Honey, they shrunk the ice cream

In the dead of night, suddenly, and without warning, the ice cream in your local store’s freezer has shrunk.

How was this diabolical deed done?

Quite literally - they cut corners.

The traditional rectangular boxes containing a half-gallon of ice cream have been replaced by rounded tubs which contain only 1.75 pints of frozen delight. You now get less ice cream for the same price.

Lets do the math. That's $5, divided by the original cost, times 1/8 less ice cream, or something like that. That's a 12.5 percent price increase!

Now that ice cream no longer comes in the half-gallon size, what do you call it?

"Honey, can you pick up a 1.75 pint of chocolate ice cream for the kids?"

Somehow that just doesn't seem right.

The Weasel suggests calling it "the ice cream formerly known as a half-gallon."

Pop goes The Weasel