Someone Cannot Count

[maltrab]

So you have 25% extra free yet the total is less than the older can

 

[Onslow]

As our intrepid trio knows, the stuff is worthless on bicycle chains. The stuff evaporates. WD-40 will strip away any existing lubricant and leave the drivetrain dry – metal on metal. Howard apparently has yet to figure this out.

 

[wstol]

So you have 25% extra free yet the total is less than the older can
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I don't want to be pedantic, but it says 25ml, not 25%.

 

[wstol]

Old can 300ml
New can 275ml+25 ml = 300 ml

Physically the same size cans.
Is a physically smaller 275ml can also available?

Be careful - it may be re-packaged Shinyglow.

 

[captain clutterbuck]

Surely every can is cheaper whichever size you buy , it's in the name WD40 - with discount 40%

 

[Graham]

Typical marketing con of our time, unfortunately.

 

[maltrab]

I don't want to be pedantic, but it says 25ml, not 25%.

So it does, but it still does not add up in quantity compared to the old can

 

[mashibinbin]

Typical marketing con of our time, unfortunately.

Canny marketing I'd say.

 

[wstol]

So it does, but it still does not add up in quantity compared to the old can

So it does, but it still does not add up in quantity compared to the old can

Why not?
The old can is 300ml.
The new can is marked 275ml at the bottom, with an extra 25ml at the top. Add together, 300ml.
Both cans are the same size.

They are both 300ml cans. One is marked 275ml at the bottom, but they've included the extra 25ml at the top. They have made it look like a 275ml can, with a make-belief 25ml 'stuck on top'.

So they must do a smaller 275ml can as well, which you don't have.
I would therefore expect the two cans that you have to be about the same price, in normal circumstances.
And a smaller 275ml can (which you don't have) to be cheaper, in normal circumstances.
Or have I misunderstood?

 

[Roger]

275ml au lieu de 250ml... French
mit 275ml statt 250ml... German
English translation but not shown on the tin... 275ml instead of 250ml.
Did you buy it from Aldi?

 

[wstol]

275ml au lieu de 250ml... French
mit 275ml statt 250ml... German
English translation but not shown on the tin... 275ml instead of 250ml.
Did you buy it from Aldi?

Just seen the smaller print near the top.
So it should be a 250ml can, with an extra 25ml, making the 275ml as stated at the very bottom.
But they still use a 300ml can, for only 275ml?

Well, they can't use a regular 250ml can, can they? Obviously not.
So do they make do with a 300ml can, and only put in 275ml?
Or, do they actually just fill it up to 300ml, if it's easier for them?

You just know this is going to develop into a conversation on the size of Mars bars and Wagon Wheels today...

 

[wstol]

I can see we're going to have to weigh a 300ml can, and a 250ml+25ml can, and compare for content...

 

[mashibinbin]

I can see we're going to have to weigh a 300ml can, and a 250ml+25ml can, and compare for content...

That can be done...

 

[Roger]

I guess it's all down to what you paid. If you got 275ml for the price of a 250ml can, then you've got a bargain, but if you got 275ml for the price of a 300ml can, then you've been conned.