• Semi-Hemi-Demigod@kbin.social
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    1 year ago

    I discovered yesterday that they no longer sell 16 ounce containers of ricotta cheese. They’re all now 15oz or 30oz. So if you have a recipe that needs four cups of cheese you have to either adjust the rest of the recipe down or deal with having a 1/4 cup less cheese than you really need.

    Fuck capitalism.

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    1 year ago

    This is why we need an ISO Toilet Paper Standard.

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    1 year ago

    1 mega plus = 4.5
    1 “roll” =4.55555556
    1 double plus = 2.26666667
    1 super mega = 6.

    Sorry for formatting I’m on mobile

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    1 year ago

    It usually says price per total area, but this whole thing is why I just buy the recycled ones. If someone’s going to cheat me it may as well be for a good cause.

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      Yeah but then the store uses different measurements on all the price tags so you need a fuckin calculator to actually compare them.

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    1 year ago

    We need a new metric standard. Introducing the 💩.

    112.6 standard rolls = 1k💩

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      1 year ago

      Even if it doesn’t, all these packages have the total area listed somewhere on the package. If the $/area isn’t listed on the price tag, you can still calculate it manually.

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      1 year ago

      Yeah. I just look at the price and how many layers (i.e. 2 ply, 3 ply) there are, and decide from there.

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    1 year ago

    I normally buy Charmin ultra soft at Costco.

    I was at target and we were low, so just grabbed some there.

    Turns out the rolls (cardboard tube and all) were like an inch less wide. For some reason that extra inch makes me comfortable, and I’ve been so angry at the Target rolls while I try to use them up. I have big hands… this kind of shrinkflation can get messy.

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      It means they either roll it more tightly (more layers per inch) or they make the roll bigger (hope it still fits your roll holder) to stuff more paper on each roll. So they are advertising the package as “72 regular rolls” when it’s only 12 physical rolls.