I'm just here to appreciate the tribute to Goya's "Saturn Devouring his Son."
this post was submitted on 30 Oct 2026
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Iβm just here to appreciate that others also appreciated the tribute. Itβs all in the eyesβ¦
Wow, now that I think about it this does feel like a way to shame people to buy a smaller but more expensive per piece item
In the UK, we used to have king size chocolate bars that received a lot of bad press saying that they were encouraging obesity.
The solution was to come up with packs that had two smaller bars in. The marketing was focused on either sharing or saving one for later. It was bullshit as most people just eat one then the other but it did allow the companies to say that they werenβt intended to be eaten at the same time.
I think that the sharing bags are a similar tactic to allow them to argue that they arenβt encouraging people to eat too much.
Usually the share size is the best value and the really jumbo sizes are often a bit more expensive.
Also see: Family Size, Party Size. I have no family and there will be no party, yet I desire an entire pound of kettle cooked salt and vinegar chips.
I feel no guilt as the party size, at least for chips, is now the size a regular was 15 years ago.
You know you don't have to eat them all in one go, right?
I just assumed it was a way to get people to buy the bigger bag by allowing them to justify it as something shareable, even if they never will.
Regular price for the "share" size in our local grocery store is $6.99, and the jumbo bag is $13.99 (Canada).
If I'm dropping that kinda coin, I ain't sharing ...
An investment worth defending, physically, if need be.
Let's go behind the tree and share a fun sized candy bar.
Anyone else remember reddit's r/RandomActsofPizza and how within six months of there being news stories about the subreddit that Mars Inc. had copyrighted/trademarked "Random Acts of Chocolate" and turned it into an ad campaign to convince people to buy an extra candy bar to share.
Pepperidge Farm remembers corporations co-opting communities to make a buck.
Also they explicitly call it sharing size so when people get fat as fuck from eating a whole bag they can claim it's not their fault and that people should have more self control with their addictive sugar bombs.
I can't be assed keeping these memes at hand. Respect the ones that do!
I had to search around for it a bit, with some vague words describing it from memory.
Doing the good work! I remember the comic as I read it! Perfectly applied!
Still buying your MnMs commercial, with packaging meant for normies?
scoff Amateurs.
https://blaircandy.com/products/m-ms-peanut-bulk-pack-25lb
/s, but buy in bulk, kids.
Candy can melt in transit, even in winter. Melted candy is not a damage claim.
Talk about shitty buisness. They allow you to purchase ice packs, that's right purchase.
Something about "We're shipping a product prone to damage and we will not take any precautions. You can pay extra for that. Even if you do we still don't guarantee that your shit won't arrive totally fucked. If it does arrive totally fucked sucks to suck we're keeping your money." doesn't sit right with me
I mean, it's a risk you're free to take. They probably have to say that after some warehouse cranked up to 80 F, or hot bottom of a truck driving between Phoenix and Tucson in November when its still 80 F outside melted a box and someone was pissed about it.
I get the 3.8 lb jars for $16.99 (or less) at BJ's. That's $4.47/lb. The box in your link is $6.03/lb.
Sure, not saying it's the best price, just the largest bulk unit I could find within 30 seconds of searching.
might as well just buy the theater boxes from walmart, which cost about the same by weight.
just for that i'm not sharing my 20 pounds of andes mints with you
I was not expecting to see 20 year old Breaking Benjamin lyrics today, but here we are.
Just when you think that you're alright...
Calling those bags sharing size is the same as a bag of ramen saying it is two servings. No-one is sharing either of these.
I thought I was the only one hearing that song whenever the word "polyamorous" comes up. Thanks for that!
I got the title. I gotchu.
I played that entire album on repeat for ages. I was hoping someone linked it so I didn't have to.
I really like peanut butter M&Ms, and I find it hard to stop eating them once I start. I was at the store the other day and they had the three pound jars of them for $12 if you buy two. Those are usually $16+, so I came home with six pounds of peanut butter M&Ms. I live alone.
Username checks out.
Also, this was literally the next comment down:
Huh, so about the same price per pound. 25 pounds makes my 6 pounds seem less crazy.
Just wait till they have a 2-for-1 deal on 25lbs boxes! (Jk)
A pic of me after:
You know it, sham'on
Love me some Breaking Ben and peanut m&ms
The big bags should be the ones called "Fun Size"
You can't have your M&Ms and eat them to!