November 19, 2011
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I wish companies would not fiddle with how they make their stuff.
I bought a box of Original (as opposed to tomato-and-basil or reduced-fat or multigrain or any of a myriad variations) Wheat Thins and was distressed to discover the recipe had clearly been altered. I do not like them nearly as much. Why must companies tinker? Such tinkerings rarely improve the comestible.
Opened a loaf of Mrs. Baird's bread (the Large) and it's different, too, and also not in a good way.
When I made a mental note to compose this blog post I was able to think of a couple of other examples but naturally I'm blanking on them now. Still, they are out there.
Personally, it would be my preference that the size of the item shrink a bit - leaving the price the same - if it would mean keeping the original recipe for stuff.
Bring back the original Original Wheat Thins!
Comments (2)
Amazing how you can apparently still find some 'originals' on websites such as Vermont Country Store. I wonder if the companies make their originals and send them to specialty stores, or whether someone bought the original recipe and markets it for them? You should go to the company's website and inquire if they or someone else is still making the original, and where you can find it. And maybe they'll send you a coupon in return for your trouble-- I've had it happen.
"Personally, it would be my preference that the size of the item shrink a bit - leaving the price the same - if it would mean keeping the original recipe for stuff. "
But you know, whenever a company does this, people flip out all over the place claiming they're being "cheated." IT just doesn't occur to people, or they just can't accept the fact, that if something costs more to make, you have to either pay more, or get less, in quality or quantity. You (and I) in the minority of customers preferring to just get less quantity or pay more, so we don't get our preference.
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