Identical Cans, Different weights.

"Andy" <q> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...

Quoted message said:

2 Identical Cans of La Choy Chinese Vegetables (14 oz. Cans).

Can 1: 12-1/4 oz.
Can 2: 16-3/8 oz.

No leaks!

What gives?

Sloppy canning?

Andy

That's weird. What did they say when you called the toll free number on the
label?

Andy q said:

2 Identical Cans of La Choy Chinese Vegetables (14 oz. Cans).

Can 1: 12-1/4 oz.
Can 2: 16-3/8 oz.

No leaks!

What gives?

Sloppy canning?

I recently had the same question about Laura Scudder's peanut butter,
only the other way around. Two different sized jars, both say 16 oz.

One is reduced fat, the other isn't.

Karen

JoeSpareBedroom said:

"Andy" <q> wrote in messagenews:[email hidden]...

Quoted message said:

2 Identical Cans of La Choy Chinese Vegetables (14 oz. Cans).

Quoted message said:

Can 1: 12-1/4 oz.
Can 2: 16-3/8 oz.

Quoted message said:

No leaks!

Quoted message said:

What gives?

Quoted message said:

Sloppy canning?

Quoted message said:

Andy

That's weird. What did they say when you called the toll free number on the
label?

Karen said:

Andy q said:

2 Identical Cans of La Choy Chinese Vegetables (14 oz. Cans).

Quoted message said:

Can 1: 12-1/4 oz.
Can 2: 16-3/8 oz.

Quoted message said:

No leaks!

Quoted message said:

What gives?

Quoted message said:

Sloppy canning?

I recently had the same question about Laura Scudder's peanut butter,
only the other way around. Two different sized jars, both say 16 oz.

One is reduced fat, the other isn't.

Karen

Hehe... like how you post... one is full, the other empty... tada!

Sheldon

"Andy" <q> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...

Quoted message said:

2 Identical Cans of La Choy Chinese Vegetables (14 oz. Cans).

Can 1: 12-1/4 oz.
Can 2: 16-3/8 oz.

No leaks!

What gives?

Sloppy canning?

did the ingredients look the same? Or was there an obvious case of : one
can from the full steam kettle, the other from the dregs, you take what you
get?

Andy q said:

2 Identical Cans of La Choy Chinese Vegetables (14 oz. Cans).

Can 1: 12-1/4 oz.
Can 2: 16-3/8 oz.

No leaks!

What gives?

Sloppy canning?

Andy

haha, dood, you still got an average of 14 oz per can...
what are you complaining about

Andy said...

Quoted message said:

2 Identical Cans of La Choy Chinese Vegetables (14 oz. Cans).

Can 1: 12-1/4 oz.
Can 2: 16-3/8 oz.

No leaks!

What gives?

Sloppy canning?

Andy

http://www.tinypic.com/2gsmt0z.jpg

Andy

Barry said...

Quoted message said:

Andy q said:

2 Identical Cans of La Choy Chinese Vegetables (14 oz. Cans).

Can 1: 12-1/4 oz.
Can 2: 16-3/8 oz.

No leaks!

What gives?

Sloppy canning?

Andy

haha, dood, you still got an average of 14 oz per can...
what are you complaining about

LOL! You have a point there BUT YOUR HAIR CONCEALS IT!!!

<VBG>

Andy

Andy' q said:

2 Identical Cans of La Choy Chinese Vegetables (14 oz. Cans).

Can 1: 12-1/4 oz.
Can 2: 16-3/8 oz.

No leaks!

What gives?

Sloppy canning?

Well, Donald Rumsfeld has the answer: "Stuff happens"!

My guess is can 2 was filled correctly, but can 1 isn't filled completely.
Can 2 is over the weight because the label weight is the weight of the
contents, and added to that is the weight of the can.

Sometimes automatic canning equipment malfunctions, and if they don't have a
weight check later for quality control, the can would go out like that. I
don't know that I've ever encountered it on anything but beverages myself.

So, are you going to open up can 1 and confirm my theory? ;-)

--
wff_ng_7 (at) verizon (dot) net

In article said:

2 Identical Cans of La Choy Chinese Vegetables (14 oz. Cans).

Can 1: 12-1/4 oz.
Can 2: 16-3/8 oz.

No leaks!

What gives?

Sloppy canning?

Yes, sloppy canning probably from poorly maintained machinery. If this
situation bothers you, report it to your community's licenses and
inspections department. This reminds me of a story that was reported
several years ago in the Philadelphia area where I work.

A local food inspector representative sampled several bottles of Heinz
ketchup and the inspector found that the bottles contained less ketchup
then was indicated on the label. The difference was minor; just a few
ounces, at most, but enough to be noticed. Heinz was issued a fine.
Heinz's official response was that some of bottling machinery was out of
adjustment, if I remember correctly.

Anyone who's a long-time regular in this newsgroup knows what a big fan
I am of Heinz ketchup, so it is no surprise that this story caught my
attention. The story also stuck in my mind because I also own shares of
Heinz stock, and the thought of those shares dropping considerably in
value did not exactly give me a warm fuzzy feeling inside.

I am sure the canning equipment there at La Choy needs adjustment too,
but the problem may not be fixed until consumers complain.

wff_ng_7 said...

Quoted message said:

Andy' q said:

2 Identical Cans of La Choy Chinese Vegetables (14 oz. Cans).

Can 1: 12-1/4 oz.
Can 2: 16-3/8 oz.

No leaks!

What gives?

Sloppy canning?

Well, Donald Rumsfeld has the answer: "Stuff happens"!

My guess is can 2 was filled correctly, but can 1 isn't filled
completely. Can 2 is over the weight because the label weight is the
weight of the contents, and added to that is the weight of the can.

Sometimes automatic canning equipment malfunctions, and if they don't
have a weight check later for quality control, the can would go out like
that. I don't know that I've ever encountered it on anything but
beverages myself.

So, are you going to open up can 1 and confirm my theory? ;-)

Nah, I'll just return them. I might bring the scale to the market and weigh
a few more cans of La Choy, just out of curiosity.

Andy

Andy' q said:

wff_ng_7 said...

Quoted message said:

So, are you going to open up can 1 and confirm my theory? ;-)

Nah, I'll just return them. I might bring the scale to the market and
weigh
a few more cans of La Choy, just out of curiosity.

Try that around here in Washington, DC and you might be hauled off to
Guantanamo and be waterboarded. They're constantly telling everyone to
report suspicious activities, and weighing cans of La Choy in the
supermarket certainly qualifies! ;-)

--
wff_ng_7 (at) verizon (dot) net

Andy q said:

Andy said...

Quoted message said:

2 Identical Cans of La Choy Chinese Vegetables (14 oz. Cans).

Quoted message said:

Can 1: 12-1/4 oz.
Can 2: 16-3/8 oz.

Quoted message said:

No leaks!

Quoted message said:

What gives?

Quoted message said:

Sloppy canning?

Quoted message said:

Andy

http://www.tinypic.com/2gsmt0z.jpg

Andy

oh no.. believe me

you should weigh the contents to exclude the can
suppose one can is simply thicker, yes 2 oz is a lot of metal
but out of curiosity... open them up, weight the contents

Andy q said:

wff_ng_7 said...

Quoted message said:

Andy' q said:

2 Identical Cans of La Choy Chinese Vegetables (14 oz. Cans).

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

Can 1: 12-1/4 oz.
Can 2: 16-3/8 oz.

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

No leaks!

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

What gives?

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

Sloppy canning?

Quoted message said:

Well, Donald Rumsfeld has the answer: "Stuff happens"!

Quoted message said:

My guess is can 2 was filled correctly, but can 1 isn't filled
completely. Can 2 is over the weight because the label weight is the
weight of the contents, and added to that is the weight of the can.

Quoted message said:

Sometimes automatic canning equipment malfunctions, and if they don't
have a weight check later for quality control, the can would go out like
that. I don't know that I've ever encountered it on anything but
beverages myself.

Quoted message said:

So, are you going to open up can 1 and confirm my theory? ;-)

Nah, I'll just return them. I might bring the scale to the market and weigh
a few more cans of La Choy, just out of curiosity.

Andy

don't do that man, they are going to laugh at you when you're gone.
(hate to be the one to say that)

they are going to tell all their friends and family if you do that

SOMEBODY STOP HIM!

don't you DARE take'em back

Stan Horwitz said:

In article said:

2 Identical Cans of La Choy Chinese Vegetables (14 oz. Cans).

Quoted message said:

Can 1: 12-1/4 oz.
Can 2: 16-3/8 oz.

Quoted message said:

No leaks!

Quoted message said:

What gives?

Quoted message said:

Sloppy canning?

Yes, sloppy canning probably from poorly maintained machinery. If this
situation bothers you, report it to your community's licenses and
inspections department. This reminds me of a story that was reported
several years ago in the Philadelphia area where I work.

A local food inspector representative sampled several bottles of Heinz
ketchup and the inspector found that the bottles contained less ketchup
then was indicated on the label. The difference was minor; just a few
ounces, at most, but enough to be noticed. Heinz was issued a fine.
Heinz's official response was that some of bottling machinery was out of
adjustment, if I remember correctly.

Anyone who's a long-time regular in this newsgroup knows what a big fan
I am of Heinz ketchup, so it is no surprise that this story caught my
attention. The story also stuck in my mind because I also own shares of
Heinz stock, and the thought of those shares dropping considerably in
value did not exactly give me a warm fuzzy feeling inside.

I am sure the canning equipment there at La Choy needs adjustment too,
but the problem may not be fixed until consumers complain.

ya'll are assuming that the cans (not contents) weigh the same
they probably do.. but they may not...

wff_ng_7 said...

Quoted message said:

Andy' q said:

wff_ng_7 said...

Quoted message said:

So, are you going to open up can 1 and confirm my theory? ;-)

Nah, I'll just return them. I might bring the scale to the market and
weigh
a few more cans of La Choy, just out of curiosity.

Try that around here in Washington, DC and you might be hauled off to
Guantanamo and be waterboarded. They're constantly telling everyone to
report suspicious activities, and weighing cans of La Choy in the
supermarket certainly qualifies! ;-)

Heh heh heh heh heh! I'll play it safe.

I'm certain customer service will feel the difference right away by holding
the cans in each hand like I did.

I'll probably do two handed can shopping for awhile. ;-)

Andy

Andy q said:

wff_ng_7 said...

Quoted message said:

Andy' q said:

wff_ng_7 said...
> So, are you going to open up can 1 and confirm my theory? ;-)

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

Nah, I'll just return them. I might bring the scale to the market and
weigh
a few more cans of La Choy, just out of curiosity.

Quoted message said:

Try that around here in Washington, DC and you might be hauled off to
Guantanamo and be waterboarded. They're constantly telling everyone to
report suspicious activities, and weighing cans of La Choy in the
supermarket certainly qualifies! ;-)

Heh heh heh heh heh! I'll play it safe.

I'm certain customer service will feel the difference right away by holding
the cans in each hand like I did.

I'll probably do two handed can shopping for awhile. ;-)

Andy

Don't get me wrong. There is something very canny, about what you're
doing.

I am sure you're not going to surprise anyone... but what is your
complaint?

looks like they should charge you more for the one can and less for
the other?
it's a wash.

do you weigh cans in the store as a habit? what about meat?

who in the HELL gave Andy a set of digital scales

"Barry" <[email hidden]> wrote in message

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ya'll are assuming that the cans (not contents) weigh the same
they probably do.. but they may not...

True, the I'll bet you $10,000 they are not four ounces different.

Edwin Pawlowski wote:

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"Barry" <[email hidden]> wrote in message

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True, the I'll bet you $10,000 they are not four ounces different.

could be the scales too a little bit