2000-12-20
Gillette is not doing to well on the economic front. The Tuesday issue of
the Cleveland Plain Dealer business section front page had an article
entitled:
Job cuts mounting as profits cool down
Third paragraph: Aetna Inc. and the Gillette Co. yesterday joined a growing
list of companies that have announced layoffs in recent weeks. Aetna is
cutting 5 000 jobs and Gillette is cutting 2 700 while closing eight
factories.
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.
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 Nikolay O. Malyarov
Sent: Wednesday, 2000-12-20 01:32
To: U.S. Metric Association
Subject: [USMA:9884] Gillette continues to change
To all:
Just got back home from my local Target store, as I needed to do
some shopping for my upcoming trip to Europe. I picked up a
Gillette package, which included a Mach 3 razor, a 25 ml vile of
skin lotion and a 75 ml can of shaving gel. I could not see the
volumes on the bottles themselves, as they were behind a label.
Yet the packaging itself included these volumes in fl.oz. (ml)
format. First of all, it is the first time, that Gillette uses
rational SI in its products. Second, shaving gel cans' volume has
never been in ml, but rather mass was expressed in oz. (g). Third
of all, on the back of the package, it gave some warning notes on
the heat exposure, cautioning not to expose to heat over 50
degrees C (using a degree symbol...how do you do that again?). No
conversion to F at all!!! Only English was used throughout the
package, so it is intended for sale in the U.S., I suppose. It
was made in the U.S. as well.
Another item of business, Catherine and I went to Seattle and
Vancouver, BC last month. One night we stayed at the Holiday Inn
Express in SeaTac. Besides being a nice hotel, we were provided
with a free continental breakfast in the morning. A small package
of "Country Churn Whipped Spread" attracted my attention. The
mass on the package stated: "Net Wt 5g". Nothing else. It is
manufactured by Alliant Foodservice, Inc. Deerfield, IL 60015,
USA. Thought I would provide an address in case somebody would
like to send them kudos.
Cheers,
Nick
