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Comment on everyone talks about chip bags being 50% wasted space but no one talks about creamed corn cans being 50% wasted space

OhStopYellingAtMe@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

I hate having to repeat this over & over, but chip bags are NOT 50% wasted space. They’re 50% larger than their contents, and then filled with 50% air for extra padding, so you don’t get a bag of crumbs.

You pay for the weight of the chips in the bag, not the amount of fullness.

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realchadmctruth@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨6⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
my point is that everyone talks about that but no one talks about the same thing happening with cans of creamed corn despite cans being sturdy enough to not need padding

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- OhStopYellingAtMe@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
  The cans are sold by weight of the content, not size of the can.
  Other reasons they may be putting the small amount in a larger can (since padding isn’t an issue):
  
  that’s the size of cans they have on hand from the factory.
  
  packing/shipping & stacking/displaying that standard can size might be more cost effective.
  
  They want dupe customers into thinking they’re getting more for their money.
  
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  - realchadmctruth@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨4⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
    
    the government is meddling
    
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    SpookyLights@lemmy.ca ⁨4⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
    How so?
    
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