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 Posted: Wed, 2nd Oct 2013 11:23 Post subject: Pancake mafia... |
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So I went shopping in the supermarket last evening after work...
For some reason I didn't want to eat nothing salty, because I had meat for diner the whole week before and yesterday at work I had backed chicken for lunch,
furthermore I remember that image I saw on reddit with the Rock and his Pancake-stack.
That's it, ... in my head I already decided: I want pancakes!
So I was looking for pancakes in the supermarket, ...
There were some pancakes ready made and packed in a plastic bag 5 pancakes for 3.49€ which looked really good.
It said you only have to warm them up 2min on the frying pan each side, then they're ready. So I put them in my shopping cart.
Then, later I passed by a big tube saying "American Pancakes", ... I thought HUH? What is that?
It turns out, Mondamin makes pancake powder. On the tube is says: for 12 - 14 pancakes. Tube costs 1.79€
So I was thinking a minute or two, you know, doing the math:
5 pancakes for 3.49€ VS 12 - 14 pancakes for 1.79€ .... HMMMMM, I wonder .. which will I choose?
Then I grabbed the tube and first thing I noticed it was more than half EMPTY.
It contained 215g pancake powder but the volume of the tube was clearly over 500ml.
In Germany, there is a law that one manufacturer cannot offer no product on the market, if the content of the product is less than 1/3rd of the packaging. I think Mondamin pushed to the legal limits here... look:
http://imgur.com/a/d6Yfw
Preview:
  
This is the UNOPENED, unused tube. On the rightmost picture you can barely read the statement "for 12 - 14 pancakes" (in fullscreen).
Now why would they go "to the legal limits" with the packaging regulations and why do they get away with it so easily?
Well, one explanation is: they made it smart.
In fact, their product says, just pur in some milk until the tube is filled, then close it tight and shake it firmly.
Smart idea, really. Make the packaging a practical part of the "toolchain" and people will tolerate the content/packaging ratio, thinking "ya, that's how it's supposed to be, it's fine".
So ok, so far so good, I'm not judging them, pretty cunning way to attract customers into buying their product, right?
Anyhow... so I made the pancakes, right?
This is what I got, hands down, hand on the heart, no kidding, not shitting you...
Three. Three pancakes!? You have got to be kidding me, right?
Let's recap a bit here about the "doing the math" thing...
I got not 5, not 12, not 14, ... no THREE, 3, tres, tria, drei PAN mutherfucking CAKES out of this shit???
"There will be no end to the troubles of humanity, until philosophers become kings, or kings become philosophers.", Plato.
"Hyperbole will destroy us all.", Matt Dillahunty.
"The hyperbole, the demonization of the other opinion and the unwillingness to even read the opposing opinion destroys the so important political discussions necessary for the well functioning of society.", Couleur
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Sin317
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Morphineus
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| Posted: Wed, 2nd Oct 2013 12:33 Post subject: |
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You're making thos pancakes way too thick mon 
Tried a product like that once, but I reverted back to making my own mix. Doesn't take long, tastes better and you can make as much and as big as you want 
(+ those products are overpriced  )
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| Posted: Wed, 2nd Oct 2013 14:24 Post subject: |
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Best kind of pancake!
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sprinke some sugar on it and also add bacon bits and it's fucking delicious. Much better than American style pancakes with Maple syrup at least.
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| Posted: Wed, 2nd Oct 2013 15:19 Post subject: |
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TL;DR
You want to eat pancakes and grow into the Roid's size?
That it? 
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| Posted: Wed, 2nd Oct 2013 15:27 Post subject: |
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| Posted: Wed, 2nd Oct 2013 15:29 Post subject: |
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| paxsali wrote: |
TS;WR
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TW;WR
Too weird, will reply.
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| Posted: Wed, 2nd Oct 2013 17:43 Post subject: |
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| sabin1981 wrote: | Aye, as a Brit.. I have to say, the "crepes" style pancakes are by far my favourite I'm okay with American/Norwegian style pancakes, but I prefer the French/British ones  |
last time I had one of those was when I was 20 ish I think, was on brighton pier and it was a chocolate and malibu with pineapple crepe was lovely. |
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WaldoJ
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hold up people. you're missing an obvious point here.
THEY MAKE PANCAKE MIX IN A BOTTLE!!!! WTF.........
crepes are soo good.... put some sour creme with honey in there and blueberries, banana slices, sliced strawberries... mmm........
| Sin317 wrote: | | I win, you lose. Or Go fuck yourself. |
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I'm also with you guys, homemade pancakes are the best.
