So after some googling, apparently this is a VERY widespread practice spanning multiple brands, multiple manufacturers, all around the US; but I can’t seem to find any explanation. It can’t just be industry-wide madness, right? …Right?
this post was submitted on 14 Jan 2024
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- accidentally buy wrong butter because of mis-labelling
- get home and realise you got wrong butter, go buy another butter, one you actually wanted
- ???? (not really)
- profit
It's always profit.
I shop at HEB, and buy both salted and unsalted butter for their specific uses. I can confirm that I’ve used the wrong butter multiple times because of this, and I always curse them for it. That said I still love HEB
"They won't buy both. They will never know."
OP:
Think of it like home/away colors on sports uniforms. Home = blue with orange accent, away = orange with blue accent.