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1/3 full brand new deodorant
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this post was submitted on 11 Apr 2024
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You get 45 grams according to the package. It's more cost effective for them to just put it in the same packaging as the regular sized and just change the label rather than shut down and change the production line to accommodate the smaller size.
I get that, but from an environmental point of view, this is an absolute travesty.
I guess that could go for deodorant overall. It's not a very necessary product.
Environment problems are only affected by necessary products? If people use it, then it is making pollution
Unnecessary products create unnecessary environmental problems... Didn't think that needed clarifying lol
Then there are unnecessary products creating more pollution and less pollution
Big if true.
And of course the fact this obviously creates the illusion there's more product and therefore can trick customers it's just a happy accident, right?
Well, by a trully, utterly AMAZING coincidence....
That doesn't change the fact its misleading. Not everyone walks around with a god damn scale, knows the average weights of deodorant off the top of their head. The average person is going to look at this and assume its full and that's how the manufacturer wants it.
no. fuck you.
So you, I dunno, read the label where it shows the net weight, and compare it to other similar products nearby on the same shelf? Hell, most store shelf pricing has price per unit on it now, so you can compare prices pretty directly. Yeah, I get that it's not completely consistent where that's implemented, but it's far and away better than the days of "price gun sticker on item and that's it."
Which boils down to 'make sure you look hard to see how they are trying to trick you'
And, in that scenario...you blame the people who don't catch the trick as opposed to the corporation trying to trick people.
I certainly do not do that. Who has time to inspect every item they buy nowadays? Ridiculous.
Could also be a function thing too. My travel deodorant has an amount that is 3 times smaller and it kinda sucks to hold.
Yes they even have to consider things like accessibility for disabled. It's not all trickery. Not to say shrinkflation isn't a problem I don't want to ruin the circle jerk but not everything fits.
They still have to ship the empty packaging. You have to wonder if it’s really worth it to the company to package and ship air. The missing deodorant gel probably costs pennies to manufacture.