Merrick Jr.Texas Taffy, 30 Count

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My dogs go nuts over these things. And I feel good because I know it's an all natural treat and I know they are good for them.

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My current dog and previous dog really like these. They are a longer lasting chew. I have a medium terrier and she will usually consume it in about 45 minutes but I know for other dogs, they last multiple days. If the dog tears on the long strip of the Texas Taffy, it is stringy like string cheese. My dog chews on the ends for awhile, peels a strip off then chew on that for awhile...repeat. Merrick also makes a "Wizzler" chew which is thicker and not stringy. My dog prefers the Wizzlers over the Taffy but I alternate so she doesn't get tired of one or the other and gives her teeth different chewing effects.

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I have been giving my dogs Merrick's Texas Taffy for a long time and they love it. Normally this would be a 5 Star review but no longer and not due to any fault of Amazon's.

Pros: Amazon shipping, Amazon service, Amazon price.

Cons: It appears that Merrick has recently reduced the size and quality of their Texas Taffy. Merrick used to market these as 10-12". recently I have seen 8-9", Amazon doesn't proclaim a size (length) only the count (30) in their ad, but in the last two 30-cnt boxes I have purchased you would be hard pressed to find any much larger that 5-6" and very skimpy at that. Nothing like the picture on Amazons ad. It's not just Amazon, I have also purchased from other sources and had the same results. Pay more, get less. Thanks Merrick!

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This is my dogs favorite treat. I have to have this treat for my dog every night. He loves it and it last a long time especially if you cut them in smaller pieces which I recommend.

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First, let me say that my Akita loves these things. The product itself, despite a recall in 2011, seems to be great.

Now, let's get to the 1 star part. Over the past couple years, since the recall of the 10-12" Texas Taffy, I have made a casual notice that the size of the product seemed to be getting smaller. Add to this a price increase.

In the past few months, I have bought 3 boxes of the 10-12" Texas Taffy. There is no way that these things are anywhere near 10-12". With today's arrival of a brand new box I measured all the chews.

The average size: 8.25 inches

I wrote to Merrick customer service last week, and I was informed that the product is now 7-9 inches. I have 3 problems with all this:

1. This product is still advertised as 10-12" from places that sell it online.

2. Extrapolating from the sizes of today's box, I estimate the average size of past boxes (2008-2011) to be ~ 11.25 inches.

3. Looking at my receipts since 2008 for the purchase of 30 count boxes of 10-12" Texas Taffy the prices have have risen by an average of almost 10$ per box.

How much more can we, as consumers, take with companies flagrantly ripping us off?

Todays box: 6.73 inches to 9.29 inches AVG=8.25

Older box estimate: 9.73 to 12.29 inches AVG=11.25

= 27% decrease in size

2008-2010 avg price: 40.99

2011-2013 VG PRICE: 50.88

19% increase in price