Tuna size turnaround

[MartyB]

Went to Costco today and noticed that Chicken of the Sea was labeled "New bigger cans". 7oz! What also surprised me was that it was significantly cheaper than Kirkland - 8 cans for $14 vs cos 6 cans for $7.

[weinstein5]

check if it was chunk light vs chunk white - I fell for that once

[MartyB]

Solid white Albacore and it was Starkist.

[bagelman01]

Well, we've now gone back 40 years to when the can was originally 7 ounces, but the price has tripled. Has the CPI gone up 300% since I started college, I don't think so.

However, it's nice to know that you can get 2 servings out of the can, the 5 ounce really was more than 1 serving, but 2 cans for two people left not quite enough to put away, but more than we should have eaten for lunch causing waist expansion.

[carolinadawg]

Actually, what cost $1.00 in 1972 costs $5.42 in 2012 dollars, based on CPI, so that is much more than a 300% increase.

[bagelman01]

yes, but the 1972 price was based on individual cans sold in an average market, not having to buy an 8 pack at a paid for membership club such as Costco (Minimum membership $55/year)

In Fact the per can price in 1972 was actually in the 69 cent range when not on sale (I discussed this with my mother who kept a ledger of grocery expenses). At that time the chunk light was 3 for $1, sale 4 for $1.

[carolinadawg]

I was merely responding to your statement concerning the CPI increase over the past 40 years. It is, in fact, over 300%.

[ferret]

In 1972 we believed the oceans' bounty to be endless and you never knew which can of tuna had a little bit of Flipper inside.