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The Great 'shrinking food and other items' Hunt

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  • Scritti
    Scritti Posts: 335 Forumite
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    Scritti wrote: »
    Care to explain? That figure looks pretty accurate to me.

    No, you're right. I mis-read the original post.
  • zygurat789
    zygurat789 Posts: 4,263 Forumite
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    mattyprice4004 wrote: »
    Maths wasn't your strong point? :p

    Reading obviously isn't your's see post 144
    The only thing that is constant is change.
  • JohnRo
    JohnRo Posts: 2,887 Forumite
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    It was a simple mistake, the self righteous replies made it worthwhile. :D
    'We don't need to be smarter than the rest; we need to be more disciplined than the rest.' - WB
  • zygurat789
    zygurat789 Posts: 4,263 Forumite
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    JohnRo wrote: »
    It was a simple mistake, the self righteous replies made it worthwhile. :D

    I wasn't being self-righteous.
    In a thread like this where percentages are almost obligatory to make the point, only 5 posts mention percentages and 4 of those were miscalculated. I suppose the reason for the lack of percentagesis that most people can't do them.
    I have tried to show what the calculation should have been and have made no comments, I do feel that your response was not one of someone who is willing to learn from his mistakes.
    The only thing that is constant is change.
  • Nada666
    Nada666 Posts: 5,004 Forumite
    zygurat789 wrote: »
    Reading obviously isn't your's see post 144
    Don't try to pretend that was deliberate :p
  • JohnRo
    JohnRo Posts: 2,887 Forumite
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    Seriously, put the shovel down.
    'We don't need to be smarter than the rest; we need to be more disciplined than the rest.' - WB
  • zygurat789
    zygurat789 Posts: 4,263 Forumite
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    JohnRo wrote: »
    Seriously, put the shovel down.

    Never use one mate I pay others to do the manual work.
    The only thing that is constant is change.
  • zygurat789
    zygurat789 Posts: 4,263 Forumite
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    Nada666 wrote: »
    Don't try to pretend that was deliberate :p

    Of course, none of the possessive pronouns has an apostrophe
    The only thing that is constant is change.
  • Scritti
    Scritti Posts: 335 Forumite
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    Guys, give it a rest. Please!

    This is a great thread, let's not fill it with silly and pointless bickering, even if it is in jest.
  • FireFox
    FireFox Posts: 150 Forumite
    Is this thread still going?

    I may be slow off the mark but only just noticed that following the great shrinking Twix shocker (4x50g down from 4x58g a few months back) it seems like the rest are following suit -

    Mars Bars - 4 pack x 51g also down from 4x58g
    Snickers - 4 pack x 48g down from 4x58g
    Cadbury Double Decker - 4 pack x 54.5g down from 4x60g
    I won't mention percentages! ;)

    Old larger sizes still available variously from Sainsbury's & Tesco.

    Grab 'em while you can
    (... or not - I've decided to boycott the lot!)
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