This is the reply I received from Tasty Bite. I'll try to find out what supermarkets are involved. Why would a market care? If they label food items in dollars/cents per ounce, as many do, the ounces in the old Tasty Bite were right there on the front of the package, in parenthesis. This makes no sense at all.
HARRY WYETH >Reply-To: "Alpana Parida" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >From: "Alpana Parida" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: Re: Tastybite.com Feedback >Date: Mon, 29 Apr 2002 10:23:41 -0700 >X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.50.4133.2400 > >Dear Harry, >Believe us -we are equally unhappy about the change from Metric to >non-metric. It seems to be a walk backwards in time. But we have been having >our arm twisted by US supermarkets for so long - and we finally had to give >in. >Our original pack was slim and big -and did not stand up in most supermarket >shelves. And we have had to 'standardize' after much agonizing. >As for the price hike, we have taken only 2 price increases sine 1995. The >cost of the business has gone up manifold -and our margins have been getting >squeezed tighter and tighter. The money market has been tough and raising >any money has been a problem. We are a small company -and are really looking >to stay afloat - and grow. >Have you ever checked out our website. http://www.tastybite.com >You will find the prices there substantially lower than most stores. To get >you started, let me share coupon code 1020 - which gives you a 20% discount >on your order value. Your minimum order needs to be 10 packs. >I hope this works for you -as we would hate to lose a customer like you. >For tastybite.com, >Alpana Parida, [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Tasty bite offers you ready-to-eat Indian and Thai delicacies. >All natural, no GMO, no artificial colors or preservatives. >A gourmet meal that you can stock in your pantry. > >----- Original Message ----- >From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Sent: Sunday, April 28, 2002 6:52 PM >Subject: Tastybite.com Feedback > > > > Harry Wyeth > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > I am very, very upset at Tasty Bite. You have not only changed from a >rational 300 g size to an old-fashioned 10 oz size, which is smaller, but >you--or at least the grocery store--have had the gall to charge the same >price! One of the things I liked about your products was that you used >metric measurements, but you have really blown it. Why on earth did you >need to make a bad change to what is essentially a good product?
