2002-02-09 This is not the petroleum jelly, that you are referring to. This is hand lotion. I have no idea what sizes the petroleum jelly comes in.
John ----- Original Message ----- From: "Joseph B. Reid" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, 2002-02-09 19:14 Subject: [USMA:18108] Re: 3 L milk cartons > Kilopascal in USMA 18086 wrote: > > > I noticed some of the Vaseline products, that a few years ago went to > >rational SI. I even checked the same products at Wal-mart. I don't > >remember the exact sizes, but it seems the products are neither rational > >in SI or FFU. What is odd, is that while Vaseline states its sizes in SI > >(FFU), the Wal-Mart clones (American Fare) states the contents in FFU > >(SI), the reverse. > > > >The one size that I did buy (American Fare), as it was cheaper than the > >Vaseline brand was stated as 24.5 FL OZ (725 mL). Even though 725 mL is > >fairly rational, the other sizes on the shelf were not that rational. > >Those of you who shop often may want to visit the aisle that sells these > >products and report back some of the other sizes. You'll see that both > >FFU and SI are both funny numbers. I wonder if they are packaged by > >weight and sold by volume, and that is why the numbers are funny. > > > >John > > > I have a small jar of Vaseline that is labelled "50 g Imported by > Chesebrough-Ponds Canada > > Joseph B.Reid > 17 Glebe Road West > Toronto M5P 1C8 TEL. 416-486-6071 >
