Roses chocolates - a bit of a con

jd87

I read it to mean it has become a tradition for the OP personally. No need to get all upset about it.

esuhl

So the OP bought a box of chocolates, but has discovered that in the past he/she has bought a bigger box. I don't see why that's "a con".

Last week I bought a 1.35kg box of washing detergent. It was only when I put it in the cupboard I noticed that the box I bought previously was 4.25kg! What a con, eh?!

ultimatedingbat

I think what she is referrign to is how Cadburys are most likely vharging a similar price for their smaller tin, compared to their larger tins in the past

shellsuit

My Mum and Dad always bought a tin of Quality Street at Christmas and now I do the same, so it's a family tradition! Jst the same as my children always have new nightwear for Christmas Eve, just like I did when I was a child.

That's what the OP means by tradition.

I remember Roses coming in about 4 sizes, a small thin round tin, a thin tin but the same width you can get now, a tin exactly the same size as you can get now, and tin about double that size.

They were priced accordingly though, I seem to remember the biggest tin selling for about £10, so if you can get half that size now for £5 (or less even with certains deals!), they haven't gone up in price at all really.

Edinburghlass_2

Personally I prefer a tin of Terry's segsations and if possible I'll save it until Christmas Eve and open while wrapping presents, my tradition

Off to another board for more input.

Badger_Lady

My Mum always buys a box of Roses for Christmas, ever since I can remember. We eat them whilst playing board games, usually Scrabble and usually on Boxing Day or some other day when there's not much going on

With regards to the shrinkage, yes, it's been happening a lot recently - the manufacturers sell a smaller quantity of goods for a similar price in the hope that shoppers will simply add it to their basket without noticing. That's the way of the corporate world!

Azari

margaretclare wrote: »

But that's what I was asking. Why, how and when did this become a 'tradition'? There is usually a reason behind most traditions, even if that reason is lost in the mists of time.

Many of the Christmas traditions go back to pagan Yule - decorating with evergreens, for instance. Others were started in early Victorian times - Christmas cards for instance, which coincided with the start of the 'penny post'. Christmas trees were introduced by Prince Albert, a German tradition.

I've never heard of any such tradition to do with chocolates.

You do realise that traditions don't have to involve a large number of people, don't you?

You can have a personal tradition, a household tradition, a family tradition, a village tradition, etc.

We had a 'tradition' in our family of always having a large tin of quality street or roses at Christmas. Probably started because we all liked chocolates but my parents thought it overindulgent to have them all the time.

trumpton

I too read it that the OP meant it had become a tradition in their household. I can see their point and there have been a few mentions on this board about products being made smaller but the price staying the same - Innocent smoothies being one.

I guess you could say it's a bit sneaky to reduce the weight rather than put the price up, but I think it just shows you have to be a more savvy shopper these days and look for the best value.

In a similar vein, they seem to have changed the contents of Heroes and Celebrations, using cheaper chocs.

Starrystarrynight

We tend to buy tins of sweeties or chocolates only in the run up to Xmas, too.
A lot of things in the shops seem to be shrinking in size but not in price lately :-(

DCFC79

How is a con if the weights are listedn on the item ? Yes its well known things have decreased in size(they are a business and the aim is to make money) and price has stayed the same or gone up.