We were in the supermarket and as often happens, Cherry Ripe bars were reduced from between $1.50 and $2.00 to $1.00. We'll have two of those, thanks.
Once home I put the few grocery items we bought away, sour cream, yoghurt because it was on special, tins of chilli tuna for me because it was on special and picked up the Cherry Ripes. They seemed different, one felt bigger and heavier. A closer examination resulted in me noticing the different packaging.
I weighed them on electronic scales. One was underweight at 50 grams and the other was 55 grams.
R was having his nanna nap afternoon rest and he rose and straight away ate his Cherry Ripe before I could point out the difference. Even R who is like our friend in Sydney, curiously uncurious about who, why and how focused on what I what I was saying. "So did I eat the 55 gram one or the 50 gram one?"
I weighed the remaining bar and with great glee I told him it was 55 grams, all mine haha. Suffer bitch.
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Cherry Ripe is a new one to me. Never seen it over here. But then Cadbury is no longer a British brand. We have noticed though that many of our old favourites seem to have shrunk in size, but not price.
ReplyDeleteJayCee, I am surprised it is not in your country. Oh yes, our sizes have been shrinking for years.
DeleteThat is the little pleasure you can get from life. Sugar lifts mood.
ReplyDeleteQuite so Roentare. If wine is discounted, my sugar intake is quite low.
DeleteHow very strange; we have to keep an eye on every label at the grocer nowadays. And you cracked me up once again.
ReplyDeleteDarla, and as in a comment below, we need look out for E, estimated on labelling.
DeleteThis was vital information! I'm noticing smaller candy bars. Or maybe my hands have grown.
ReplyDeleteHaha Boud. I don't think your hands have grown.
DeleteGrinning. My mother told me that the size of Mars Bars was an indication of inflation - that the bars shrunk as inflation grew. She never commented on Cherry Ripes though. A childhood classic that I haven't had in many a long year. Bad luck R.
ReplyDeleteEC, your mother was quite correct. Sizes of all kinds of things have reduced over the years. And then there is the 'settling of contents', where you buy half a packet or box.
DeleteMacRobertson invented Cherry Ripes after all the soldiers who survived WW1 settled back at home again. Was it a thank you?
ReplyDeleteMuch later my brothers and I weren't allowed to eat lollies, but Cherry Ripes were fine because of all the fruit :)
That's interesting Hels. I am not sure many cherries are killed in the production of Cherry Ripes but I have used the same argument myself. Wine is the juice of grapes. Good for you.
DeleteI remember, when I was a kid, listening to my father complain about 50 cent candy bars. He said that when he was a kid, the same candy cost a nickel. It was the first time that I ever encountered the concept of inflation. I remember saying something to the effect of: 'you mean, when I grow up, candy bars might be two or even three dollars???!!!!! '
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Debby, and perhaps they are now two or three dollars? You are talking about your father's youth, and it interesting that it was happening way back then.
DeleteI predicted correctly. I should have been an economist.
DeleteGive you less and charge you more.
ReplyDeleteBob, capitalism in its purest form.
DeleteI am impressed that you were able to sense a 5 gram difference. You must be especially tuned in to cherry ripes. I have notcied a lot of products have "e" next to the weight which, apparently means "near as dammit and we've told you so you can't complain - or sue".
ReplyDeleteI only ate half my Cherry Ripe yesterday Merlot, so I can check the wrapper and it does say E. Estimated? Your summation of the meaning of E is probably correct.
DeleteIt looks like the one at the top was part of a special promotion - was that the smaller of the two? Was there a large display with the two types mixed in together- if so that’s where they’re making their money. Selling smaller size for the same price as the slightly larger ones
ReplyDeleteJust noticed you said they were both marked with the same weight…will you complain
DeleteI didn't see any of that Cathy. The bars were all together on a small shelf.
DeleteI won't complain as my E52 gram bar was 55 grams. Our home scales may not be accurate.
You got the bigger bar! Ha!
ReplyDeleteI looked them up and now I want one.
DeleteCherry Ripe
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Cherry Ripe is a brand of chocolate bar manufactured by Cadbury Australia. Introduced by the Australian confectioner MacRobertson's in 1924, it is now one of Australia's oldest chocolate bars and is one of the top chocolate bar brands sold in the country. It consists of cherries and coconut coated with dark chocolate.
Strayer, nice work. I am not sure that there are real cherries in the bar but there is coconut that needs to be removed from between your teeth after eating one. They are nice and I think the chocolate coating is milk chocolate rather than dark chocolate.
DeleteThere are real cherries, but rather than the half cherries of the past now they are miniscule chunks and very few of them, and the chocolate is still dark, but not as dark or intensely flavoured as in the past. I bit very carefully into my mini bar and found a cherry chunk so I took a photo just to prove there are still actual fruit pieces in there.
DeleteThe size difference may be why they were on sale, a few from older stock mixed in with newer stock perhaps? I buy the mini ones in the share bags when they are on sale just to kid myself I'm not eating so much chocolate. If the regular sized "double dipped" ones are on sale I'll have two of those.
ReplyDeleteOk River, that is a good explanation. I've seen the mini packages but I know they are not good value. I don't hanker after Cherry Ripes.
Deletelol... You are funny Andrew.
ReplyDeleteLove Cherry Ripes but have never weighed them..maybe I should next time.
Don't bother Margaret. Just enjoy them not too often.
DeleteR puts up with a lot.
ReplyDeleteHe does Rachel and it is just as well he does not blog and tells you how much.
DeleteI wonder why we don't have Cherry Ripes in UK?
ReplyDeleteYes JabBlog. I am sure they would be popular.
DeleteR must love you.
ReplyDeleteTolerates is the word that comes to mind TP. But you are right I think. He does, as I do.
DeleteHaha...
ReplyDeleteFive grams is very little ME but multiply it by hundreds of thousands a day and it will add up to quite a bit saved by the company.
DeleteI guess 52 is the average!
ReplyDeleteSteve, the times I have checked weights etc, it seemed there was a policy to either be spot on the weight or slightly over. I am not going like averages.
DeleteI am surrounded by people also curiously not curious about all that I see and note!
ReplyDeleteJackie, we curiously curious folk have to spend a lot of time researching our curiousness about stuffs.
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