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a kennedy

(32,472 posts)
Sat Jan 11, 2025, 02:37 PM Yesterday

Wow, here are some weight comparisons of shrinkflation......

Inflation is not always an increase in price, sometimes it's a decrease in size and quality. The so-called "shrinkflation" is a relatively recent phenomenon that has been becoming more and more recognized as it became more widespread. Wanting to cut costs but keep their earnings, companies opt to "shrink" the size or pack quantity of their products rather than raise their price, leading to packages that may look almost the same, but actually have less product in them.

What's worse, companies often attempt to hide these changes by keeping them under the just-noticable difference. However, people still notice and bring public attention to shrinkflation so that others are warned. Here are photographs of some of the most egregious cases we have discovered online.

https://l.smartnews.com/p-17KfK0U/fGy1P0

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Wow, here are some weight comparisons of shrinkflation...... (Original Post) a kennedy Yesterday OP
I work for a large soup company SallyHemmings Yesterday #1
It says i need to get their app to read the article uppityperson Yesterday #2
Sorry..... a kennedy Yesterday #7
This message was self-deleted by its author a kennedy Yesterday #8
This has been going on for a while 16 oz is now 15, 14 or even 12 oz. But higher price. Fla Dem Yesterday #3
A 1lb can of coffee became 13 ounces years ago. A half gallon of ice cream became doc03 Yesterday #6
That was a news-worthy event when I was a little girl. Sogo Yesterday #4
The real link to the article JoseBalow Yesterday #5
Ya, thanks, I probably shouldn't post from that "smart news" app. a kennedy Yesterday #10
Chapstick Nittersing Yesterday #9

SallyHemmings

(1,906 posts)
1. I work for a large soup company
Sat Jan 11, 2025, 02:44 PM
Yesterday

This was strategic after Covid. It’s all about the margins.

Response to uppityperson (Reply #2)

doc03

(37,093 posts)
6. A 1lb can of coffee became 13 ounces years ago. A half gallon of ice cream became
Sat Jan 11, 2025, 04:06 PM
Yesterday

1 1/2 quarts. The last time I bought eggs I think they are selling medium eggs as large ones now.
They shrunk a spare tire to a donut now we get a can of fix a flat. But the car I bought 5 years ago
now costs 25% more.

Sogo

(5,892 posts)
4. That was a news-worthy event when I was a little girl.
Sat Jan 11, 2025, 03:18 PM
Yesterday

The candy companies shrunk the size of a five cent bar and then doubled the price to a dime.

It was a major cause for concern when your weekly allowance was a dime!

Nittersing

(6,959 posts)
9. Chapstick
Sat Jan 11, 2025, 05:04 PM
Yesterday

I swear I'm gonna break open a brand new one... I'll bet there's only 1/4" in there.

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