. Not to say shrinkflation isn't a problem I don't want to ruin the circle jerk but not everything fits.
That doesn't change the fact its misleading. Not everyone walks around with a god damn scale, knows the average weights of deodorant off the top of their head. The average person is going to look at this and assume its full and that's how the manufacturer wants it.
no. fuck you.
So you, I dunno, read the label where it shows the net weight, and compare it to other similar products nearby on the same shelf? Hell, most store shelf pricing has price per unit on it now, so you can compare prices pretty directly. Yeah, I get that it's not completely consistent where that's implemented, but it's far and away better than the days of "price gun sticker on item and that's it."
Which boils down to 'make sure you look hard to see how they are trying to trick you'
And, in that scenario...you blame the people who don't catch the trick as opposed to the corporation trying to trick people.
The case is clear, you can see how much is in it. How is that deception? And yes, you should read labels. That's what they're there for.
If you were comparing it to something similar and it was different you'd have a case. Not with this particular product though.
I certainly do not do that. Who has time to inspect every item they buy nowadays? Ridiculous.
Literally everyone has the time...
Uh, that's incorrect. When you're buying groceries for your family, getting household essentials, cleaning supplies, etc, you're going to be in and out because you have to get home to make dinner and get ready for work the next day.
Then get scammed I guess...it takes literal seconds to to read things.
The time it took you to reply on your addiction device could be spend actually being productive by ensuing you aren't being scammed at stores.
But when you're buying 40 things? Have other stuff to do? You are being incredibly naive
Do you just blindly grab random objects of the shelf and pretend to be shocked when you get home or something?
WarmSoda is just a contrarian. I've literally seen them argue two sides of an argument across different posts. I wouldn't recommend seriously engaging with them, but they're not very bright so it's funny to get them to contradict themselves or make comically bad arguments.
Sure buddy
lol are you refreshing this post looking for people to argue with?
That's rich coming from you.
I had completely forgotten about this thread until somebody responded to me in it in it. If you scroll up exactly two posts you'll see that.
Lol, the unimpeachable time troll. Good look!
My man it's been 5 days. Aren't you over this thread?
When someone name drops me in a thread I'm already in, yes I will respond.
he didn't @ you so you had to actively be looking back at this thread to see that.
I know you're trying to "gotcha me", but the way Lemmy works is when you look at a reply you see all the comments in the thread.
I hope you have a more productive day today.
So you're just willfully ignorent?
Nope. I explained very clearly how they are being misleading but, for shits and giggles, I will summarize my post again.
Yes its not technically false advertising because they put the weight on the package, but by putting it in a larger package they are counting on the average person to not actually sit there and think about exactly how much deodorant should weigh. To see this at a glance you would have too, off the top of your head, know the average weight of deodorant vs its size. You are acting like this is something the average consumer should already know off the top of their head, and talking down to people who explain not everyone is going to notice this right away and simply assume they are getting a full package.
This is deliberately misleading. They are going out of their way to trick people.
I do expect the average person to have passed 4th grade, yes.
They still have to ship the empty packaging. You have to wonder if it’s really worth it to the company to package and ship air. The missing deodorant gel probably costs pennies to manufacture.