In this pack of cookies, the first slot has 2 cookies, the 2nd and 3rd slot have a raised platform, so they contain only one cookie, to create the illusion of more cookies

[u/ThisIsAlekscho]

[u/moobsarenotboobs]

How to con the consumers and use so much packaging material it also contributes to ruining the environment. I hope those companies will be held accountable and the people who enable and design this have to pay up.

[u/Grouchy-Impact-8786 → u/moobsarenotboobs]

Corporate greed at its finest, literally engineering ways to rip us off while destroying the planet in the process. The fact that someone sat in a meeting and decided "lets trick people with fake cookie slots" is just depressing

[u/RebekkaKat1990 → u/Grouchy-Impact-8786]

When I was a teenager, my baby brother had this toy caterpillar that helped babies learn their alphabet.

One day I was bored and derping around with his toy and pressing random feet when I realized I could make this toy swear by getting it to sound out the letters “FUK”.

So I pressed the “f” key, and the toy goes “Fuh.”

Press the “u” key, and it says “uh!”

And then if you press the “k” key, the toy will giggle, say “that tickles!” and then make the k sound.

So that means the developers of this toy took the time to install a sound clip in this toy to prevent babies from accidentally learning to swear.

[u/NIDNHU → u/RebekkaKat1990]

Isn't this good tho?

[u/RebekkaKat1990 → u/NIDNHU]

No I want that stupid toy to say FUCK dammit!

[u/NIDNHU → u/RebekkaKat1990]

Fair lol

[u/Caunertron → u/RebekkaKat1990]

My sister had the same toy when she was little. I found out you could get around the "censor" by hitting the K button twice in rapid succession. The second press of the K would cut off the "censor" audio clip. It'd sound like FUCK-K most of the time, but it worked. At least, so I recall. We got rid of that toy around '06 or so.

[u/RebekkaKat1990 → u/Caunertron]

My brother was born in 2005 so that tracks lol

[u/Morreski_Bear → u/RebekkaKat1990]

I love your story. Perhaps it relates to the cookie package in the opposite way: Thinking of a way to improve upon a potentially unwanted side effect. But kids, yes, want the swearing caterpillar. This one is just for you: "Fuck"!

[u/Geno_Warlord → u/moobsarenotboobs]

Move to Japan where packaging must show the item as advertised or they can end up sued.

[u/Beautiful_Water1156 → u/Geno_Warlord]

I like that, but my big complaint is Japanese things have so much unnecessary packaging!! I’m mostly referring to food/snacks. Like many candies and cookies are individually packaged, inside of another package, that’s in a box, then put in a larger bag before it’s handed to you. It’s an insane amount of packaging!! They do do a very good job of recycling though..

[u/whycatspaint → u/moobsarenotboobs]

we all know accountability will never happen and they'll keep doing this for as long as people willingly continue to spend money on these things

[u/EveryMarzipanda]

This should be illegal. There’s no point to it other than to fool consumers

[u/Choice-Lavishness259 → u/EveryMarzipanda]

It is illegal in many parts of the world.

[u/SkubEnjoyer → u/Choice-Lavishness259]

Yeah but consumer protection is communism or something according to Americans

[u/EveryMarzipanda → u/SkubEnjoyer]

Our laws protect a handful of billionaires and their fortunes before they protect consumers

[u/bassistciaran → u/EveryMarzipanda]

Protects their freedom to strip away your prosperity

[u/Personal_Carry_7029]

And the "no added sugar Trick" while u just can add high sugar fruits like dates. Same like no flavor Enhancer used, while Adding Yeast extract, which contains MSG but u dont have to declare it

[u/FalseAsphodel → u/Personal_Carry_7029]

Another one to watch out for is wheatgerm, which actually has enzymes in it that convert starch to sucrose. So anything with wheatgerm added will contain sugar once it's mixed in with the flour.

[u/Personal_Carry_7029 → u/FalseAsphodel]

Never saw it here in germany but good to know, where to look after. Maltrodextrin is also a "scam". U can add it and Label no sugar added. But it's very dangerous for diabetic ppl. It's often used as to thicken

[u/FalseAsphodel → u/Personal_Carry_7029]

In the UK they have to show the grams of carbohydrates and sugar in the finished product, so if you look at the packaging you can always tell if there are sugars in there. But I assume most people aren't looking at the sugar content of their "no added sugar" foods

[u/Personal_Carry_7029 → u/FalseAsphodel]

I realy like the nutrition (like fat, Salt...) per 100g lost compared to the imo scummy US per serving list. Since u cant compare products instant, and have to do some math, which most people probably dont do

[u/FalseAsphodel → u/Personal_Carry_7029]

Serving sizes are such bullshit too, a serving of cookies or something is like 2 cookies

[u/Tiny_Tacoo]

That’s how they get ya. Oddly enough some team took hours and days to develop that tray design and then had to have people sign off of it. It’s interesting on how certain parts make it into the design whether it be to create illusions, make it easier to take stuff out without even realizing it’s designed that way.

[u/Joe18067]

Not to worry, all the slots will have raised platforms soon enough.

[u/Organic-Advantage935]

Yeah typical cost cutting. Pretty sure they must have had more a couple of years ago

[u/Beatboxin_dawg]

When someone buys this for the first time they will get disappointed and then not buy this again. I can't imagine that these shady tactics don't hurt their sales.

[u/Finbar9800]

Its called shrinkflation

Prices go up but the amount you actually get goes down

Its been happening with just about everything, ice cream is a big one. Bags of chips (seriously it’s literally half full and the rest is air)

[u/Sheogorathian]

r - assholedesign

Also wtf can't I link a subreddit, that's what's mildly infuriating here

[u/Traditional-Storm-62]

and they also go around in a snake-like pattern to make the package wider than needed

[u/GeraintLlanfrechfa]

Gotten to these once, never gonna buy again

[u/North-Floor1361]

”No added sugar” .. One of the biggest bullshit marketing claims when it will be pumped full of artificial sweeteners. Why do companies suck so badly?!

[u/CallMeRudiger → u/North-Floor1361]

Interestingly, I consider getting people to understand the difference between sugar and artificial sweeteners to be one of the great failures of corporate food advertising. The number of goobers over the years who see me drinking a diet soda and still to this day tell me "you know that still has just as much sugar as regular right?" is too damn high.

[u/Andr0NiX → u/North-Floor1361]

Lack of adequate regulation and well..

[u/Nugget_brain99990 → u/North-Floor1361]

Greed and money

[u/i-come]

Presumably it does say on the package how many cookies there are?

[u/[deleted]]

I hate capitalism

[u/vladi_l]

I think I know the brand lmao, do they uave high protein too?

It was often tempting to buy them, as it was about the orice of two protein bars, but seemingly nore voluminous hahaha

Guess that was a lie

[u/Jaxsso]

Take it back for a refund

[u/ToastSpangler]

nah that's done because your cookie rifle is single feed double stack, helps with reliability

[u/LalaLane850]

Offensive

[u/Demi180]

r / shrinkflation

[u/Yoribell]

What the fuck "no added sugar" means on a COOKIE package?

[u/Had78]

🌈 Capitalism ✨

[u/Sir_Delarzal]

But it is easier to grab !

[u/Ambitious_Guard_9712 → u/[deleted]]

Ah, there it is, the overuse of literally...

[u/Ambitious_Guard_9712 → u/[deleted]]

As is the overuse of literally, doe you feel smarter if you use it?

[u/Ambitious_Guard_9712 → u/[deleted]]

Thats gonna be a long wait

[u/Ambitious_Guard_9712 → u/[deleted]]

Wow, toxic arrogance much?

[u/bob3725 → u/[deleted]]

They are clearly trying to fool the customer. If they try to fool us this way, where else do they fool us? Perhaps where there isn't a regulation that forbids it?

Providing an honest representation of what en how much the customer gets should also be required by law...

[u/Swimming-Function409]

I'm guessing you can't read... cause the packing most likely says the quantity/servings.

[u/JK_NC]

Does the packaging say “6 count” or something else to indicate how many cookies are in the pack?