Products that make me mad -- Yoplait Whips
So I was at Ultra Foods the other day taking advantage of their big Yoplait yogurt sale. They were out of the light cups so I went with "whips," which I'd never purchased before. HUGE MISTAKE. Check this out:
- Yoplait light yogurt? six ounces
- Yoplait whips? four ounces
Yes: You get a third less product for the same price -- and it appears to simply be Yoplait light yogurt that they have simply whipped up so it's full of air. Stir, and it collapses like a souffle into four ounces of real yogurt. Nice trick, Yoplait! Not only that, the texture is completely off. I don't like it. The kids don't like it. Good thing I have 10 more cups...
So what products make you mad?
We love the texture of the whips better than regular yogurt. It does stink that it is less than other yogurt but if you look it also is made with a lot of sugar not sweetener like the light.
I love whips I cant pump them full of air so heck with trying. I will buy what I love....
I absolutely love the Whips too!! I think the flavor and texture is much better than the regular yogurt. I don't like the Greek whips though, I personally hate all Greek yogurt. It tastes sour to me. Has anyone ever seen the REGULAR whips in Blueberry??
My grandson only eats the whipped, he loves the lemon , lime and orange. Can't find lemon in any stores!!
I love Whips, too! I can't find the lemon either. I only got it once. I am going to call the "800" number on the container. My favorite is Key Lime, Strawberry Mist & Lemon.
I like orange creme and chocolate whips.
Lemon blast was my favorite
make smoothies with it:-)
That is so funny. I thought the exact same thing when I tried the whips. Love your blog.
I love the whips and only buy them. I was told by the Yoplait company that they have been discontinued. Am so sorry about it.
Yep, noticed that a long time ago...DH is picky about HOW many OUNCES of yogurt he eats...anything less than 6 ounces and he pisses and moans about how he will then have to take TWO yogurts to work! 🙂
We love the Whips. I guess everyone has different likes and dislikes. I don't feel upset about the size. It is not like they marketed them as the same amount.
I love the whips too and didn't even look at the amount. Lol. I love the consistency and the taste! The cherry cheesecake is to die for!!!
Omg yes!! I love love the whips too!! That’s all I buy for me and my family, and cherry cheesecake definitely is the flavor we buy most!!
I feel the same way you do about the whips, they don't taste right and the texture is awful, but they are my husbands favorite so I constantly have them in the fridge. I feel the same way about the deceiving amount of air found at the top of most chip bags 🙂
There is nothing deceiving about it at all. It CLEARLY says on the front that it's 4 oz. and they never marketed it to be any different. Whips are the best tasting yogurt around,. Also, anytime you stir something that has been whipped, it is going to lose its density....duh!!
It wouldn't lose density....It would actually become more dense as it becomes more compact.
Actually Sarah’s right - whipped is not more dense.
I love it! It’s all just a matter of taste preference. I happen to think the whips are terrific and I’m so glad I found a grocery store that carries a range of their flavors. It’s 2019 and I’m happy to say they were not discontinued! Check their site – they just released two new flavors and updated the packaging to a new design as well.
This comparison was just in this months Consumer Reports. They did an article on products that showed various products that have decreased in size but not price due to the economy. I guess research showed that people would rather pay the same price for a smaller product than have the price increased on the "regular sized" product. Very psychological, but there are those of us that don't aren't really sensitive to one over the other when it really equals out to be the same thing in the end.
Heh. smaller packages at the same price is nothing new. it's not just the recent economy, companies have been doing this (and consumer reports has been reporting on it) for *decades*. The real kicker is that once the packages get so small that people finally notice and start complaining, then the company will come out with a "new" "value" sized item at the original size but significantly higher price than you used to pay.
my personal pet peeve? ice cream. First the industry downsized from half gallons to 1.75 quarts, then again down to 1.5 quarts. Now we have 1.5 quarts of "double churned" and "lower calorie" -- which is just marketing speak for more air whipped into it -- which they're trying to convince us somehow makes the product better?? It won't be long at all before they start pushing "convenient" quarts as the "normal" size, and the standard half-gallon comes back as a more expensive "family" size.
(Anywho... sorry for all the excessive quotes in that last paragraph, but it's hard to keep a straight face when discussing food marketing)
I know, it's not new -- another personal favorite is the Kraft 2% milk cheese, which started out as 8oz and then dropped to 7oz while the regular cheese stayed the same. But to whip it up with air? Just seemed like a new low (or incredibly smart marketing, I guess -- LOL). Ugh, I'm just annoyed at myself for buying so many.
This is why America is fat. You're a bunch of fat Cathy's.
I am an American and I am NOT fat
Lol... this thread is almost five years old! Uh, bump, anyone? 😛
Put some whip cream or Cool Whip Lite on it to make it more of a dessert. I love Pop Chips, but there is hardly anything in the bag. Thankfully, Ultra had the wrong sign in front of the Pop Chips, it said Vitner's Pop Chips 3/$5. Vitners delivers Pop Chips and Pop Chips were actually $2.50/each. They actually honored the 3/$5 price, but $1.66 for a bag of hardly any chips is still steep. At least it's a little healthier than regular chips and I did get a bargain compared to the regular pricing.
I hate those desserts cause you could eat 5 & not be full. They're so light & unfilling.
I don't think you're supposed to stir them! LOL! Try freezing them and eating them frozen, they're good that way too!