Things that have too many or too few in a packet

[lemonsaretheonlyfruit]

I was pondering this as I opened a box of my current preferred biscuits. Nairn's dark chocolate oatcakes. I know all of the Nairns come in packs of 5 but still.

I don't need 5. I mean I would happily eat 5 and I did in the end and there were 5 in the packet. I'm trying to shed a few pounds (or just be a bit better than normal in Jan). I would be absolutely fine with 3. But I had to eat the other 2 and always will due to lack of willpower. I wouldn't eat 3 then eat 2 more if they came in 3s.

It got me thinking about other food items where there are too many or too few. Too many crisps in a grab bag too but I'll always eat all of them because they are THERE.

Any other examples?

But it keeps a few days. Scatter some on a green veg risotto or use in a pasta dish. It freezes ok.

Always too many wraps but at least I can freeze them for next time. Gnocchi (Asda and Aldi) - too few for two portions, too much for one.

M & S chocolate covered custard creams. Only 6 in packet !!! Delicious and pricey at £2.50ish a pack !

But not quite enough pancakes with crispy duck

Haha I’ve just found this thread after trying and failing to find a way to order 2 bagels in my Sainsbury’s shop that’s coming tomorrow. It’s 4, 6 or nothing!

I’ve just added some to my aforementioned sainsburys shop. Had never even heard of them before

@Hibernatalie

Yes and packets of wraps in general. Unless you use them every day - I am forever finding cardboard wraps in my breadbin!

@RubySundayy they are absolutely lovely. No idea if they are a lot more healthy than the average chocolate digestive. I choose to believe they are healthy as they are Nairns so therefore must be oatcakes!

Is that you Steve Martin?

In the 90s they did packs of 10 for £1 in Tesco. I managed 6 once. Now Asda is the only place near me and they sell them in 5s. How am I going to best my pb now??

I’m always frustrated with how small toothpaste tubes are. There are 4 of us and we always seem to be near the end of the tube. Even the biggest one isn’t that big really.

Warburtons thins - 6 ? Five for a 5 day week one person or maybe ten two each or two people covered?

Gyoza and other starters like this won't be offered in fours because in Chinese and Japanese the number four sounds similar to the word for death and has come to symbolize bad luck as a result.

Things in fours tend to get avoided in general. In Japanese, people even default to a different word when counting to avoid saying the word ( one says 'yon' instead of 'shi', if anyone is in the mood for trivia.)

Jar of hot dog sausages (nice ones, 75% pork) - 8 in the jar. Hot dog buns - 6 in the pack 🤦🏼‍♀️

Cosmetic wipes - 25 - why not 30 or 31 ???

I’d love 300 steps to cover the calories of an oatcake - if you do the maths on how many you’d actually need to do I think you’ll get a shock!

Me too! It’s exactly the right number in a packet 😂

Six rashers doesn’t seem excessive for two people.

I came on to say Jaffa cakes. To add insult to injury they reduced the pack size from 12 to 10 a while ago.

The M&S crispy duck which I haven't seen for ages so I'm not sure that they do it anymore comes with a smidgen of cucumber. Like maybe enough cucumber for a couple of pancakes. So you either have disappointing pancakes or have to buy a bloody cucumber that then sits in the fridge till it's thrown out.

I recently bought bacon that had 7 rashers in the pack……wtf……one for every day of the week?!? I’m sure it used to be 8 and this is to keep the price the same but how does one divide 7 between bacon rolls?!?

Those instant microwave rice packets, Tilda, Uncle Ben's etc. We usually end up microwaving a second packet for the two of us as the portion of half a pack is so stingy. But a whole one is too much!

Me too.

I would have two slices of toast, but a crumpet just doesn’t seem as big or filling as a slice of bread. I’m sure it is as many calories though…

re the M&S curry- don’t they claim is serves two people so it makes their traffic light system look much better? They know that plenty of people will eat the whole thing, but that would make fat/salt etc red instead of amber so they claim it serves two. Like supermarket pizzas which are for 2 or 3 people based on the serving size but are the same size as a one person pizza you’d get from a restaurant.

Jammie Dodgers. All plastic, no biscuit.

@Writerscompanion

Yes! They are so convenient and I am crap at cooking rice BUT totally agree!