A Lifesavers Disgrace!
January 28, 2007
Right now, I am steaming mad at the Wrigley Corporation for years upon years of low-down dirty schiestering of the general consumer public! This madness must stop and I think it is time for all of us to stand up and take action! Every year since I can remember, Santa Claus has always brought to me the Lifesavers Storybook and put it in my stocking. It was pure joy to wake up on Christmas Day and dig inside my big sock and enjoy the many varieties of lifesavers candies inside. Well, I have noticed over the years that the bastards down at Wrigley’s are cunningly cheating the general public with a) less options and b) less stock. Their first trick was to take out the more popular fruit variety rolls and place instead the assorted peppermint candies. So normally one package would have had 6 fruit options (which were all different) alongside 2 perppermint’ish options, but then they decided to put in a 4:4 ratio with the fruit and peppermint - and, really, who wants that? So that was the first step. But now, there are only a total of 6 assorted rolls inside giving the consumer 4 fruit options and 2 peppermint, and then to add insult to injury, 2 of the fruit options are the same - so now, really, we are down to a 1:1 ratio! Ladies and gentlemen, this is simply outrageous! And then to top it off is they way the Wrigley Corporation cleverly packages this product the same as it always has in order to create the illusion that everything is the same - until you open it up, and then you can see inside how they have altered the box to only accomadte 6 packages. So they are duping the consumer through disguise and deceit. People, there are times in one’s life where we all have to take a stand and stand up for what is right, and I feel this is one of those times. What they are doing down at Wrigley’s is sneaky, it’s dirty and it is downright wrong! So, I want all of you to a) boycott all Wrigley products and then b) call their 1-800 number and tell them that this disgrace must stop! People, this is for the betterment of our children and, really, our society as a whole, so lets take a stand together!
1-800-Wrigley, that’s 1-800-974-4539
Notice the stoppers on each end of the package. This used to be filled with extra candy at one time! And they thought we wouldn’t notice!
Craig, I have to agree with you. I was pretty pissed off myself when I opened my LifeSaver Storybook this year. It was 5 years or so since my last one, and I almost wanted to return the thing out of spite, but then I ate one of the rolls and couldnn’t…but I ate it in protest.
Comment by Jason — January 29, 2007 @ 1:41 am
I’m with ya buddy. Haven’t got one in the stocking for years, but I’m thinking they likely also cost twice what they used to as well! Damn them!
Comment by Kev — January 29, 2007 @ 9:34 am