70% Better. . . Than what?

[Tom '74 911]

Thought this was the perfect off topic question. . .

How do you think the makers of 'Pam' calculated that whatever is inside this can is 70% better?

Surely one of regulars here has worked or consulted with ConAgra foods and knows the answer!

[sc_rufctr]

Maybe it has 70% less fat than the original? Or 70% better at non stick than the original.

I luv marketing... BS to make us buy something and feel good at the same time.

[vash]

70% better than the remaining 30%?

dunno. maybe the lab has a scale for measuring how much it takes to lift a pancake off the griddle?

[dan88911]

They didn't .It's what's on the out side of the can that makes it 70% more likely to sell. Marketing B.S.

[Tom '74 911]

Originally Posted by dan88911

They didn't .It's what's on the out side of the can that makes it 70% more likely to sell. Marketing B.S.

Probably true but. . . Someone make something up!

The truth is boring!

[Por_sha911]

That's like when Tylenol started selling "Maximum Strength Tylenol".
The same dosage as before but they sold it as the maximum strength allowed by law...

[Rick V]

Originally Posted by Tom '74 911

Probably true but. . . Someone make something up!

The truth is boring!

They just made the can bigger, so you can use more to get the desired effect, therefore better.

[GWN7]

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[vash]

i do find it funny that it is 70% better, but the can also says.."original".

i quit buying the stuff..havent really missed it. now i just wipe things with 100% canola oil..wait! it is the same thing?

[pavulon]

70% better than the 30% canola oil stuff. What do I win?

[on2wheels52]

I should have Cathy chime in; I found SEVEN cans of Pam in use (only one like the OP, two sets of two of kind, one "grilling", one "for grilling"). I didn't realize she was such a Pam connoisseur.
Jim

[Heel n Toe]

70% slicker? Maybe they've added some synthetic oil, but haven't figured out a way to make it sound safe for human consumption yet.

[Bill Douglas]

It sounds like that marketing talk "Up to 70% off Sale" Everyone hears 70% off. What they don't figure out until they get to the store is "up to" means anything from 1% and maybe 70%, but not exceeding 70% off.

[URY914]

Sounds like something you'd say if you were running for re-election....

[wdfifteen]

70 % better!?! Crap, I gotta get some before they sell out!!

[s_morrison57]

Same thing with "Tide" how many times can they make that stuff new and improved?

[ckissick]

It must have been hard to get it to be 70% better, instead of, say 69% or 71%.

[madmmac]

70% better than the last time you sprayed it on your hot dog and but it in a bun.

[Zeke]

Originally Posted by s_morrison57

Same thing with "Tide" how many times can they make that stuff new and improved?

Well, Tide has changed the formula several times. Sometimes because of the guvmit edicts. Sometimes just to make it cheaper to manufacture. But you can bet you last dollar it wasn't always an improvement, just new.