When the heck did saltines become round?

[a kennedy]

Went shopping and all the saltines boxes are ALl round!!!! When did that happen? I loved the square. Ha ha the box is still square, the contents are now round. Sorry, wording sounded strange.

[JVS]

1. I have not seen round saltines.

[JVS]

2. 2012

http://www.masslive.com/news/index.ssf/2012/05/for_saltine_enthusiasts_round.html

[GP6971]

26. Now I know why the box

Of square ones tasted terrible......probably stale as hell

[Rider3]

3. I know!

I was surprised, too. Some stores still stock the square ones, but you have to look hard for 'em.

[Earth_First]

4. I remember one flavor of Cheese-Its. nt

[Kali]

10. !

they are making butterfinger peanut butter cups now

[Bluenorthwest]

5. I've seen the round ones, among the square ones.

We get the full range of options here, thanks.

[KittyWampus]

6. I miss U-Needa Biscuits

[quinnox]

7. seriously? Its news to me

I have not had them for years, but they were always square when I used to eat them. Hmm, wonder why they changed the shape.

[Incitatus]

8. What in the hell is this world coming to?

[a kennedy]

9. I guess our store is just getting the round ones now.

I miss the traditional ones.

[VanillaRhapsody]

11. it is just a creative way to give you less product for the same money....

in a square box the same size so you don't notice that you just got ripped off.

[Mariana]

16. Exactly. A round cracker with diameter X

is smaller than a square cracker with sides measuring X.

[johnp3907]

12. They're saving money...

.... by cutting corners.

[Earth_First]

14. Ba-ZING!

Well played.

[Lex]

24. DUzy!

[HappyMe]

35. lol!

Good one.


I usually buy the store brand square crackers.

[grasswire]

13. I noticed that the square ones are smaller than they used to be.

I swear, the cracker aisle has become a "no-blink" zone. The wheat thins etc. come in smaller and smaller boxes.

I also noticed that cans of chili are now 14 oz.

[Cofitachequi]

15. That Damned Obama!!! Fundamentally change the country my ASS!!!!!!!!!

Whoops.

Sometimes I forget what web page I'm posting on.

Round Saltines? How intriguing.

[Tom Ripley]

17. "Why don't they call it Roundtine?"

Gold, Jerry, gold!

[Cirque du So-What]

20. GMTA

That line occurred to me as well

[SummerSnow]

18. This is not right. No warning, not even a freaking commercial

Another Liburul attack on us. Whats next fat Wheat Thins?

[Warpy]

19. It's a ripoff

The square ones filled the box, edge to edge and corner to corner.

The round ones leave dead space that used to be filled by saltine crackers.

[JoePhilly]

21. So they finally child proofed the saltines?

[Tom Ripley]

23. I really did laugh out loud

nicely done

[Fumesucker]

22. I bought saltines last Sunday, they are square

Of course I buy the generic ones and not the high priced national brand.

[Lex]

25. I blame Obama.

(not really)

[theHandpuppet]

27. Don't care. This is LOUNGE material.

General Discussion Statement of Purpose: Discuss politics, issues, and current events.

Not that it seems to matter to a lot of folks anymore.

[spanone]

28. seinfeld episode?

[WhiteTara]

29. I have no idea? I loved to chew the edges

so that it became round. I would feel cheated if I opened the box!

[Warren DeMontague]

32. So, it's your fault.

Thanks a lot, Obama.

[WhiteTara]

33. 3Mile Island, Hiroshima, the fall of Babylon is all my fault

so I guess I can shoulder the saltine debacle as well!

[Historic NY]

30. They're cheating you out of the corners...

[WhiteTara]

34. I agree! I now have no way

to make a circle, now that they already are!

[Warren DeMontague]

31. CALL CONGRESS RIGHT FUCKING NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

No, seriously. That's fucked up.