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Mr Milk > 9 months ago, 18 Dec 2019

Mr Milk

NSW

3120 posts

18 Dec 2019 11:58pm

A couple of years ago I started a thread about petrol pumps selling short measure.
My suspicions have been confirmed

www.abc.net.au/news/2019-12-17/australian-petrol-bowsers-caught-under-pouring-by-auditors/11804344

Here's the original topic
www.seabreeze.com.au/forums/General-Discussion/Chat/Petrol-pump-calibration?page=1

bjw

QLD

3687 posts

19 Dec 2019 6:35am

I once had a pump that kept on increasing after I finished. It was only 10 or 20 cents. But the dude didn't believe me.

I'd hate to think the accuracy of butchers weights..

Buster fin

2597 posts

19 Dec 2019 5:18am

Fraud is rampant. Even a bag of premix mortar from Bunnos is underweight.

Chris_M

2132 posts

19 Dec 2019 8:49am

Bastards!

evlPanda

NSW

9207 posts

21 Dec 2019 5:05pm

Packets of chips come to mind. And protein powder.

They're certainly half empty, or half full. Has anyone ever bothered weighing them?

Harrow

NSW

4521 posts

21 Dec 2019 8:11pm

Local station had a pump that would put 65 litres into my 60 litre tank even when the fuel gauge was nowhere near empty.

Harrow

NSW

4521 posts

22 Dec 2019 8:30am

On the bright side, my 250 grams punnet of strawberries was 320 grams. Bargain!

holy guacamole

1393 posts

22 Dec 2019 8:08am

Packet height vs product height.

The bars used to be 40g ea. But now they're 35g ea. Price stayed the same.

Marsbars

546 posts

22 Dec 2019 11:54am

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holy guacamole said..
Packet height vs product height.

The bars used to be 40g ea. But now they're 35g ea. Price stayed the same.

At least it looks like the pic on the box size and all

Ben1973

1008 posts

7 Jan 2020 5:31am

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evlPanda said..
Packets of chips come to mind. And protein powder.

They're certainly half empty, or half full. Has anyone ever bothered weighing them?

I know the answer to the powder one, when the tubs are filled the powder goes to the top, as it settles it goes down about half way. Cheaper to make a big tub than fill it slowly.

Ben1973

1008 posts

7 Jan 2020 5:32am

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evlPanda said..
Packets of chips come to mind. And protein powder.

They're certainly half empty, or half full. Has anyone ever bothered weighing them?

I know the answer to the powder one, when the tubs are filled the powder goes to the top, as it settles it goes down about half way. Cheaper to make a big tub than fill it slowly.

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