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easter,cadbury,scandal,conan,office,eggs EASTER SCANDAL!! Cadbury Eggs are Shrinking!

EASTER SCANDAL!! Cadbury Eggs are Shrinking!

posted by Grimm 2 years 7 months ago • 4477 views
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BJ Novak of The Office recently appeared on Conan O'Brien to discuss his discovery that despite the BLATANT wording on the Cadbury website that says,

Why has the size of the egg changed?
It hasn't - you've just grown up!

BJ then provides proof it's a lie!

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Great Easter sift. I just tried to find this on their Website, but it's an un-navigable pile of chocolate Flash goo.


written by dag  | 2 years 7 months ago | CH
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Here at the bottom.


written by gorillaman  | 2 years 7 months ago | CH
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This makes me laugh. Somewhere there's a room full of executives tearing their hair out over this. Gee guys, was it worth the money you saved?


written by coupland  | 2 years 7 months ago | CH
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Is that the sweet, sweet smell of a class action? Sign me up - I've been permanently damaged by my eggs shrinking.


written by dag  | 2 years 7 months ago | CH
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As I understand it, the official explanation is that they haven't technically reduced the size - they've just started selling the European size eggs, which are smaller, in the U.S for the same price. Well that's OK then.


written by gorillaman  | 2 years 7 months ago | CH
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PR nightmare.. add this to the list of marketing case studies, a la New Coke, and the impact of youtube/transparency
I predict this vid won't last long on YT..


written by winkler1  | 2 years 7 months ago | CH
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Just curious, does anyone know if the net weight has changed?


written by farcrafter  | 2 years 7 months ago | CH
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Yes. I think it's 1.4oz to 1.2oz, or 2.4 to 2.2, or 14 to 12. I'm a product of the metric changeover; I work in grams and pounds and don't understand ounces, but it's something like that.


written by gorillaman  | 2 years 7 months ago | CH
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Great clip


written by deputydog  | 2 years 7 months ago | CH
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Man I love me some cadbury creme eggs.

Nice sift.


written by grspec  | 2 years 7 months ago | CH
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wow, this is easily the fastest rising sift i've ever seen... 88 votes in 2 days? nice...

excellent sift, grimm. especially as it's only your second video.


written by pho3n1x  | 2 years 7 months ago | CH
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Good job, Grimm. That will boost your score as I continue to fall!


written by ant  | 2 years 7 months ago | CH
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Thanks...glad to finally contribute something most of you are enjoying.


written by Grimm  | 2 years 7 months ago | CH
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Doo doo doo it's the anal retentive chef! This is a common occurence, size reduction. I bet this guy was homeskooled. Boring x 10.


written by CaptainPlanet420  | 2 years 7 months ago | CH
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Captain Planet...your right...the practice of reducing the size or quality of a product to keep the price down is a common practice. The difference here though is the lie and how they try to be "cute" in covering the lie. "Why has the size of the egg changed? It hasn't - you've just grown up!"


written by Grimm  | 2 years 7 months ago | CH
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Oh grimm, grimm, be not so thus as yer silly name brothers, this tactic is acceptable as long as one of these disgusting confectionery abortions never enters another human mouth......

Is this not, at any size, one of the more viler sweetmeat sensations at Easter time??? Any Time??


(man, choggs got a career on Madison Ave waiting for him!!)


written by choggie  | 2 years 7 months ago | CH
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Well, this week Cadbury has changed their FAQ from the cute "You've just grown up!" to the convaluted "As the world's largest confectionery company, Cadbury Schweppes is committed to developing great-tasting products that you, the consumer loves. Since people's preferences vary from market to market, so do our products. This is reflected in the broad variety of sizes and flavours of products that we offer our consumers worldwide."

I almost like the cute answer better than this "three card montey" answer.

Cadbury FAQ:
http://www.cadburyschweppes.com/EN/Brands/FAQs/detail.htm?ID=%7b4BE2269D-817D-4018-9586-72643DCE1012%7d




written by brescia3701  | 2 years 6 months 4 weeks ago | CH
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Mmmm cabury eggs.. I guess i wasnt the only person who thought they looked tiny this last easter.


written by Mgshadow  | 2 years 6 months 3 weeks ago | CH
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He's dead, jim


written by jwray  | 2 years 5 months 1 week ago | CH
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I think you mean *dead


written by InvaderSil  | 2 years 5 months 1 week ago | CH
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The link to this video has been flagged as dead. Fix it within 7 days or it will be discarded (dead called by Gold Star member InvaderSil)


written by siftbot  | 2 years 5 months 1 week ago | CH
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*undead

Sorry for the lower quality but this is all I could find at this time. Will update with better quality when it becomes available.


written by Grimm  | 2 years 5 months ago | CH
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The link to this video has been fixed (undead called by original submitter Grimm)


written by siftbot  | 2 years 5 months ago | CH
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According to Cadbury UK's FAQs (www.cadburyschweppes.com):

Why has the size of the egg changed?

As the world's largest confectionery company, Cadbury Schweppes is committed to developing great-tasting products that consumers love. Since people's preferences vary from market to market, so do our products. This is reflected in the broad variety of sizes and flavors of products that we offer our consumers worldwide.

If you're eating a Cadbury Crème Egg in the UK or Canada - nothing has changed, they're the same size as ever. However, in the United States, our business partner, Hershey, elected to reduce the size of the crème egg.

Cadbury Eggs remain a consumer favorite and continue to be an excellent value. We apologize for any confusion or misleading information.


written by catsaway9  | 1 year 9 months 2 weeks ago | CH
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With Easter this Sunday I figure I should float this back up for those that missed it last year. *promote


written by Grimm  | 1 year 7 months 3 weeks ago | CH
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Self promoting this video back to the front page; last published Sunday, April 8th, 2007 6:26pm PDT - promote requested by original submitter Grimm.


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