I agree with this. My wife owns a cosmetology school and I've noticed a lot of the professional products are now labelled in rational metric sizes with approx FFU in parentheses.
Baron Carter -----Original Message----- From: Phil Chernack [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, January 12, 2004 08:14 To: U.S. Metric Association Subject: [USMA:28262] RE: Eye Glass Cleaner Howard, I see all kinds of stuff (especially health and beauty products) labeled metric(FFU). As you know, Procter and Gamble has moved in this direction with new products and is converting older ones as they redo packaging. Just take a look in any CVS or Walgreens and you will see what I mean. I also tend to buy rationally metric sized products even if they cost a few pennies more. Case in point is the Tropicana orange juice in the 1.75L caraf. Unfortunately, I am seeing a trend where rationally sized is becoming a thing of the past. This goes for both metric and FFU. My guess is that manufacturers who sell by volume are packing by weight and when they change the weight of the item, it leads to a non-rational volume. Phil -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Howard Ressel Sent: Monday, January 12, 2004 8:46 AM To: U.S. Metric Association Subject: [USMA:28261] Eye Glass Cleaner I purchased a bottle of Eye Glass Cleaner the other day. It was made by A Clarity brand product nano Film Ltd Cleveland, Ohio and was labeled: 85 mm (~ 3 fl. oz.). Its rare to see metic first with English in parenthesis but even odder to see an tilde symbol. Howard Ressel, Metric Manager NYSDOT Region 4 Howard Ressel Project Design Engineer, Region 4 (585) 272-3372
