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[Cam]

Yes, There is personal responsability but we all know some dont have it and the Goverment has to step in to try and mitgate it .

The Cambridge report is proof of their intervention working.

Charging more for less , costs of things are going up and it does not matter if they use less , its still costing more than it did when they were using more.

Price of sugar.

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People are complaing about costs of things as they are now . what would they cost if they were using the same amounts as they were before the reduction ? More than people are willing to pay I would imagine.

As I have stated in my previous post, If there is a justification for increasing the output price, then fair enough.

However, trying to BS the consumer with smaller quantity for more money is insulting.

My approach would be to be transparent!

No sane person expects a business should not to make a profit, but the manner in which the business makes the profit will, ultimately, be judged by the consumer?

 

[Mike Woody Watkins]

 

[brock1rgj]

Have you seen the size of today’s Mars Bars? Mid 80s and Wednesday night was always caving night, surrounded by them in The Mendips so plenty to choose from. There was always a Mars Bar fastened to the outside of your hard hat by a length of elastic, it wasn’t going to melt or get crushed there and was enough to replenish your energy when surfacing prior, hopefully, that pint just before ’time’ was called at 2300. Today’s Mars Bar is about half the size

I remember when stuffing a mars bar and a marathon used to make you feel a bit sick , no chance now and remember the Yorkie ( not for girls) a substantial brick of chocolate… probably a third of the size now all three of the above.
And when they cut out every other chunk in a toblerone without even the common courtesy of a reacharound .
Walkers ( grab bags too ) started off huge in order to sucker us in, half the size now .
They really do think folk are daft .

 

[zakdingel]

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Yep they used to be a mountain now a large hill

 

[monsta41]

Walkers ( grab bags too ) started off huge in order to sucker us in, half the size now .
They really do think folk are daft .

My 9 yr old daughter can eat a so called family sharing bag of crisps by herself and still be hungry after

 

[Bighit]

As I have stated in my previous post, If there is a justification for increasing the output price, then fair enough.

However, trying to BS the consumer with smaller quantity for more money is insulting.

My approach would be to be transparent!

They have been transparent . They have told you the costs are going up for their ingredients and they can only absorb the costs for so long then pass it on to the customer .

If you don't believe then then look up the costs and see for yourself.

No sane person expects a business should not to make a profit, but the manner in which the business makes the profit will, ultimately, be judged by the consumer?

That can be said for pretty much anything you buy .

 

[confidis]

With a pork content of only 42%, they’re probably doing you a favour.

They are 90% rectum free.

 

[edbear3]

At a vintage sweet shop display today....

ATB, Ed

 

[Bighit]

At a vintage sweet shop display today....

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Multi bar ones are normally smaller than the individual sale bars and have been for many many years.

Cadbury is shrinking the size of Double Decker and Wispa Gold bars sold in multipacks so they contain less than 200 calories in an attempt to help tackle obesity, but the smaller bars will cost the same.


Popular treats including Crunchie, Twirl and Wispa bars will also contain no more than 200 calories each when sold in a four-pack.

Bars sold individually will not change, Mondelez, which manufacturers the bars, said.

 

[Cam]

They have been transparent . They have told you the costs are going up for their ingredients and they can only absorb the costs for so long then pass it on to the customer .

If you don't believe then then look up the costs and see for yourself.


That can be said for pretty much anything you buy .

I disagree! Transparency ,IMO, is selling the same product for a higher price.

 

[Lee71]

Multi bar ones are normally smaller than the individual sale bars and have been for many many years.

Cadbury is shrinking the size of Double Decker and Wispa Gold bars sold in multipacks so they contain less than 200 calories in an attempt to help tackle obesity, but the smaller bars will cost the same.


Popular treats including Crunchie, Twirl and Wispa bars will also contain no more than 200 calories each when sold in a four-pack.

Bars sold individually will not change, Mondelez, which manufacturers the bars, said.

If they really want to tackle obesity why don't they shut shop, if you wanted you could eat 2 bars, it's a load of testicle.

 

[Bighit]

I disagree! Transparency ,IMO, is selling the same product for a higher price.

Then if they do sell it at a higher price , people will complain and not buy it seeing they are being ripped off . They cant win. They have the Government putting the squeeze on them and the consumer complaining the costs are too high .

That's the reason some have closed .


Cocoa has risen again https://www.confectionerynews.com/A...-plan-ahead-as-price-of-cocoa-remains-bullish



Would you pay £1.20 for a Mars Bar if it was the same same recipe as before but also includes rise in ingredients , energy and other costs that have risen?

I don't think many would

 

[Bighit]

If they really want to tackle obesity why don't they shut shop, if you wanted you could eat 2 bars, it's a load of testicle.

And if they shut up shop they will have the rest of the public up in arms . Why would they want to deny others their products , like the ones that eat it in moderation .
Yes ,you could eat two bars but you then pay double the price and some are complaining at the costs of one

 

[Lee71]

And if they shut up shop they will have the rest of the public up in arms . Why would they want to deny others their products , like the ones that eat it in moderation .
Yes ,you could eat two bars but you then pay double the price and some are complaining at the costs of one

So why shouldn't people be trusted to eat what they want, who decides for themhow much they should have the companies producing the stuff.
Step back and think about it.

 

[Cam]

Then if they do sell it at a higher price , people will complain and not buy it seeing they are being ripped off . They cant win. They have the Government putting the squeeze on them and the consumer complaining the costs are too high .

That's the reason some have closed .


Cocoa has risen again https://www.confectionerynews.com/A...-plan-ahead-as-price-of-cocoa-remains-bullish



Would you pay £1 for a Mars Bar if it was the same same recipe as before but also includes rise in ingredients , energy and other costs that have risen?

I don't think many would

Yes, I would! I hate being patronised and/or taken for a mug.

I respect transparency (AKA truth/integrity) in business.

If I were to cut corners, (ie. charge the same for less work) I wouldn't have a business.

 

[Bighit]

So why shouldn't people be trusted to eat what they want, who decides for themhow much they should have the companies producing the stuff.
Step back and think about it.

I agree they should be allowed to eat what they like but the Government thinks other wise and will impose levies on the companies like they did with soft drinks.

Sugar tax | Institute for Government

The soft drinks industry levy (SDIL), or ‘sugar tax’, is a levy applied to UK-produced or imported soft drinks containing added sugar.

www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk

People are complaining at the costs already and if the soft drink companies raised in line with the levy . people will complain and boycott them . they cant win.

Also to add.

The levy has led to diabetics looking for alternatives to fight a hypo or drink more of the lower ones

Pepsi drink to be sold in supermarkets with 57% less sugar, PepsiCo confirms

How is Pepsi changing? The new classic Pepsi (blue can) will now contain 4.55g of sugar per 100ml. This will replace all previous classic Pepsi drinks. This reformulation does not impact Diet Pepsi or Pepsi Max. This is how Pepsi drinks will be affected:

www.diabetes.org.uk

Same with Lucozade which was recommended for Diabetics to fight a hypo.

 

[Bighit]

Yes, I would! I hate being patronised and/or taken for a mug.

I respect transparency (AKA truth/integrity) in business.

If I were to cut corners, (ie. charge the same for less work) I wouldn't have a business.

would you really ? even if you did many more would not hence people are boycotting companies at present over costs.

I'm not agreeing with it in any way . Just pointing it that there is reasons for and its not always greed as some think.

 

[Lee71]

I agree they should be allowed to eat what they like but the Government thinks other wise and will impose levies on the companies like they did with soft drinks.

That's more like it, nanny state.
The supermarkets were the first to put their prices up when energy prices went through the roof and it took months before the supermarket suppliers got their two shekels, then had to try and pass it on to their suppliers.

 

[Bighit]

I doubt they were the only ones to do it .

they may have been the only ones you saw doing it .

 

[Lee71]

I doubt they were the only ones to do it .

they may have been the only ones you saw doing it .

? Reply to who.