In a message dated 7/3/2003 10:57:54 AM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> At 03 07 03, 10:41 AM, Paul Trusten, R.Ph. wrote: > > Actually, now that we bring up this subject, it may be that the metric system in the > hands of a metric-savvy public would TEND to increase the number of consumers who > would see through the packaging chicanery that goes on. Candy bars labeled to the > nearest gram, and only the nearest gram, MIGHT tend to be more telling than the > jumble of ounces and fractions and grams and fractions. Consumers will look at the > number and see that it has gone from 60 g to 55 g for the same price or more. > Consumers are in a rush, and will make decisions in a rush. Jim is right; the > student consumers are few and far between. The best rational packaging, IMHO, comes > from the best system of measurement. > > I agree entirely with this. Although I don''t think so-called "rational" sizes are > any such thing, I agree that metric will help. It's a heck of a lot easier to > compare (say) 300 g > vs 350 g packages than 15-3/4 oz vs. 1 lb 2 oz packages. > > > Jim Elwell, CAMS > Electrical Engineer > Industrial manufacturing manager > Salt Lake City, Utah, USA > www.qsicorp.com That was the point I was trying to make. Carleton
