The video discusses various deceptive practices companies use to subtly reduce product quantities or misrepresent products to increase profits. These include altering packaging designs to contain less product, using nitrogen in potato chip bags to give the illusion of more content, and selling sun creams with higher protection levels at inflated prices without additional manufacturing costs. The video criticizes these practices as dishonest and manipulative, highlighting the importance of consumer awareness.
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1. Some companies increase their profit margin by gradually increasing the curvature of glass containers to hold less product while keeping the same price.
2. This curvature has a logical principle of making the containers more resistant to transport, but it is not the reason for the increase in curvature.
3. McDonald's and Burger King hamburgers are getting smaller and rolls of paper with fewer strips per unit.
4. Cereal boxes are being made thinner but still look the same on the shelf.
5. Potato bags contain nitrogen to preserve the product and prevent crushing during transport.
6. The proportion of potatoes in nitrogen bags can be misleading, with large bags containing more nitrogen and less potatoes.
7. Companies use visually large bags to make the product appear more substantial than it is.
8. Restaurants and bars can increase their profit by using smaller glasses with less drink while keeping the same price.
9. This practice is not always illegal but can be misleading to customers.
10. Some companies inject water with salt or chicken broth into meat to increase its weight and price.
11. This practice is common, with some cases showing up to 50% of the meat's weight being water.
12. Sun creams are often sold with different degrees of protection, but the manufacturing cost and benefits are not significantly different.
13. Companies take advantage of people's fear and perceived need for higher protection, increasing the price accordingly.
14. Some companies sell all sun creams at the same price, regardless of the protection level.
15. This practice is not unique to sun creams, with other products having similar pricing strategies based on perceived benefits rather than actual costs or benefits.