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>>>>>Yes, I've noticed that. Places we'd call a village in England are towns in the USA. I guess it's all part of the supersize me culture. In UK we used to buy things (like drinks in a cinema) that were small, medium or large. Now, since US influence, they're regular, large and extra large.
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>>>But this has been a particular effect marketing tool when applied to other products as well.
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>>But it stems from America no doubt.
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>>>Condoms, for example. <s>
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>>>( there was, in fact, once a psy-ops proposal to package up a lot of extra large condoms, label them "Small" and let them fall into the hands of the enemy )
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>>But not when the enemy is run by a "dick 'tater" :-)
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>>>I also admired whoever it was in marketing at Mars candy that when they reduced the size of a 3 musketeers Bar by at least one Muskateer splashed a banner across the label that said "NEW SIZE !!"
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>>Considering Mars is a UK co. (or was originally) I've never heard of that confection.
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>The product names differ. I think the candy bar sold as a Mars bar in the UK is about the same as a 3 Musketeers bar in the U.S.

Ah, so the 3 are work, rest and play? Or the 3 constituents to the bar? I thought it may be that cos they did the same in the UK reduced the size.

Don't particularly like Mars Bars but I love the MB ice cream bar.