The challenge of added value manufacturing...
If there is one thing as consumers that annoys us more than products which fail to live up to our expectations, then it is products which fail to live up to the claims of the manufacturer. And the irritation is the same regardless of the value of the product. For example, I have, over the years, found myself getting extremely cross in the mornings when medium sliced bread that turns out, in actuality, to be only mostly medium sliced. Every now and then through the loaf, you would get a thick slice followed by a thin slice. And that plays havoc with the toaster. When I come down for breakfast, I want two slices of golden brown toast, not one slice that is black and another that is barely more than luke warm bread. If I wanted randomly sliced bread, I could by an uncut loaf and slice it myself.
