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16 thoughts on “Safeway Upsizes Ice Cream!”
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I assume Safeway Select is Safeway’s store brand of ice cream. The local store brand I’m familiar with has not so far reduced the size of their product while the name brands have done so. I wonder if Safeway Select is really a New Larger Size compared to what it used to be, or is Safeway trumpeting that they are still 64 oz. whereas the name brands are not? Either way, the companies that stiff their customers by stealthily reducing the quantity of their product while making their packaging appear the same deserve a big thumbs down from all of us. I try to do my bit by buying the standard sizes of things when possible, even if it means buying a brand I don’t usually buy.
Edgar replies: The current size of Safeway Select ice cream is 48 ounces. It is unclear whether the new 64 oz. size will be available in addition to or in replacement of the 48 oz. size.
Two separate sizes? Maybe this is a start of a trend. Let’s hope so!
Just bought some nestle chocolate syrup. They just downsized the old 2L bottle to 1.4 liter, and yep, still the same price.
OH yeah, it still shows the same # of portions, just tells you to use less (i.e. old 20 portion @20ml, new 20 portions @ 14 ml)
Credit is also due to Price Chopper: Their “house brand” Country Market has remained at an honest half-gallon. And as far as I can tell, it’s on par with any brand; excellent creamy texture and taste, while being priced well below the leading brands.
As an aside, Price Chopper’s brand of Tuna remains 6oz., while all others are now 5oz.
Isn’t this how it’s always done? Downsize until it’s too small for the users and then introduce the original size back at a higher price (with the size increase not proportional with the increase in price, but enough to cover costs) or keep the price then increase it later once the small size is forgotten.
Edgar replies: Exactly, Boris. They kept downsizing potato chips and Hershey’s candy bars so much, they had to re-introduce the larger size (but at a much higher price).
Hannaford’s Super Market still has an 8OZ yogurt. Price is forty-five cents.
China Mart sells a one gallon and one pint size ice cream for $5.50 in our area.
As one who loves ice cream I will go to a local wholesaler – Cerelli Foods – and get a three gallon pail (Hood) for around $15. Depends on the maker since the same pail can be $30 with another brand or with certain select flavors. Wholesalers have kept the three gallon pail standard for decades.
Walmart always advertises Rollback prices but have you ever seen a “roll forward” price sign at Walmart. Consumer Reports use to always complain about Candy bars getting smaller but the cardboard base staying the same size.
About once every two months I buy a six pack of eclairs at a local super market bakery. This week I notice in the flier they are promoting this item at the same price I usually pay – $3.99….only now it is a five pack.
I’ve also noticed that the pastries, muffins and donuts at Dunkin Donuts and Honey Dew Donuts are getting smaller. I asked a baker and he confirmed that. Anyone else notice that?
Nothing “frosted” me more than seeing the bottom of plastic jars with the indents in them so they aren’t filled up like a flat bottoms would be. Culprits: Mayo -both Cain’s and Market Basket brands. The consumer seems to always get porked in the end.
Another ice cream that is still 64ozs is Blue Bell. Of course, it is also the most expensive ice cream and almost never on sale.
1Gallon volume, how much CO2 gass??? This will relly give much less ice cream at over inflated price.
And coffee! And years ago the bags supermarkets use became smaller. Lately, at some of the newer stores, I’ve noticed smaller grocery carts. Oh, there are the new little ones, but also the bigger carts have been downsized. Is it to make it look like you have more stuff in it? Or to help you get through the smaller aisles?
@ Rick: I noticed that about Dunkin Donuts, too. I thought I might’ve just been imagining it. I never cared for how small Krispy Kreme donuts were (they’ve pretty much left my area by now) and lately I’ve noticed that Dunkin’s are just about as small. Thankfully I still have Donut N Donuts and they don’t seem to have shrunk.
I just bought Safeway ice cream in the “NEW” larger half gallon size.
I’m 64 yrs old. I remember at least 60 years of ice cream in a half gallon box. It’s NOT new. How stupid do they think I am?
I’m not complaining about the product. Tastes as good as the “OLD” smaller stuff, and it costs less per ounce.
I just object to the fact that they think I would believe their NEW size crap.
I’m disgusted and insulted by the “New Larger Size” stamp. I remember buying ice cream in a half gallon for as long as I’ve done my own grocery shopping.
This “New Larger Size” is a direct insult, insinuating that I can’t remember what size ice cream has been just four years ago. They think they need to somehow trick us into paying more for the same thing. In fact, I realize that there are reasons why food prices might go up and I’d rather just deal with prices going up instead of all this underhanded insulting marketing.