The sizes in other countries seem to be quite different from those in the US.
I rechecked my Finnish can of Gillette Foamy. It is, in fact, 200 mL, rather than 300
mL.
It's interesting that they are labeled by volume elsewhere, but by mass here (with the
11 oz. size being the standard for Gillette Foamy).
For that particular product, I prefer mass (although, obviously, expressed in SI
units). For something that comes out as a foam, volume would appear to be somewhat
uninformative.
Bill Potts, CMS
San Jose, CA
http://metric1.org [SI Navigator]
> -----Original Message-----
> From: kilopascal [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: December 21, 2000 08:08
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; U.S. Metric Association
> Subject: RE: [USMA:9919] RE: Gillette
>
>
> 2000-12-21
>
> Some have noted that some of Gillette's product sold in the USA
> are the same
> size as seen in Europe and elsewhere, but with an FFU declaration
> instead of
> SI. Other products seem to be rational SI in the world and
> rational FFU in
> the US. I don't buy shaving cream, so I was wondering if the same product
> in the US is an equivalent of the 300 mL or something totally different.
>
> Maybe we ought to suggest to Gillette that making all their
> products SI only
> and labelling them SI only, with a empty space under the SI, so a
> additional
> label can be stuck on with FFU to satisfy the US market for now ,
> would be a
> solution to part of their problem.
>
> Maybe if companies like Gillette see a cost disadvantage, now
> that they are
> in trouble, to their use of FFU for the USA and SI for everywhere
> else, they
> could be a force to get the government to change the FPLA quickly to allow
> SI only.
>
> John
>
> Keiner ist hoffnungsloser versklavt als derjenige, der irrtümlich glaubt
> frei zu sein.
>
> There are none more hopelessly enslaved then those who falsely
> believe they
> are free!
>
> Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749-1832)
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On
> Behalf Of Bill Potts
> Sent: Thursday, 2000-12-21 00:05
> To: U.S. Metric Association
> Subject: [USMA:9919] RE: Gillette
>
>
> John Schweisthal wrote:
> > If Gillette is closing factories here, then maybe, just maybe
> they might
> > have to import their more metric products from overseas. We can
> > only hope.
>
> Funnily enough, I bought Gillette Foamy shaving foam in England a
> couple of weeks ago. The 300 mL can was made in Finland and had
> English, Finnish, Swedish and Danish text on it.
>
> Bill Potts, CMS
> San Jose, CA
> http://metric1.org [SI Navigator]
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On
> Behalf Of M R
> Sent: Thursday, 2000-12-21 10:10
> To: U.S. Metric Association
> Subject: [USMA:9930] Fwd: Gillette
>
>
> Instead of Gillette cutting jobs, they can cut the
> imperial units like OZ, PT, QT, etc from their
> products labels and save some money and retaining jobs
> at the same time. This will also help them, export
> those products incase if the demand in the US falls.
>
>
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