Continuing from my earlier post on the subject, in which I (and others) observed that Santita's Tortilla Chip bags had gone from 16 oz to 12 oz while retaining the same "$2 Only" label. This weekend, I spotted an 11 oz bag sporting the same label, at the Pilot Gas Station at Exit 150 on I-81 near Roanoke.
Consistent with my own ongoing attempts to identify members of the 1% that are out there creating jobs or otherwise doing good, I wonder how many of the people who responsible for this are in the 1%. If they are, they are not job creators, but people who basically try to cheat consumers for a living. Quite possibly another way that the 1% "earn" their money that doesn't exactly seem deserving of any particular respect in our tax system.
Am I exaggerating by saying consumers are being cheated? Who knows. They are telling the truth of course -- any bag labeled $2 costs $2, and it's their right to say "only." The reason it seems dishonest is because they put the same label on different sized packages, which is not what a consumer would expect. And "only" $2 for 11 oz of substandard tortilla chips doesn't seem quite right.
Consistent with my own ongoing attempts to identify members of the 1% that are out there creating jobs or otherwise doing good, I wonder how many of the people who responsible for this are in the 1%. If they are, they are not job creators, but people who basically try to cheat consumers for a living. Quite possibly another way that the 1% "earn" their money that doesn't exactly seem deserving of any particular respect in our tax system.
Am I exaggerating by saying consumers are being cheated? Who knows. They are telling the truth of course -- any bag labeled $2 costs $2, and it's their right to say "only." The reason it seems dishonest is because they put the same label on different sized packages, which is not what a consumer would expect. And "only" $2 for 11 oz of substandard tortilla chips doesn't seem quite right.
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