• 48954246@lemmy.worldEnglish
    8·
    6 days ago

    Wow, now that I think about it this does feel like a way to shame people to buy a smaller but more expensive per piece item

    • nogooduser@lemmy.worldEnglish
      4·
      5 days ago

      In the UK, we used to have king size chocolate bars that received a lot of bad press saying that they were encouraging obesity.

      The solution was to come up with packs that had two smaller bars in. The marketing was focused on either sharing or saving one for later. It was bullshit as most people just eat one then the other but it did allow the companies to say that they weren’t intended to be eaten at the same time.

      I think that the sharing bags are a similar tactic to allow them to argue that they aren’t encouraging people to eat too much.

    • Rcklsabndn@sh.itjust.works
      4·
      6 days ago

      Also see: Family Size, Party Size. I have no family and there will be no party, yet I desire an entire pound of kettle cooked salt and vinegar chips.

    • Zorque@lemmy.worldEnglish
      1·
      6 days ago

      I just assumed it was a way to get people to buy the bigger bag by allowing them to justify it as something shareable, even if they never will.

    • slothrop @lemmy.caEnglish
      1·
      6 days ago

      Regular price for the “share” size in our local grocery store is $6.99, and the jumbo bag is $13.99 (Canada).
      If I’m dropping that kinda coin, I ain’t sharing …

  • Maya S. Trojan@piefed.blahaj.zoneEnglish
    7·
    6 days ago

    Anyone else remember reddit’s r/RandomActsofPizza and how within six months of there being news stories about the subreddit that Mars Inc. had copyrighted/trademarked “Random Acts of Chocolate” and turned it into an ad campaign to convince people to buy an extra candy bar to share.

    Pepperidge Farm remembers corporations co-opting communities to make a buck.

    Also they explicitly call it sharing size so when people get fat as fuck from eating a whole bag they can claim it’s not their fault and that people should have more self control with their addictive sugar bombs.

    • arrow74@lemmy.zip
      3·
      5 days ago

      Candy can melt in transit, even in winter. Melted candy is not a damage claim.

      Talk about shitty buisness. They allow you to purchase ice packs, that’s right purchase.

      Something about “We’re shipping a product prone to damage and we will not take any precautions. You can pay extra for that. Even if you do we still don’t guarantee that your shit won’t arrive totally fucked. If it does arrive totally fucked sucks to suck we’re keeping your money.” doesn’t sit right with me

      • hansolo@lemmy.today
        1·
        5 days ago

        I mean, it’s a risk you’re free to take. They probably have to say that after some warehouse cranked up to 80 F, or hot bottom of a truck driving between Phoenix and Tucson in November when its still 80 F outside melted a box and someone was pissed about it.

    • limelight79@lemmy.world
      2·
      5 days ago

      I get the 3.8 lb jars for $16.99 (or less) at BJ’s. That’s $4.47/lb. The box in your link is $6.03/lb.

      • hansolo@lemmy.today
        1·
        5 days ago

        Sure, not saying it’s the best price, just the largest bulk unit I could find within 30 seconds of searching.

    • adarza@lemmy.ca
      1·
      6 days ago

      might as well just buy the theater boxes from walmart, which cost about the same by weight.

  • AFK BRB Chocolate (CA version)@lemmy.ca
    1·
    6 days ago

    I really like peanut butter M&Ms, and I find it hard to stop eating them once I start. I was at the store the other day and they had the three pound jars of them for $12 if you buy two. Those are usually $16+, so I came home with six pounds of peanut butter M&Ms. I live alone.