Comments on: Penetrating the Packaging Fine Print http://toughmoneylove.com/2009/08/10/penetrating-packaging-fine-print/ The Hard Truth about Money and Personal Finance Fri, 24 Feb 2012 15:57:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: MasterPo http://toughmoneylove.com/2009/08/10/penetrating-packaging-fine-print/comment-page-1/#comment-5380 MasterPo Wed, 12 Aug 2009 03:19:00 +0000 http://toughmoneylove.com/?p=4356#comment-5380 A keen eye TML! A keen eye TML!

]]> By: Rick Beagle http://toughmoneylove.com/2009/08/10/penetrating-packaging-fine-print/comment-page-1/#comment-5375 Rick Beagle Tue, 11 Aug 2009 17:45:09 +0000 http://toughmoneylove.com/?p=4356#comment-5375 Absolutely. I worked at Sears in the tool department while going to school. Not only do your claims have merit, this type of thing is not "new". Another trick of the trade is to take another company's product, modify it slightly and sell it under your own brand name for a higher price. I did want to ask though, did you happen to look at the rechargeable trimmers? I am on my second one in a decade and pfft, best purchase I ever made next to my rechargeable lawn mower. And before everyone starts bashing me for trying to push eco-friendly products, I purchased it for a very different reason - like many men my age, my hearing isn't what it used to be. Due to a bout with childhood mumps, I am already deaf in my left ear (not completely, but close enough). Rechargeables are easy to start (easy is an understatement), relatively quiet, and for the electric fans out there, no cords to run over. Peace. Rick Beagle Absolutely. I worked at Sears in the tool department while going to school. Not only do your claims have merit, this type of thing is not “new”. Another trick of the trade is to take another company’s product, modify it slightly and sell it under your own brand name for a higher price.

I did want to ask though, did you happen to look at the rechargeable trimmers? I am on my second one in a decade and pfft, best purchase I ever made next to my rechargeable lawn mower. And before everyone starts bashing me for trying to push eco-friendly products, I purchased it for a very different reason – like many men my age, my hearing isn’t what it used to be. Due to a bout with childhood mumps, I am already deaf in my left ear (not completely, but close enough). Rechargeables are easy to start (easy is an understatement), relatively quiet, and for the electric fans out there, no cords to run over.

Peace.
Rick Beagle

]]> By: Snowy Heron http://toughmoneylove.com/2009/08/10/penetrating-packaging-fine-print/comment-page-1/#comment-5370 Snowy Heron Tue, 11 Aug 2009 13:49:04 +0000 http://toughmoneylove.com/?p=4356#comment-5370 That was a good catch. Personally, I would have just assumed that the manufacturer had simply changed the packaging for marketing reasons. Your observation will make me think twice about that in the future. One thing that has really bothered me is the way the ice cream containers have been downsized, but not the prices. That was really sneaky! However, the last time I was at Target I noticed that they still sold the half gallon containers. That was a good catch. Personally, I would have just assumed that the manufacturer had simply changed the packaging for marketing reasons. Your observation will make me think twice about that in the future. One thing that has really bothered me is the way the ice cream containers have been downsized, but not the prices. That was really sneaky! However, the last time I was at Target I noticed that they still sold the half gallon containers.

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