2002-06-06 What bottled water product is not in a rational metric size?
John ----- Original Message ----- From: "Nat Hager III" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, 2002-06-06 10:45 Subject: [USMA:20354] RE: Fwd: Question on Dairy Products > I guess that means he doesn't shampoo, doesn't use mouthwash, doesn't use a > car, never takes pictures, doesn't use electricity, etc. etc. > > Sounds like he needs to go hit the "0.75 liter alcohol product". > > <g> > Nat > > >>> > Thats a very lame excuse and answer... > > alfred > -----Original Message----- > From: John Woelflein [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Thursday, June 06, 2002 6:29 AM > To: U.S. Metric Association > Subject: [USMA:20349] Fwd: Question on Dairy Products > > > I wrote to USDA and asked why dairy products were not yet considering > metrication. Here is reply from John Rourke of the USDA: > > "Rourke, John" > > sda.gov> cc: "Mengel, John" , "McKee, Richard" > > 2002-06-06 Subject: Question on Dairy Products > 09:21 > > In response to your question, I conducted a survey of consumer products in > my household. Of the 50 products surveyed, only 3 were in metric sizes -- a > 2-liter cola product, a 3-liter wine product and a 0.75 liter alcohol > product. All other products, including bottled water, were in standard U.S. > fluid and weight measures, along with the metric equivalent in parentheses. > There were 2 fruit juice products both in 64 ozs. (2 quart) containers. One > problem I would see with converting to metric sizes would be in the > carbonated beverage vending machine business; would they continue to use > the > same size 12-ounce cans and label it as the metric equiv. of 12 ozs.? Until > American c! on! ! ! sumers start demanding product in metric sizes, I do not > expect > the food processing industry to make the conversion. Many American > consumers, given their fierce independent nature, may be unwilling to > accept > products sold only in a "foreign" measuring system. Any statements to the > effect that American consumers are less intelligent than consumers in other > countries is asinine. > > > > John > > > > > Do You Yahoo!? > Sign-up for Video Highlights of 2002 FIFA World Cup >
