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Have you ever noticed that the detergent you always buy somehow runs out quicker or that the cookies you love don’t even last five minutes in your household anymore?
Well, chances are that has something to do with “shrinkflation”—the process of items becoming smaller in size or lower in quality, yet maintaining the same price tag. Unsurprisingly, such changes are not usually advertised, so it might not be easy to notice when certain items have been reduced—be it in quality or quantity—but some people do notice. Not only that, they take pictures, too, and share them with the world.
On the list below, you will find a bunch of such pictures, depicting instances of shrinkflation that would make many consumers seriously annoyed. There, you will also find Bored Panda’s interview with an expert in shrinkflation, former Massachusetts assistant attorney general in consumer protection, Edgar Dworsky, who was kind enough to answer a few of our questions about the process.
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#1
Sewing Kits Are Now Affected By Shrinkflation :(
General Anaesthesia 7 months ago
A quick look revealed that these cookies are sold, not surprisingly, in several sizes, from 125g up to 900g, maybe more, including the pictured tins. Shrinkflation? Not in this particular case.
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#2
When You Make The Popsicle Smaller, But Don't Adjust The Popsicle Stick Size Or How Far The Machine Dips It In Chocolate
#3
Same Package, Purchased A Month Apart
Huddo's sister 7 months ago
This is why I check the 'lowest unit price' online or on the shelf even if I've bought a product before.
General Anaesthesia 7 months ago
In my local supermarket, I used to buy packages of three rolls. For whatever reason, they recently switched to two thicker rolls with the same total sheet count. And a higher price of course, but it's not shrinkflation.
Marie 7 months ago
To avoid producing and throwing away the inside cardboard rolls.
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Seeking to learn more about shrinkflation and what that means to us as consumers, we got in touch with a shrinkflation expert, former Massachusetts assistant attorney general in consumer protection, and founder of Consumer World, Edgar Dworsky, who explained that the goal of shrinkflation is for companies to manage their costs without having to noticeably raise prices for consumers.
“When manufacturers face increased costs for raw materials, transportation, and so on, they have to decide how and if to pass on those costs to consumers. Companies know that shoppers are very price-conscious and will likely notice any significant price hike. But they also know that if they reduce the size of a product slightly, fewer consumers will notice, so they can pass on the same price increase but in a more inconspicuous way,” he explained.
#4
New vs. Old Swiss Cake Rolls
Hiram's Friend 7 months ago
I notice that on YouTube "What is This?", more photos include a banana for scale.
Load More Replies... Carl Roberts 7 months ago
Those are two different products. On the left are Swiss Miss "single serve" rolls, on the right are Swiss Miss "Big Pack" rolls
Bob Brooce 7 months ago
I was thinking they're Yodels. I think you're thinking they're Little Debbie Swiss Rolls, but as near as I can tell they offer different package sizes but all have he same size rolls. Swiss Miss seems to only make cocoa mix and pudding, although the "Swiss Miss"name is apparently licensed to other companies but seemingly limited to describing flavors.
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GrammarPolice 7 months ago
Reminds me of a video I once watched where a man ordered a Swiss roll and got a jam rolly polly. His wife was recording him talking to the company on his phone and she was in tears laughing. “I ordered a Swiss roll and you gave me a jam rolly polly! Skanking your customers off!” etc. It was hilarious!
#5
Over The Years
Uncle Panda 7 months ago
I have the time machine reserved for last weekend. What a party!
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PeepPeep the duck 7 months ago (edited)
This has also made me sad as in Australia they go for $30-35 box already and $12-15 on sale if you’re lucky. They do not need to get smaller. I discovered them in 2010, I can’t fathom how amazing an 80s box must of been with more than 2 blue/coconut ones
Chewie Baron 7 months ago
We’d buy one for Christmas, and they’d last us until Easter!
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According to the expert, shrinkflation has been around at least since the 1950s. “I believe it will always exist because manufacturers would rather tinker with the net contents of a product rather than raise the price directly. Sometimes they actually do both,” he noted, adding that shrinkflation tends to come in waves, and that at times of high inflation, we are likely to see more examples of it.
#6
Pringles Can I Saved For An Art Project Roughly 10 Years Ago, vs. One I Bought Yesterday
Bartosz Prokopiuk 7 months ago
Luigi is also Mario. Truly. They are the Mario brothers, Mario Mario and Luigi Mario
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Kabuki Kitsune 7 months ago
Bad example. Pringles only changed the size of their cans, not the amount of chips inside them. They, like many companies, package by weight, not volume. With the larger tube, they'd have the same amount of chips inside them, with an air gap at the top. With the newer, smaller tube, the chips reach roughly the top of the tube. Gives the buyer the feeling they're getting more, when they're just getting the same in a smaller tube. The smaller tube actually being more eco-friendly, as it saves paper to produce.
#7
String Cheese I Get Every Week, Left Is Old And Right Is New (All The New Ones In The Bag Were Smaller)
Tegan Frid 6 months ago
They haven't even bothered to wait until the old packs are used up so there isn't a noticeable unfilled space
Marsha Hultberg 7 months ago
They dare use the same packaging... SMH ▫️ Oh that's right, they're trying to saving money too... 🙄
Renaissance man 7 months ago
If people stop buying the reduced portions, within two weeks they will return to the larger portions.
#8
"Fries". $7.99. Hockey Arena. Canada
Ray Ceeya (RayCeeYa) 7 months ago (edited)
Yean but that's like $0.75 a fry.
Load More Replies... Huddo's sister 7 months ago
I didn't buy food the one time I went to the hockey in Canada (only time I've been to Canada) but everything else was expensive so I'm not surprised, stadium food everywhere is overpriced anyway.
Huddo's sister 7 months ago
I was more shocked at how the price of the same seats could be different, depending on which teams were playing. In Australia prices are the same regardless of teams or day of the week.
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Blue Sky 7 months ago
People won't even stand together to boycott food prices.
Load More Replies... K Barnes 7 months ago
The last hockey game I went to they undercharged me on the concessions by about 40% (must have forgotten to ring some items in). I would normally say something because of my guilt but honestly, the price they charged me was what I SHOULD have been paying so I just let it go. I was ok paying like 5$ instead of 8$ for 20 cents worth of soda syrup and a cup. I think they'll get by.
Talking about how shrinkflation affects consumers, their spending habits, and their views of certain brands, Dworsky gave a real-life example, making it pretty clear how consumers suffer from such changes:
“If you get two ounces less in each cereal box, that’s two bowls of cereal less. [That means], you will have to buy the product more often. Simply Orange just reduced their bottles of orange juice from 52 ounces to 46 ounces—that is one less glass of orange juice. Again, you will have to shop more often for that product too.”
The expert added that some shoppers who find out that their favorite brand has downsized vow to switch to a competitive brand, which means that manufacturers downsize at their own risk. And yet, even with that in mind, many of them choose that route.
#9
Open To Package See Less Biscuits Then Expected
Petra Peitsch 7 months ago (edited)
Before you get a brain-stroke. You see the netto amount in gramms on the package. First question: Is it the right amount? Second question. Does the item worth it's price for you? If for the first question, the answer is NO, than you alert your country's authorities in charge. If for the second question the answer is also NO, you simply don't buy it. If there are enough people not buying it, the company will gon out of business sooner or later.
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Baba Caine 7 months ago
They always been like that, it packaging that makes look huge, always check weight or count on the box/pack
#10
Snickers "Yard" With Hollow Cardboard Center
Shark Lady 7 months ago
These ones annoy me the most, they shouldn't be allowed to say it's a yard of Snickers when it's only 2/3.
Petra Peitsch 7 months ago
Look at the weight of them. Not just with Snickers, with everything. On the labels must be the netto weight of the products, if it's correct with for what you pay for, than you should decide how much do you want to be fooled by marketing?
Load More Replies... j2tg92dgpq 7 months ago
I understand checking the weight first, but how am I supposed to know what a yard of snickers weigh?
#11
In Hungary, There Are Disclaimers Which Warn The Customers That The Product Size Has Gotten Smaller
Zs. 7 months ago (edited)
The respective Hungarian regulation says this: "If, for a given product, between 1 January 2020 and 1 February 2024, a new, smaller packaging unit is placed on the market compared to the one produced by the manufacturer, in particular one with a smaller weight or volume, the trader (whose net turnover exceeds HUF 1 billion in the closed business year preceding the current year, i.e. ~2477000 EUR or ~2816000 USD) is obliged to display a notice (with a specific content and form) on the product concerned for 2 months from the start of the trader's distribution of the product, indicating the change of packaging. The trader shall not be obliged to display this information where a new, smaller unit pack is introduced by the manufacturer without phasing out the previous unit pack within 6 months and the previous unit pack continues to be made available on the market by the trader. The scope of this Regulation covers sales in shops and malls." So there are loopholes of course.
Rick Murray 7 months ago
Supposed to have these in France. As yet nobody seems brave enough to plaster them all over the aisles.
ronniebeaton00 7 months ago
Apparently there's legislation in the works to do this in UK supermarkets.
“With all the attention the media has given to shrinkflation in the past couple of years, more and more shoppers notice it. But by no means is that anywhere close to the majority,” Dworsky said, delving deeper into how noticeable to consumers shrinkflation is.
“The changes can be so subtle that only those with a photographic memory will catch some of them. Some products may only be reduced by an ounce or two. Others, like detergents, may claim you get the same number of loads, but they have taken out, perhaps, 10 ounces from each jug.”
#12
What Happened To The Chocolate Chips?
patricia patricia 7 months ago
It probably tastes like toothpaste, too. Mint ice cream is disgusting!
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Kabuki Kitsune 7 months ago
Honestly, in this case, you'd need to take a sampling of at least ten of the newer ice creams, spread out over a wide area, to be certain that you're not seeing a one off mistake in production. Meaning that top and bottom could come from the same factory, different shifts, and different days.
BradGfromDaBoo 7 months ago
probably got a little warm and they sank to the bottom before refreezing I've found that with cookies, peanut butter cups
#13
I Know Its Cold In The Refrigerated Section, But Come On Walmart
Verfin22 7 months ago
I work at Walmart, particularly in the dairy dept where this is stocked. Yes 128 ounces went down to size 89 ounces, and is sold for the same price, if not higher for inflation.
Renaissance man 7 months ago
It's not inflation, it's price gouging by Walmart. People need to stop buying groceries at Walmart. And go back to the grocery stores where you get a better price.
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Wim Cossement 7 months ago
Non-fresh orange juice is gross, sour, and full of sugar, stop buying that because that sh1t is not healthy.
Renaissance man 7 months ago
I don't buy food at Walmart,. All of the meat and fish sold at Walmart come from either China or Vietnam. Why buy food from a department store when there are so many good grocery stores around?
Patrick H 7 months ago
Ew. Don't buy Walmart brand orange juice. It's bitter. But a name brand or go to another grocery store.
Squirrelly Panda 7 months ago
As my buying power is decreasing, I need to buy where things are cheapest per unit price, taking cost of travel into consideration. And many items I used to consider staples, such as orange juice, are now luxury items. It's a fact of life for many.
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So Sorry For Your Loss
Data1001 7 months ago
Yeah I noticed this at least 10-15 years ago -- toilet paper has the same 'ply' and the same number of sheets, but it's way narrower. I think they managed to fool a lot of people with that, except the ones like you and me who compared to older versions.
Glen Ellyn 7 months ago
You can also tell if you have a certain kind toilet roll holder. They used to fit perfectly and now there are gaps on each end. Anyone else notice that the cardboard tube is flimsier than it used to be? That's why you end up with squashed tubes.
Load More Replies... Kabuki Kitsune 7 months ago
This one is a good bit misleading. Note, while taller, the one on the left, is narrower. The one on the right is shorter, but wider. Odds are, if you unrolled both, you'd find that they had the same overall length. Meaning there's no actual 'shrink' here, just different package size.
ohjojo (you/your's) 7 months ago
someday there will be a revolt or a major lawsuit against the toilet paper. people when they tell us six rolls is really 12. because it's still only lasts us as much as the six rolls did, I think it happened around the same time as covid.
Linnoff 7 months ago
I noticed a few years ago that Charmin makes two different roll sizes depending on which "size" roll you get. Meaning, like shown in this picture, I believe the "super" rolls were the shorter roll which resulted in rectangular sheets while the "mega" rolls were taller and had square sheets. I assume this was done so that the "cost per sheet" looked better or something.
Summing up our conversation about shrinkflation, Dworsky suggested that shoppers need to become more “net weight conscious,” meaning that they should pay attention to the net weight or net contents of the products they buy on a regular basis. “How else are you going to spot a downsized product if you don’t know how today’s version of the product compares to yesterday’s?”
#15
My Quart Of Milk Only Had 3 Cups Of Milk In It
Baba Caine 7 months ago
U got to be American, first thought is Sue. Not is this a staged pic, did he video himself opening it for yt or something. No you went right to SUE
Load More Replies... Roxy222uk 7 months ago
This isn't shrinkflation this is a fault in manufacture. While your first port of call should be the place you bought it that isn't always practical, so go to the manufacturer. You may well get some vouchers to make up for your inconvenience. Or else go to your equivalent of Trading Standards. But people far prefer moaning than just taking practical measures and sorting things out simply and without fuss.
Rick Murray 7 months ago
Weigh it in the pack. If you can find another *unopened* pack in the shop with the same weight (thus underfilled) buy it and take it to whoever is responsible for trading standards where you live. It says 946ml on the pack, you should expect 946ml (with a small margin of error but not 237ml less!).
Verena 7 months ago
Just contact the company. It means there is an error in the filling machine, their checks failed, error is corrected already and unfortunately some cartins went through.
Load More Replies... TheForrestGreene (he/they/it) 7 months ago
this should be higher. the other ones were bad, but this one makes my blood boil. it says on the outside that its a quart, but its only 3 cups. the milk lies.
Bi.Felicia 7 months ago
I think trying to sue this company is extreme and absolutely not necessary. The company needs to be contacted and made aware of the situation. Honestly if this is legit, this shouldn't have happened, if quality control was in place. Last year I almost had to go to the ER for an allergic reaction to an ice cream treat. I figured out that I likely got the first batch, after the machinery was cleaned/serviced and it wasn't rinsed thoroughly. I wrote the company on their site and they sent me almost $40 in coupons. After tasting that ice cream, I won't ever buy that kind again. No need to sue and I was physically harmed, in my situation. 🤦🏻♀️
Uncle Schmickle 7 months ago
If you visit Rothenberg an die Tauber in Germany, you'll see ancient weights and measurements. If any food producer failed to give full measure, there were severe consequences. Bring it back .... put 'em in the stocks and throw rotten fruit at them ! Fines mean nothing to huge corporations.
#16
This Is Probably Played Out Here, But This Is Egregious (Lindor)
Petra Peitsch 7 months ago
Why do you even buy Lindt? They are a mediocre choclate factory with high-end prices.
Renaissance man 7 months ago
Stop buying that brand. I'm tired of people b******g about what they get, if you don't buy it then you can't get ripped off. I'll open stuff in stores to make sure I'm getting what I pay for and if I'm not I'll put it back on the shelf.
#17
Kellogg’s Increases The Height Of The Box, But Lowers Ounces
#18
Halloween Candy Shrinkflation Has Hit A New Low. These Are About 1/2 To 1/3 The Size A Fun Sized Bar Used To Be. They Can Only Fit One "S" On The Snickers Bar
Nikole 7 months ago
This is honestly awful and a great barometer. Yes I’m most upset about the candy.
Mrs Irish Mom 7 months ago
I would call them sweets not bars, they are bite size tiny little things
Mark Hastings 7 months ago
You can't compare minis and fun size candies. I have seen bags of each at my local grocery store.
Eliyahu Rooff 7 months ago
I've never been able to figure what's supposed to be "fun" abouot getting only a little bit of a candy bar.
#19
This Used To Be A Premium Ice Cream
Son of Philosoraptor 7 months ago
I had Haagen Dazs as a client decades ago. Plant tour, central California. Bags of real Belgian chocolate in 50pnd sacks. A quality control lady who made sure enough chips got in. Times change I guess.
Kabuki Kitsune 7 months ago
Costs too much to produce, and the cost was pushed on to the customer. Meaning that they had a pretty narrow market. By going to the new production methods, it lowers the overall cost to produce, and in turn, cost to the customer, and opens it up to new markets, as more people can afford it.
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Renaissance man 7 months ago
Not even real chocolate-stick with Ben & Jerry's, get real chocolate in their brand.
Maples Dad 7 months ago
I've never seen this flavour and its my favourite ice cream flavour. Is this in America?
#20
Bigger Bottle. Less Shampoo
#21
Look, I Know I Ordered A “Small” KFC Popcorn Chicken, But This Is Hilarious. It’s Almost The Same Size As The Sauce Cup With A Single-Digit Amount Of Popcorn Chicken In It
Elwood Schwartz (it/that) 7 months ago (edited)
This is your fault for going to KFC. Even Colonel Sanders hated what they turned it into, and he died like, 40 years ago. He called the gravy "sludge." Edit: I have reason to believe the KFCs in Japan might actually be decent.
Maples Dad 7 months ago
Yes, apparently people in Japan eat KFC on Christmas Day.
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#22
12.6% Decrease In Size By Weight With A Price Increase Does Not Make Me Feel Good (UK)
#23
Dominos Australian Large
GrammarPolice 7 months ago
I absolutely despise their adverts on TV saying “domino hoo hoo” in stupid situations. Like, what the hell is their point? Can you not advertise your company in any less-annoying way?
Load More Replies... Huddo's sister 7 months ago
The large dominoes pizza I got in Australia yesterday was bigger than this, unless this guy has larger than normal hands.
Renaissance man 7 months ago
Well it's in Australia, they figure the land down under needs undersized Pizza.
#24
Cheese Ball Size Comparison
Nikole 7 months ago
I like the crunchy Cheetos better, not that anyone asked…
Load More Replies... Baba Caine 7 months ago
2024 looks chubbier then 2016 and 2021, and in fairness was back in 2010ish companies were hit with weird rules about childhood obesity
#25
Does This Count 🤨 Or Are They Just Lying?
Laura Lawson 7 months ago
This is illegal. Despite shrinkflation, the product has to be the weight that is on the box, within a few grams. This is over 25% less weight than is advertised. I'd be onto that company & blast it over social media if they didn't respond.
Kira Okah 7 months ago (edited)
It is, and 99% of the time it is a simple error in manufacturing, just return it for a new one.
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Tabitha 7 months ago (edited)
Yeah, I’d be leaving it in its original package to bring the point home. The box would only add a negligible amount of weight, so why not leave the product in it.
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Jennifer Wilson 7 months ago
Add the weight of the box to it. That is how they are making up the weight difference
#26
Coffee A Month Or So Apart
#27
CeraVe Daily Moisturizing Lotion Went Down An Ounce And Is Still The Same Price
Patrick Whittington 7 months ago
it's because of the ingredients in the bottle being upgraded. like the actual bottle. There's newer stuff added that makes them anti static and UV protected so they don't degrade as fast and it raises the cost of the bottle itself. so it was either charge more or less product to make up for it.
JB 7 months ago
Actually a reasonable explanation. The question of why the bottles got bigger? It could be a cynical attempt to manipulate perception. It’s more likely that the larger size is used for a lot of other cosmetic bottles, so a production run for the original size was eliminated to save costs. Switching moulds or having dedicated manufacturing lines is expensive.
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Robert Beveridge 7 months ago
Cerave has always been stupidly expensive, so this is doubly annoying.
Cheese 7 months ago
Vanicream is much better for very sensitive skin anyways
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#28
These Price Labels I Just Put On Today
Renaissance man 7 months ago
You can buy off namebrand products manufactured by the exact same company for 1/2 of the price.
Dawn Marie 7 months ago
That first label is odd. $22.40 X 28oz = $627.20 for a bottle of Conditioner. I am probably reading it incorrectly, but if not, I am sure Elon Musk's girl friends would enjoy it.
#29
Pasta Sauce Getting 8% Smaller And Water Is Now First Ingredient vs. Tomatoes
setsuriseikou 7 months ago
I get the convenience, but I live in a tiny apartment, and the only freezer I have is the one in the fridge, and it's always full
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Here's My Large Fry Without A Single One In The Bag Or Eaten. F**k You McDonald's For Ripping Off Your Customers As A Multi Billion Dollar Corporation
Beth Wheeler 7 months ago
Somebody screwed up on that box. They were in 2 much of a hurry or just not paying attention to what they were doing.
Rick Murray 7 months ago
No, this happens quite frequently, enough to be corporate policy (which, of course, they deny like they think we're all dumb). The only time you can be sure of well filled chips is when they're stale ones they want to get rid of. The offensively underfilled chips is one of the main reasons I don't go to McDo any more. Not since I realised that I can buy 1.6KG of McCain for twice what their underfilled large size chips would cost and do them in about ten minutes in the air fryer. In fact, thinking of it, I'm lying in bed (slept terribly, still shattered), I think I'll get up and make tea and a nice bowl of chips for the dopamine hit. 😉
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Rick Murray 7 months ago
When it happens all the d**n time and thus isn't "an error" but policy being passed off as "oops, my bad"?
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Renaissance man 7 months ago
You should've handed it back and asked them to put more fries in there. Don't be a wimp.
Baba Caine 7 months ago
Why your ketchup come in satulets? Don't you get dipping pots were ever you are ?
Rick Murray 7 months ago
Ketchup or that odd white sauce that come in those little baggies are free. The dipping pots are a paid extra. And since ordering is all done by machine now there's very little opportunity to sweet talk the server to get a BBQ sauce.
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Just Opened This Pack Of Pringles It's Just Disappointing
Uncle Panda 7 months ago (edited)
So many of these are staged. The chips would be destroyed from slamming around in the can.
Beth Wheeler 7 months ago
The machine messed up. My son bought Pringles today and the can was full
#32
From 72 Cookies To 40... And They Have The Audacity To Raise The Price By 50¢!
N.C. O'Brien 7 months ago
I’ve never actually tried them. The original ads on tv put me off
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Something Stinks
Roxy222uk 7 months ago
I was going to say, I have a refillable deodorant holder so nothing is hidden about how much is in a stick of deodorant. I think it's more that it has to be big enough to hold comfortably. I presume there are practical reasons for not making the sticks as big as the containers? Or maybe it would be too much for us to shell out in one go?
Load More Replies... Kabuki Kitsune 7 months ago
And? Sorry, this is standard to allow you to be able to retract the thing all the way into the tube. If you want something that doesn't do this, don't pick a stick deodorant, pick a roll on.
#34
Guess Which One Was Purchased A Year Ago
Verena 7 months ago
I don't know about this particular box, but I buy anything with a long expiration date in bulk when on discount. Saves not only money, but carrying stuff, too. Once a month is "bulk shopping day", and then I just pop by the farmer to get fresh stuff. One has a milk tap and eggs from the chicks on his yard, one has a cart with a lot of vegs and fruit (he collects from colleages and sorts his and their produce), one has a corner in their barn. Low key, low price, short chain between farmer and customer
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Chocolate Cake At The Local Cafe
Sonia Ceacero 7 months ago
Please appreciate the extreme difficulty of cutting such a thin slice of cake. That deserves recognition—what a steady hand!
Renaissance man 7 months ago
That s**t would sit on the saucer for 100 years before I would pay more than a dollar for it
#36
Cinnamon Toast Crunch Old Box Was 12oz. New Is 10oz... They Were Even Nice Enough To Put The Larger Box On Clearance
#37
Target Majorly Sucks For This One. Purchased 9mo Apart
Robert Beveridge 7 months ago
Target has always been K-mart for people who wanted to feel superior to people who shopped at K-mart though.
Huddo's sister 7 months ago
I remember when I was a teenager in the 2000s, the girls who wanted to sound more posh would pronounce it Tar-ghet (idk how to write it but it rhymed with ballet)
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#38
Sometimes Shrinkflation Isn’t Content Weight Or Size Shrinking
Debby Keir 7 months ago
In Europe, there's a directive to reduce sugar/salt content of products 'attractive' to children, thus many companies are changing their recipes to make them less harmful to health.
N.C. O'Brien 7 months ago
The sweeteners that they put in place of sugar make my taste buds go “no”. I just taste sweetener. Thankfully the 2 not impacted as much hit the spot so I’m good to go for a week or two before I need that fizzy crisp hit. Also any advertising company’s looking to hire? Sorry! I am swamped, looking through BP
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Stephen Hutchison 7 months ago
Lowered the sugars by 2 percent, reducing the calories ... I'm diabetic so I wouldn't mind this.
#39
Kellogg's Cereal Weight Doesn't Match The Contents
Geoffrey Scott 7 months ago
In the US, contact the FTC if Kellog's won't make it right.
Load More Replies... Mark Hastings 7 months ago
I'm calling BS on this one. The weight of the product does not include the packaging.
Mtn Lungta 7 months ago
grams are weight; cubic centimetres are volume.......1 gram (g) = weight of 1 cubic centimeter (cc, cm3) of pure water at temperature 4°C = 1000 milligrams (mg) = 0.001 kilogram (kg)
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The Audacity Of These Doughnuts
Libstak 7 months ago (edited)
These are just poorly made they should have expanded into soft fluffy dough but weren't allowed to rest or did not have enough yeast etc
Roxy222uk 7 months ago
I was thinking they looked horrible and I would never have bought them. I think people have lost touch with what good food should be like, and just know that if it's called doughnut it's supposed to be a treat.
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Zelda McLink 7 months ago
I'm happy to stick the boot into ColesWorth at any opportunity but they normally don't look like this. I think you just got some munted ones.
Beak Hookage 7 months ago
This is Coles, Australia. I was at my local Coles just today and they had those exact donuts. They were perfectly normal. These ones were probably made toward the end of the batch when the mixture was running low.
#41
Expectations vs. Reality
PeepPeep the duck 7 months ago (edited)
Anyone remember the ones around 1999-2000 that was a Cadbury bunny with “seeds” you planted to grow a chocolate tree and they were also chocolate? I miss them
#42
Donut Shop Pods Now 80 To A Box Instead Of 100 And Price Increased By $6
Scott Rackley 7 months ago
I use a metal reusable K cup and my own ground coffee. You should try it.
Tabitha 7 months ago (edited)
Same here, and I can adjust the strength of my coffee with them as well, since the pre-filled ones are not only expensive but also pretty weak. We got a new Keurig and found out my old reusable pods don’t fit. I have new ones that are compatible on order, and can’t wait until they get here.
Load More Replies... Austzn 7 months ago
F these k-cups all around! They have an absurd amount of plastic waste in each one of them and they make crappy coffee because they only "brew" it for like 40 seconds as it pisses into your cup. A better option is to get a single cup press-pot that's an insulated stainless steel material. The glass ones loose too much heat in the process and are very easy to break, but look cool.
#44
I Always Buy The $20 Tide Detergent. I Had My Last Three Still In The Laundry Room And Noticed Each Time I Bought One, The Quantity Went Down
#45
Because Of Shrinkflation My Drinks Don't Fit In My Can Coozie Anymore
CooperDooper81 7 months ago
No, many aren't. They used to be 375ml, many are now 330ml or even 250ml.
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LakotaWolf (she/her) 7 months ago
Maybe they mean it doesn't fit firmly in there any more and may slip out when tilted to be drank? Coozies are supposed to hug the can tightly, IIRC.
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#46
Mcdonald’s Pnw Edition
Blue Sky 7 months ago
Yes I've made many comments. Me and my husband have not eaten out since 2006. I make everything I can. Is it aggravating at times yes. But it's still worth it. Buy 1/2 a cow once a yr from local farmer. Maybe it's becauseits not food, I'm cheap an grew up poor. I still remember the picture on Time/People in the 80s GMOs were going to feed the world.
Ahnjunwan 7 months ago
Only in the US as far as i know, qhere i live you have to pay if you want more soda
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Now With 5 Bars!
#48
Wish I Had A Before Pic, But The Granola In Chobani Flips Used To Be So Full That I’d Get Nervous Tipping It Into The Yogurt 😭
PeepPeep the duck 7 months ago
I find them to be either this or over filled, but I buy a lot of these and it happens.
Kabuki Kitsune 7 months ago
Yeah, they still haven't quite worked out how to get their machine to fill them properly. I'd wager, it's down to something not reading the weight right, or the various additives gumming up the dispensing machine, causing some to get less, and others to get more when there's a blockage that gets cleared.
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#49
Change The Name From Dino Nuggets To Megadino Nuggets, Keep Nearly Identical Packaging And Decrease The Amount Of Food By 30%
Geoffrey Scott 7 months ago
Indeed...YOU have the power over who gets your $.
Load More Replies... Jennifer Wilson 7 months ago
Sorry but the fact that you even consider that c**p food is a joke
#50
Behold, A Saviour
Robert Beveridge 7 months ago
45% would be a ridiculous amount of weight to lose in cooking (unless, arguably, it's A5, but I'd still be suspicious). That would be overkill in a McDonalds burger, much less a steak.
Load More Replies... LakotaWolf (she/her) 7 months ago (edited)
Yep. Can confirm that's a drùg scale XD I had one just like it when I was struggling with add!ction (coca!ne.) I was a user, not a dealer, but I had a scale to make sure my dealer wasn't shorting me.
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#51
Subway Finally Getting Hurt By Their $15 Footlongs
Petra Peitsch 7 months ago
Subway isn't a thing in Germany. You'll find them usually at train stations, and in some bigger cities 1-2 units in the downtowns - for tourists, I guess. The trick is, we have here good-quality bakeries, what are selling different kind of sandwiches too, for like a half of their price. And even in grocery store chains, the sandwiches are daily, freshly made, and cost less, than the Subway's s****y overprocessed "baquettes".
#52
Brand New Out Of The Box “Full” Sensodyne Toothpaste
Elwood Schwartz (it/that) 7 months ago
But does it have the stated quantity inside? If so, you got what you paid for.
#54
At This Point Why Not Save Even More Money And Make The Bags Smaller?
Roxy222uk 7 months ago
Crisps have to have air in there to cushion them during transit, otherwise you'd open up a bag of crumbs.
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The Dusty Rhino 7 months ago
Because the bags are full of (I believe) a nitrogen mix, which both keeps the chips fresh, and reduces breakage.
Lady Eowyn 7 months ago
A lot of things like chips intentionally leave air space to keep the chips from being broken. You have to look at the weight stated on the package.
#56
This Is My Least Favourite Yet, Bahlsen Choco Leibniz Biscuits Used To Be In A Plastic Tray But They’ve Changed It To Paper And Taken One Of The Biscuits Out
Huddo's sister 7 months ago
Personally I would be willing to forgo one biscuit for no plastic packaging.
Kabuki Kitsune 7 months ago
Truth be known, in quite a lot of these entries, the "shrinkflation" people are referencing, are cases where companies are changing their packaging to remove plastics, or make their products more eco friendly.
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$5 Is Now $6
JJ 7 months ago
It's probably rather about a "$5 meal" which costs $6, I guess.
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New Hershey's Bottle Just Dropped
Huddo's sister 7 months ago
That is usually how it goes when there are two options, the larger is less per unit price. Unless they have replaced it with only the small bottle, but that seems unlikely if the big one is still on the shelf. Usually they wouldn't stock the smaller one until the other runs out.
Kira Okah 7 months ago
Every time I see this specific type of comparison, I am itching to know what the UPC is, because I can almost guarantee that it is different and so they are completely different products. Shrinkflation would have matching UPCs.
Load More Replies... Carl Roberts 7 months ago (edited)
Again, these are two different products. This was taken at an Australiin grocery store. The one on the left is the regular Australian product (weight listed only in grams, British English "flavour"), the one on the right is imported from the U.S. (imperial measurement, legally required calorie count, American English "flavor").
Glen Ellyn 7 months ago
Buy Hershey's Simply 5 chocolate syrup instead. It cost a bit more, but it's made with real sugar, not that high fructose corn syrup.
#59
Every Time Lunchables Does A Box Redesign They Cut Another Gram Of Protein From It
#60
Taco Bell's Large Size Shrank This Year
#61
Popcorn Buckets Bought From The Same Cinema For The Same Price Months Apart
#62
How Is This Allowed 😂
PeepPeep the duck 7 months ago (edited)
I’ve explained this one before as an ex lindor ball rep for Lindt - they settle badly if not sorted well (not the case here) and they need extra wiggle room for transport depending on what country/state of the world you’re in as they don’t have the ingredients that stop rapid melting like Aussie chocolate for example. They are annoyingly fragile and I’m grateful everyday not to have to deal with those balls anymore 😂 if you love their chocolate i recommend trying to work for them as they give you so much of their product for free to the point it’s been nearly 20yrs and I still can’t eat Lindt
Forrest Hobbs 7 months ago
I've read this explanation before, but I've never seen Lindor chocolates packed like that here in the UK. The fancy wrappers seem to do a good job of protecting their contents.
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Carvel’s “8 Inch” Round Ice Cream Cake
#64
That New Tropicana Just Dropped
Huddo's sister 7 months ago (edited)
At least there seems to be less plastic and a type that is more recyclable. There is an Aussie show called War on Waste, pretty self explanatory. Anyway, in the first season they reported that Cottee's (a favourite Australian brand with an iconic jingle) cordial bottles weren't recyclable because of the type of plastic used. Cottee's listened and by season 2 (which was about 5 years after) they had changed the bottles so they were made of a recyclable plastic, even though it meant they had to change the iconic bottle shape because the plastic couldn't be moulded the same way.
#65
Home Depot Plumbers Strap Is Half As Thick As It Was Just 4 Years Ago
Huddo's sister 7 months ago (edited)
That looks like a manufacturing issue, as neither is completely uniform and you can clearly see the tinner one is thicker further up.
Ace 7 months ago
I don't think the 'thicker further up' bit is evident. I would definitely expect the thickness to be an inherent part of the product description and its manufacture, this material could be available in different thicknesses for different uses. Oh, and the thinner one is significantly longer, so clearly is not pretending to be the same product/size.
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Yes, Even The Girl Scouts Are Shrinkflating 😢🤬
Glen Ellyn 7 months ago
I skip the cookies and write a check to the troop instead. That way, the troop gets all the money instead of the bakery and whatever middlemen are involved. Same thing for school fundraisers - no candy bars, wrapping paper, cookies or whatever the students have to sell.
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#67
Mcdonalds No Longer Offering Free Refills
Huddo's sister 7 months ago
Never have in Australia. There was one Hungry Jacks (Burger King) that I know did when I was young (90s/00s) but it was a novelty 50s themed place that stopped doing it mid 2010s.
Petra Peitsch 7 months ago
Never have anywhere else in the world, just USA.
Load More Replies... Baba Caine 7 months ago
Is this a American thing ? You buy 1 and expect unlimited free drink till you die of diabetes or some thing ?
Carl Roberts 7 months ago
This really depends on the franchisee. Both McD's in my piddly little town still have free refills
Hugh Crawford 7 months ago
Many restaurants haven't offered refills for years now. I think people are confusing "free refills" with trusting customers.
#68
A “Roll” Of Wrapping Paper At Target
Verena 7 months ago (edited)
Length/width & comparison? This is normal for rolled wrapping paper. If it is rolled tight, it would be an unwinnable struggle to unroll it. Plus: The roll needs a certain diameter to prevent it from bending
Roxy222uk 7 months ago
I think some of these are posted by very young adults that just haven't learnt how things work yet. Thankfully I grew up before we had these opportunities to record for posterity what nitwits we are.
Load More Replies... Glen Ellyn 7 months ago
You have to check the length on the package. This is not really a surprise, although I suppose if you used to get 72 inches and now you get 60 inches it's maddening.
#69
Where’s The Rest Of My Cookies????
nottheactualphoto 7 months ago
It says 40% right on the label. It looks like 40% of the box is air, so there's your answer.
Glen Ellyn 7 months ago
Bake your own at home. Nothing better than warm-from-the-oven chocolate chip cookies and a glass of cold milk. 😋 Yum!
#70
McDonald's Breakfast Slider Apparently
Kabuki Kitsune 7 months ago
That's a mcmuffin... which is made on an English Muffin. Without something to show that you don't have huge honkin hands to begin with... what did you expect? It's a muffin, they're small to begin with.
#71
Even Youtube Has Shrinkflation
Chonky Panda 7 months ago
YouTube play award buttons for a certain amount of subscribers. Have you really never seen them before?
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#72
Smaller Can, Same Price
#73
No More Middle Sausage?
nottheactualphoto 7 months ago
Middle sausage... there's a bad joke lurking in there somewhere.
Freddy M. (He/Him) 7 months ago
I think that's still the same number of sausages, mine still have the middle and they are a 7 count. May be smaller though given that they fit like that
#75
I Don't Know What This Is But It's Insane. The Top One Is 660g And Was Always £3. The Bottom One Is 350g And Was £1.75 Last Week
#76
I’ve Been Pissed About This For Weeks. 75% Air. My Hands Are Small As F**k And I Could Hold All Of It In My Palm What Do You Mean “Share Size”
nottheactualphoto 7 months ago
"Share" with your friends about the meager "size" of this package.
Kabuki Kitsune 7 months ago (edited)
Packed by weight, not by volume. Check the overall package weight, and compare with previous ones.
#77
Looks Like Ice Cream Is More Expensive Than Ice
#78
These Eight Pieces Of Cream Cheese Used To Fill Out The Whole Box
#79
Not The Timtams!!
PeepPeep the duck 7 months ago (edited)
The specialty editions always have a couple less than the standard pack though, it’s been this way forever
#80
Daytona Racetrack Hot Dogs: 2021 vs. 2024 (Same Counter)
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Robert Beveridge 7 months ago
I really hope, in a lot of these cases, people just stop buying the products en masse. There's absolutely nothing else that will stop the problem from getting worse (and doing so faster and faster).
Rick Murray 7 months ago
My weakness is Mars bars. Two years ago I could get a 12 pack for €3,27. It's currently a 10 pack for €4,42. 😡 If only our wages went up at the same rate as the stuff we spend on.
N.C. O'Brien 7 months ago
I found with the bigger packs the bars shrunk so much and get 2 bites and it’s gone. They said at the time that it was to get people to cut down on sugar without effecting the persons enjoyment. Now, instead of the previous size I eat 2 or 3 bars from the packs to get the same satisfaction. I’m not the only one. The single sales are still the normal size(for now)
Load More Replies... Uncle Schmickle 7 months ago
Come on people ! We're all getting ripped off, which started during the COVID pandemic and continues now. It's about time we boycotted a lot of these products and wrote to the manufacturer stating why. If sales drop, they'll pick up their game.
Ned Evans 7 months ago
It was happening way before Covid. You only noticed it then as you had time on your hands so could pay attention. It's a marketing/advertising trick - and been around ever since marketing and advertising have been around. Start big and cheap, grow your market and get brand loyalty, gradually reduce the size and increase the price - squeeze as much money out of the market as possible. It's just one of the many ways capitalism exploits consumerism.
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Baba Caine 7 months ago
Some were fake/staged , some were due to sugar taxes (uk) and some were misleading packaging the rest were been ripped off, best advice can say, boycott them cuz if keep paying they will keep doing. And try home cooking and baking, grow your own food take the control out the mega companies hand and regain power
Jeremy James 7 months ago
I noticed the order of ingredients changed on Philadelphia cream cheese recently. It seems they've reduced the amount of cheese culture and replaced it with extra gum and salt.
Ray Ceeya (RayCeeYa) 7 months ago
I worked in the beer and wine industry for 15 years and one of the breweries I worked for decided to switch from half barrel kegs, 15.5 gallons, to 50L kegs 13.2 gallons. Pardon my freedom units but that's how we do it here. That meant selling off tens of thousands of dollars of kegs while buying tens of thousands of brand new kegs. A used keg goes for about $80 and a new keg is about $150. So we are talking about tens of thousands of dollars for the changeover and me and the rest of teh brewery staff who actually made the product were earning $17.50/hr. I quit five years ago and never looked back.
Wim Cossement 7 months ago
Does this mean lardasses will be getting less fat and perhaps buying less crappy 'food'? ;-) For many people, this is a win!
John Gouthro 7 months ago
I rarely go to any fast food places anymoe, but buying my own things to make meals is no better, it just tastes better
Russell Bowman 7 months ago
I feed a lot of stray cats ... would buy large wet food cans (22oz) for usd $1.08. The price now is $2.24 and in 20oz can.
Robert Beveridge 7 months ago
I really hope, in a lot of these cases, people just stop buying the products en masse. There's absolutely nothing else that will stop the problem from getting worse (and doing so faster and faster).
Rick Murray 7 months ago
My weakness is Mars bars. Two years ago I could get a 12 pack for €3,27. It's currently a 10 pack for €4,42. 😡 If only our wages went up at the same rate as the stuff we spend on.
N.C. O'Brien 7 months ago
I found with the bigger packs the bars shrunk so much and get 2 bites and it’s gone. They said at the time that it was to get people to cut down on sugar without effecting the persons enjoyment. Now, instead of the previous size I eat 2 or 3 bars from the packs to get the same satisfaction. I’m not the only one. The single sales are still the normal size(for now)
Load More Replies... Uncle Schmickle 7 months ago
Come on people ! We're all getting ripped off, which started during the COVID pandemic and continues now. It's about time we boycotted a lot of these products and wrote to the manufacturer stating why. If sales drop, they'll pick up their game.
Ned Evans 7 months ago
It was happening way before Covid. You only noticed it then as you had time on your hands so could pay attention. It's a marketing/advertising trick - and been around ever since marketing and advertising have been around. Start big and cheap, grow your market and get brand loyalty, gradually reduce the size and increase the price - squeeze as much money out of the market as possible. It's just one of the many ways capitalism exploits consumerism.
Load More Replies... Baba Caine 7 months ago
Some were fake/staged , some were due to sugar taxes (uk) and some were misleading packaging the rest were been ripped off, best advice can say, boycott them cuz if keep paying they will keep doing. And try home cooking and baking, grow your own food take the control out the mega companies hand and regain power
Jeremy James 7 months ago
I noticed the order of ingredients changed on Philadelphia cream cheese recently. It seems they've reduced the amount of cheese culture and replaced it with extra gum and salt.
Ray Ceeya (RayCeeYa) 7 months ago
I worked in the beer and wine industry for 15 years and one of the breweries I worked for decided to switch from half barrel kegs, 15.5 gallons, to 50L kegs 13.2 gallons. Pardon my freedom units but that's how we do it here. That meant selling off tens of thousands of dollars of kegs while buying tens of thousands of brand new kegs. A used keg goes for about $80 and a new keg is about $150. So we are talking about tens of thousands of dollars for the changeover and me and the rest of teh brewery staff who actually made the product were earning $17.50/hr. I quit five years ago and never looked back.
Wim Cossement 7 months ago
Does this mean lardasses will be getting less fat and perhaps buying less crappy 'food'? ;-) For many people, this is a win!
John Gouthro 7 months ago
I rarely go to any fast food places anymoe, but buying my own things to make meals is no better, it just tastes better
Russell Bowman 7 months ago
I feed a lot of stray cats ... would buy large wet food cans (22oz) for usd $1.08. The price now is $2.24 and in 20oz can.
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