You can email them at mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]. I have sent them the following message, in HTML format, including your photo of the package. <start of message> It appears that it would take a world-champion weight lifter to lift one of your cheese slice packages. Although they are correctly labeled in U.S. customary (i.e., obsolete) units, their metric equivalent is apparently 1000 times as heavy. You might want to let your package designers know that 8 oz is approximately 227 g, not 227 kg. <end of message> The subject heading is "Your incredibly heavy cheese slice packages." Bill Potts, CMS Roseville, CA http://metric1.org [SI Navigator] > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On > Behalf Of Brian J White > Sent: July 03, 2001 19:54 > To: U.S. Metric Association > Subject: [USMA:14149] 227 kg of cheese...you guys AREN'T going to > believe this... > > > So Im in the local Safeway in Kirkland, WA...when I'm hunting for some > sliced cheese for some burgers. > > I go to the deli area where all the "gourmet" stuff is. > > I look down at my intended purchase, which was a pack of Colby Jack, when > something strange slaps me in the face as I do a quick glance of > the package. > > NET WT. 8 oz. (227kg) > > I do a double take for a second thinking...what the hell is that? > > I looked at their other types of cheese and about half of the brand, Great > Lakes Cheese Co, had 227kg listed on their 8 oz. packages of cheese. > > Think I'm crazy? Here's a pic. > http://www.bjwhite.net/227kg_of_cheese.jpg > > If you want to write the company, there is an address at the bottom. > > Strange. > Brian >
