Aggravations and Annoyances 14: Misleading Packaging
0Something I didn't bring up, but is an element to this whole issue, is that this technically and legally doesn't constitute false advertising. After all, despite what the shape or size of the packaging might suggest about the product, the actual amount is indicated somewhere. It will give the total weight of the product and likely have a serving size, which will provide another metric to measure the full amount by. This is why I always make a list when I go shopping, look carefully at ads and coupons, and try to calculate whether the sale that seems to be a good deal is actually saving me any money or not. For those who have money to spare, they probably don't think twice about these matters, but when you can't afford to be careless it's worth double-checking. I suppose this is where the golden rule applies. Do you want to be mislead or deceived when trying to do your basic shopping? Then don't try screwing others.