I wrote to Coca Cola last year, asking them to relabel the outer carton with the liter value highlighted instead of the WOMBAT. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Howard Ressel" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, August 13, 2004 10:22 Subject: [USMA:30735] RE: 0.5 liter bottles.
> We have them but the stores advertising signs call them out as 16.9 oz, > kinda silly as they sit next to the 2 L bottles. > > Howard Ressel > Project Design Engineer, Region 4 > (585) 272-3372 > > >>> "Nat Hager III" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 08/13/04 11:16AM >>> > These appeared in our area about 2 years ago, with 0.5 liter on one > size > and 16.9-whatever on the other. Within a year the 16.9 had > disappeared, > with 0.5 liter on both sides. > > Hopefully when the politicians get done with their antics in a couple > more months, we can get on with amending FPLA and remove it > completely. > > Nat > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of John Nichols > Sent: Friday, 2004 August 13 11:00 > To: U.S. Metric Association > Subject: [USMA:30733] 0.5 liter bottles. > > > In our Albertsons they are now selling only the 0.5 liter plastic > bottles, > this started recently, until then they had been the old 600 ml and the > 375 > ml. Dr Pepper is in the new size bottles. > > Interestingly the COKE bottles have 16.9 oz displayed prominently and > in > > very small print in the back is 0.5 litres. These people are very > careful > with their changes to do it slowly and without drawing attention to the > > change, they should be applauded for getting metric so well. Now for > the > 355 ml can and they will be fully metric at the standard 375mL > > > John Nichols BE, Ph.D. (Newcastle), MIE (Aust), Chartered Professional > > Engineer > Assistant Professor > Texas A&M University, Department of Construction Science > Langford AC Rm: A414 MD 3137, College Station, TX 77843-3137 > > Aut viam inveniam aut faciam. > > Electronic mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Telephone: 979 845 6541 > Facsimile: 979 862 1572 > Web site > : > http://archone.tamu.edu/architecture/faculty/nichols/mainframe.html > >
