Thing of it is, they’re right that companies are selling smaller sizes and charging the same for them. Look at how they’re now selling 4 lb bags of sugar instead of five, but the cost either hasn’t changed or has actually increased — do they think people don’t notice this stuff? But in the case of the Pennys, well, their idea of a snack-size has always been the largest size sold, so if an even LARGER size comes out, they’ll switch their purchasing habits to accommodate THAT. Greedy guts, the lot!
See, if the 1 1/2 oz bag you used to eat is now 1 oz, you need a 3 oz bag to compensate.Only they don’t make those, so you take a 5 oz bag to work.
And the bread used to come in a 2 lb loaf, but now it’s 22 oz….so you have to take three sandwiches.
The cookies are no longer a pound, and they look smaller….. so Burl will take the whole 10 oz bag and decide after lunch how many to eat….
Eating three sandwiches and all those chips and cookies not only takes too long to have time for a walk… it also fills his lunchbox so there’s no room for celery sticks or an apple.Especially after packing a second Coke, cos one isn’t enough with all that dry food.And all that, and his resultant weight gain, can be blamed on one thing:The greed of Frito Lay.Of course
Medium bag; approximately 6 servings. too bad about the lost walk opportunity, now when did he used to do that, maybe back in his younger days he walked 1/2 a block to McDonalds.
I see everything about them is growing (resize rings and gloves). I can remember when my wrists were around 7" (now just 5). Would make watchbands a problem (good that I never wear one);-D
I wonder if, since Burl and Joy have had to increase the size of everything else, if they have increased the size of their charitable giving, tips and kindnesses to all. Naaaah. Just an idle fantasy.
It ain’t just the hand, folksies. It’s the WHOLE of each of you! The fat is out of the bag and doin’ freefall to your ever-expanding tum-tums & ever-widening hips! Behold!! Four poster-children for the mindless bliss of obesity!! Snark! SNARK!!
Does anyone remember when dinner salads came in little bowls? Now there is enough for 3 people. And plates were 9 1/2" now they are 11". 2/3 of working America are overweight/obese. And it seems all of Crustwood.
I laugh at the idea of serving on smaller plates to eat less. It is easy enough to see what is a serving size (or if in doubt, get a gram scale- not expensive). I have big full plate of lots of fresh veggies, grains and legumes (and struggle not to LOSE more weight) because so little fats.
It was not difficult to maintain serving sizes with my regular (non-vegetarian) meals either. The one thing to AVOID is what the Pennys often do – eating snacks directly out of the large container INSTEAD of taking one serving size.
finale over 10 years ago
Burl walks to the file cabinet to get more snacks.
margueritem over 10 years ago
You could walk while eating the chips, Burl…
Laura Gildwarg over 10 years ago
Thing of it is, they’re right that companies are selling smaller sizes and charging the same for them. Look at how they’re now selling 4 lb bags of sugar instead of five, but the cost either hasn’t changed or has actually increased — do they think people don’t notice this stuff? But in the case of the Pennys, well, their idea of a snack-size has always been the largest size sold, so if an even LARGER size comes out, they’ll switch their purchasing habits to accommodate THAT. Greedy guts, the lot!
SusanSunshine Premium Member over 10 years ago
See, if the 1 1/2 oz bag you used to eat is now 1 oz, you need a 3 oz bag to compensate.Only they don’t make those, so you take a 5 oz bag to work.
And the bread used to come in a 2 lb loaf, but now it’s 22 oz….so you have to take three sandwiches.
The cookies are no longer a pound, and they look smaller….. so Burl will take the whole 10 oz bag and decide after lunch how many to eat….
Eating three sandwiches and all those chips and cookies not only takes too long to have time for a walk… it also fills his lunchbox so there’s no room for celery sticks or an apple.Especially after packing a second Coke, cos one isn’t enough with all that dry food.And all that, and his resultant weight gain, can be blamed on one thing:The greed of Frito Lay.Of courseimnormal over 10 years ago
Medium bag; approximately 6 servings. too bad about the lost walk opportunity, now when did he used to do that, maybe back in his younger days he walked 1/2 a block to McDonalds.
jmcx4 over 10 years ago
I buy the large bags of chips and divide out into sandwich bags. They got those extra long ziplocs now, ya know
. Better take that walk before lunch, Burl. After lunch it’s too close to nap time.
InTraining over 10 years ago
HEY DALE – Get your hand out of my bag of Fritos….. ! ! !
vldazzle over 10 years ago
I see everything about them is growing (resize rings and gloves). I can remember when my wrists were around 7" (now just 5). Would make watchbands a problem (good that I never wear one);-D
mikie2 over 10 years ago
I wonder if, since Burl and Joy have had to increase the size of everything else, if they have increased the size of their charitable giving, tips and kindnesses to all. Naaaah. Just an idle fantasy.
GROG Premium Member over 10 years ago
People like Burl are the reason why I own shares of Pepsico.
orbenjawell Premium Member over 10 years ago
It ain’t just the hand, folksies. It’s the WHOLE of each of you! The fat is out of the bag and doin’ freefall to your ever-expanding tum-tums & ever-widening hips! Behold!! Four poster-children for the mindless bliss of obesity!! Snark! SNARK!!
Last Rose Of Summer Premium Member over 10 years ago
Does anyone remember when dinner salads came in little bowls? Now there is enough for 3 people. And plates were 9 1/2" now they are 11". 2/3 of working America are overweight/obese. And it seems all of Crustwood.
vldazzle over 10 years ago
I laugh at the idea of serving on smaller plates to eat less. It is easy enough to see what is a serving size (or if in doubt, get a gram scale- not expensive). I have big full plate of lots of fresh veggies, grains and legumes (and struggle not to LOSE more weight) because so little fats.
It was not difficult to maintain serving sizes with my regular (non-vegetarian) meals either. The one thing to AVOID is what the Pennys often do – eating snacks directly out of the large container INSTEAD of taking one serving size.