Did Glidden paint 'gallon' can shrink?
Size FactsDid it shrink? Yes
Before128 fl oz
After124 fl oz
−3.1%smaller
Price per fl oz · if the price stayed the same+3.2%Hypothetical: the size cut alone. The source recorded no shelf prices.
How big a cut? The 10th-largest of 10 documented household cuts; a bigger cut than 1% of all 1,366 cases in the library. See the biggest cuts →
- When
- 2006 · reported 9 Oct 2006
- Country
- United States
- Brand
- Glidden
- Category
- Household
- Source
- mouseprint.org
Source and evidence
What the source says
“…Why should you, after all? A a gallon is a gallon. An eagle-eyed Mouse Print* reader, however, recently bought a gallon can of Glidden paint and noticed that it was only 124 ounces — four ounces shy of a full gallon.”
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