The squeaky wheel gets the oil, try again. At 12:45 PM 10-11-2002, you wrote:
John Nichols BE, Ph.D. (Newcastle), MIE (Aust), Chartered Professional EngineerI hope you have better luck getting a response out of Albertson's than I did.I sent them an email a couple of years ago about their ridiculous unit pricing on the labels at the edge of their wine and liquor shelves. Although wine and liquor containers are exclusively SI and have been so for years, they show the unit pricing by the ounce. (Yes, they even get the ifp wrong, confusing ounces and fluid ounces.) When I questioned it in the store, one of the responses from an assistant manager was "I don't understand the metric system." A couple of questions revealed that he didn't really understand any measurement system. My email, which was very polite, elicited no response whatsoever. Bill Potts, CMS Roseville, CA http://metric1.org [SI Navigator] >-----Original Message----- >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:owner-usma@;colostate.edu]On >Behalf Of John Nichols >Sent: Sunday, November 10, 2002 10:32 >To: U.S. Metric Association >Subject: [USMA:23222] It takes a lot of little changes > > >Dear Albertsons: > >You are now selling the 4 litre milk containers that have been >around since >Mel Gibson was in Lethal Weapon (see the milk container in the shot of his >refrigerator) yet it still has the bulge in the side that changes it to >one gallon aka 3.79 litres. I object to paying for the plastic for 4 >litres, the transport for 4 litres of volume and the thought that I am >incapable making a rational decision to shop in metric. > >I use this example in my teaching to classes of 300 undergraduates >at Texas >A&M University. Most had no idea of the issue. > >Your advice on when you will sell the amount of milk the container was >designed for would be appreciated. > >I shop at your store and no where else. > >Thanks for listening > >John Nichols > >John Nichols BE, Ph.D. (Newcastle), MIE (Aust), Chartered Professional >Engineer >Assistant Professor >Texas A&M University >Department of Construction Science >Langford AC >Rm: A414 MD 3137 >College Station, TX 77843-3137 > >Electronic mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Telephone: 979 845 6541 >Facsimile: 979 862 1572 >----------------------------------------------------------------- >a fronte praecipitium a tergo lupi > >in front a precipice, behind a wolf >-----------------------------------------------------------------
Assistant Professor
Texas A&M University
Department of Construction Science
Langford AC
Rm: A414 MD 3137
College Station, TX 77843-3137
Electronic mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Telephone: 979 845 6541
Facsimile: 979 862 1572
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a fronte praecipitium a tergo lupi
in front a precipice, behind a wolf
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