Shrinkflation...
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CAJUNLAWYER
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Yep, I remember when a 10 pound bag of ice weighed 10 pounds.
OFT II
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And a pound of coffee weighed 16 ounces.
Agree, my two cents... I suspect we will be seeing more shrinkflation is the future if congress keeps spending like they've been doing since the start of this decade and devaluing our dollar.
The consumers are strapped with a heavy load of credit card debt and corporations need to hold pricing in check or loose sales. So, shrink the volume and keep the packaging the same size.
I can deal with the shrinkage strategy better than the product changes I'm seeing in old favorites, e.g., Ritz Crackers.
Nabisco apparently changed the recipe. I often find crackers crumbling in their stack packs or when you lay a little peanut butter on the cracker.
The consumers are strapped with a heavy load of credit card debt and corporations need to hold pricing in check or loose sales. So, shrink the volume and keep the packaging the same size.
I can deal with the shrinkage strategy better than the product changes I'm seeing in old favorites, e.g., Ritz Crackers.
Nabisco apparently changed the recipe. I often find crackers crumbling in their stack packs or when you lay a little peanut butter on the cracker.
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Bag of Sugar
Bag of Sugar Was 5 Pounds
Now 4 Pounds
Bekeart
Bag of Sugar Was 5 Pounds
Now 4 Pounds
Bekeart
Half Loaf of Bread - But I APPROVE of this one.
Lewis Bake Shop makes Half Loaf Sized Bread.
It is GOOD bread and costs as much as a full size store brand loaf.
We buy the Lewis bread.
It is good and lasts longer than store brand before getting green and fuzzy.
To aid comparisons - A Half Loaf of Lewis bread weighs 12 ounces.
Bekeart
Lewis Bake Shop makes Half Loaf Sized Bread.
It is GOOD bread and costs as much as a full size store brand loaf.
We buy the Lewis bread.
It is good and lasts longer than store brand before getting green and fuzzy.
To aid comparisons - A Half Loaf of Lewis bread weighs 12 ounces.
Bekeart
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It's affected magazine capacity as well...used to be able to buy a standard capacity mag, now it's shrunk to 10 rounds!
Not Shrounk YET!
Beer still comes in a six pack of twelve ounce cans.
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Beer still comes in a six pack of twelve ounce cans.
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Ya, you can't shrink the amount of alcohol. It helps people digest "shrinkflation" better...
Same for saltine crackers. The box of saltines used to have four sleeves of crackers to the top of the box. Now, they kept the same size box, but the individual sleeves are at least two incher shorter than before and the crackers come out broken, in halves, and little to no salt. Ane the price went up at least half.
Sliced Bacon
Sliced Bacon comes in 12 ounce package.
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Sliced Bacon comes in 12 ounce package.
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That's the one that ticks me off!
Science Diet cat food, used to buy 10 lbs for 18.95, just had to pay over 36.00 for 7 lbs.
Puller
Member
They think we're stupid because we keep accepting it without doing anything. And they're right.
DWalt
Member
There was a little feature story on Fox News today about chips - potato, tortilla, Fritos, whatever. Seems like the weight of product has dropped about 25%, but they are using the same bag size but with more air inside so it looks full. I have noticed that chip prices have increased substantially over the past two years.
It still does!
It still does!
