Tag Archives: volume

Odd and inconsistent product descriptions

Posted on 2017-04-10 by ronniec

We highlight an oddity in Waitrose product description and pricing, recently picked up in an article on msn. And no, this is not a belated April fool story. Likes(28)Dislikes(16)

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The curse of conversion factors

Posted on 2016-03-04 by ronniec

In this article, Ronnie Cohen looks at lists of plausible conversions in both directions between imperial units still in use in the UK and metric units. Likes(1)Dislikes(0)

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How US labelling requirements undermine honest labelling in the UK

Posted on 2013-03-25 by ronniec

On EU product labels, metric units are mandatory whereas non-metric units are optional. On US product labels, both metric and US customary (USC) units are mandatory for most products. So a company that wants to sell a product in the EU … Continue reading →

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US customary measures: friend or foe of British traditionalists?

Posted on 2012-04-26 by ronniec

In the early years of the twentieth century, both US customary (USC) and metric measures were seen by some in Britain as threats to the survival of the Imperial system. The end of Empire saw metric supplant Imperial, while USC … Continue reading →

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