- ℕ𝕖𝕞𝕠 ( @Nemo@midwest.social ) 24•10 months ago
I thought initially it must be a round number of flounces, but it’s closer to 21 than 20floz, so IDK.
- dependencyinjection ( @dependencyinjection@discuss.tchncs.de ) 7•10 months ago
Flounces sounds funny
- ares35 ( @ares35@kbin.social ) 4•10 months ago
618ml is 21.75 fl oz in the UK (imperial).
- athos77 ( @athos77@kbin.social ) 17•10 months ago
What country are you in, OP?
- Devi ( @Devi@kbin.social ) 8•10 months ago
Do you perhaps mean 568ml? It’s a pint and beer quite commonly comes in that size. Some water, like liquid death comes in that size, and I’ve just googled and so does shampoo.
- yads ( @yads@lemmy.ca ) 7•10 months ago
Possibly started with a different volume then through shrinkflation ended up at 618 mL
- kambusha ( @kambusha@feddit.ch ) 6•10 months ago
Which country?
I think the other commenter is on the right track and it’s likely a conversion from another standard unit. I would’ve said pint but a pint is 568ml.
- Otter ( @otter@lemmy.ca ) English5•10 months ago
If all those different products, with different shapes containers, have the same number then I’m not sure
But I do sometimes see things like shampoo coming in weird sizes because of the shape of the bottle
- JokeDeity ( @JokeDeity@lemm.ee ) 3•10 months ago
Working at a store, you can rest assured that number will get smaller in a year or less. I’ve caught dozens of products getting smaller but costing the same.
- TMarkos ( @TMarkos@beehaw.org ) 2•10 months ago
It’s rather close to 1/6 of a US gallon, so if sold in a 6pk the pack would be 1 gallon. No idea if that’s the real reason but it makes sense to me.