And who’s to stop anybody from simply buying two bars to make up for the smaller one?
The stupidity boggles the mind.
Proof positive that there never has been life on Mars.
Well, thank GOD for Michelle Obama.....LOL
No more government approved Mars bars for me. They’re on my do not buy list.
“We have a responsibility to help our consumers and the pets they love lead healthy lives,”
...you do? If that really is the case, why didn’t they realize this sooner and sell broccoli bars? “Packed with broccoli! Broccoli Bars really satisfy”.
Bad news coming, thought Winston. And sure enough, following on a gory description of the annihilation of a Eurasian army, with stupendous figures of killed and prisoners, came the announcement that, as from next week, the chocolate ration would be reduced from thirty grammes to twenty....
As for the third message, it referred to a very simple error which could be set right in a couple of minutes. As short a time ago as February, the Ministry of Plenty had issued a promise (a 'categorical pledge' were the official words) that there would be no reduction of the chocolate ration during 1984. Actually, as Winston was aware, the chocolate ration was to be reduced from thirty grammes to twenty at the end of the present week. All that was needed was to substitute for the original promise a warning that it would probably be necessary to reduce the ration at some time in April.
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It appeared that there had even been demonstrations to thank Big Brother for raising the chocolate ration to twenty grammes a week. And only yesterday, he reflected, it had been announced that the ration was to be reduced to twenty grammes a week. Was it possible that they could swallow that, after only twenty-four hours?
Most likely Mars was planning on dropping the candy bar size again (but Ben "Inky" Bernanke will remind us that there is no inflation), but now get to make points with Michelle for meeting some dietary goals.
We know better.
That bar that we used to buy for 5 cents now costs well over a buck and is heading rapidly to 2 bucks.
But you can still buy a decent candy bar, in fact quite a nice one, for a dime - if it is a Mercury dime (worth about $2.43) and you buy the bar at your local coin dealer.
Less food...same price...isn’t that inflation?
Simple solution would be to change the serving size to 6. Truth be told, it's not about calories but Mars is using this as a "feel good" angle to reduce the size and raise the price just like other companies have done with smaller sized toilet paper rolls, etc.
Here’s an idea Mars—close your company. That way you’re not producing “poison” any more. Maybe Mooshell will hire all your employees.
Packages of food that we buy are the same price, but the quantity inside is less than it used to be.
Obamasized.
This is getting as bad as the climate fiasco. Govenment.....just go away. Stay out of my kitchen, my bedroom, my car, my children’s head....GO AWAY!!!
Was looking for a way to kick my M&M habit. With this as incentive, it’s done!
Good PR for Mars Candy Co. and AND greater profits for them...
What’s not to like?
Don’t the IDIOTS at Mars know you dont give chocolate to Pets!!