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They sell Cheerios in 260g and 350g sizes where I live. The boxes are literally identical except in the corner where they print the weight. Same exact dimension
by salamandersauce 5y ago
They sell Cheerios in 260g and 350g sizes where I live. The boxes are literally identical except in the corner where they print the weight. Same exact dimensions, look, writing etc. except that weight. The 260g box costs 12% less for 3/4s as much. The 350g box goes on sale more often too and is often cheaper. I have no idea what the point of the 260g SKU is except to trick people. It's not like Cheerios spoil easily. I have to pay extra attention when buying them. It's complete utter bullshit.
- Retric 5y agoI have learned to ignore the boxes and only look at the price per weight when buying cereal etc. Paying attention to the weight still works, but it’s hard to tell with cereal.
- daddylongstroke 5y agoDude, why are you eating Cheerios? I thought you were worried about Covid?
- throwaway81523 5y agoStuff like Cheerios is a huge rip-off anyway. Get bulk oatmeal: Quaker "traditional" is about $1 a pound at Costco. Cook for 4 minutes in an instant pot (no need for a half hour on a stovetop). Much more nourishing and filling than Cheerios, besides having no added sugar or other crap, and being cheaper.
- jokethrowaway 5y agoCheerios is different product. It's not oatmeal. I buy both oatmeal and cheerios. You can find generics that cost much less though and are pretty much the same thing. I tried in the UK a bunch of Tesco/Sainsbury cereal clones and they're as good as the branded ones, while costing 1/3 (which surprised me, my experience 10 years ago was that generics were significantly worse than the original).