I was munching on a bag of chips. Ingredients : Potato , safflower oil , salt.
In big bold lettering on the front of the package : Gluten free
Of course it's gluten free. it doesn't contain any wheat or other grains that contain glutenin.
![Face Palm :palm:](https://www.eevblog.com/forum/Smileys/default/facepalm.gif)
They might as well put things like "Does not contain elephants" or "Comes without steering wheel"
what's next ?
A bag of salad that says "Vegan friendly" ?
A bag of rice that says "No cows inside" ?
post your marketing bullshittery gripes below. i'm curious to see what other bullshittery is out there.
A few of my food marketeer's captain obv faves, are:
Peanuts: "May contain nuts" and variants thereof for other obvious contents of food packets.
Also, "Wackaging", where every company VASTLY over-compensates for mediocre product, by making their foods "talk" to us, as if we're "friends" with a strawberry milkshake! LOL --->
https://www.ediblegeography.com/the-rise-of-wackaging/Hey companies, here's an idea - focus on the BASICS and cut the crap - tell us what's inside, and don't "make it talk". Maybe add just a little more than the utilitarian, spartan nature of military rations, but not far off that, just a simple photo, no stupid fancy background wallpapers, WE KNOW WHAT FOOD LOOKS LIKE! Here's an example from my youth - a good example, bare essentials (because customers didn't used to be dimwit schmucks, QUITE as much [cause and effect?]):
![](https://d1nvj7b44vmgv4.cloudfront.net/w800/pkc/SA_PKC_PRO_1_10_2_1_12_1hr.jpg)
Back in the old days, when people actually USED their brains, they weren't treated like morons to talk down to... well, not AS much.