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Related: Culture Forums, Support ForumsObviously they changed the recipe for Town House crackers. No longer flakey and buttery,
Sad. Now they all taste like doughy Ritz crackers.
democratisphere
(17,235 posts)It is the American Way!
TEB
(12,861 posts)TwistOneUp
(1,020 posts)Or sometimes, they fsck with you simply because they can.
murielm99
(30,745 posts)by using cheaper ingredients.
My husband used to eat Chips Ahoy cookies all the time. Now he won't touch them. He doesn't like Hershey's Kisses any more either. They have ruined to flavor of so many good things.
Ohiogal
(32,008 posts)They cheapen everything we like so they can makee more profits ... It's the American way.
Harker
(14,024 posts)it usually means they've ruined it.
NotASurfer
(2,151 posts)It's like telling the customer "hey, we were selling absolute crap by comparison but this *might* be marginally better"
Harker
(14,024 posts)I also don't embrace the idea of novelty alone as being a desirable attribute.
NotASurfer
(2,151 posts)Translates as "we were really gouging you by overcharging this" to my ear
Harker
(14,024 posts)I once re-subscribed to a magazine (in the 70s) at a "special rate" for longtime subscribers. The next issue had a special rate for new subscribers that was lower.
I was had.