Should companies be allowed to do this?

[FitnessFrenzy]

[20inch calves]

Probably not..but a dollar doesn't go very far these days

[beverast]

As long as you get the amount of product that is advertised on the container I don't see anything wrong with it. Not to mention that with instant noodles you need a certain water:noodle ratio, so how would they do it? If they added more noodles, they'd also need more water which would mean more volume in the cup.

/e

Not saying companies aren't playing dirty tricks with container size, content, and such. Putting less stuff into the same sized containers while keeping the price the same is common practice, sadly.

[Tapeworm]

"Some settling of contents may occur during transport." 

[BikiniSlut]

When you add the boiling water the noodle expands to the size of the cup.

It works.

It's meant to be that way for a reason.