Yesterday, on my way to catch "Alice in Wonderland (a review to follow) I cruised into McDonalds and plunked down some cash for my favorite treat.
Yogurt and Fruit Parfait
After the counter-person handed over the dessert, though, I did a double-take.
Imagine that!
The tasty treat was now packaged in a smaller container with about twenty-percent less product inside!
Surely, there was an employee slip-up.
When I turned back to the cashier and asked if I was given a smaller size or free sample by mistake - instead of the one I paid for - they were speechless.
The guilty look on the employee's face screamed out loud and clear.
In retrospect, it was obvious, that McDonald's launched the dessert in a larger size last year to attract consumers; after all - for $1.00 - the parfait was a great deal on the value menu.
Nutritious, too.
Once loyal customers got "hooked", and after the product became a "mainstay" on the menu, McDonald's slyly sprang into action this past week and reduced the size of the container.
The move was obviously orchestrated to squeeze the profit margins.
Cheap bast**rds!
Do they think we were born yesterday?
Not moi!
I gobbled down my last yogurt parfait yesterday at McDonalds, for good reason.
I don't support deceptive business practices, customer manipulation, or corporate greed!
McDonalds, you know where you can put your yogurt parfait.
