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Old 02-03-2010, 12:13 PM
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Lisanne
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And then there is how they make the packaging larger to get you to pay more. I understand that costs rise and so they must charge more for that reason. But to spend more on larger packages to con us into paying more - that's just, well, a con.

Not just food containers. A year or two ago, they started making some paperback books taller for some reason. And charging more. Or they'd bring a mass market paperback back as a much more expensive trade paperback. People seem to think nothing of paying $11 now for a paperback. I remember when they were 75 cents...
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