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50 Of The Worst Examples Of “Shrinkflation” Shared In This Online Group (New Pics)
Have you ever stopped and noticed the product you bought a while ago being smaller now than it was before? Well, perhaps you weren’t dreaming when you thought that. With recent inflation that has touched most countries all around the world, companies now more than ever are trying to hike up the prices for their products, and some of them are smaller than before, be it a roll of toilet paper or even a pack of gummy bears.
A popular subreddit called “Shrinkflation” has consumers posting and discussing all the ways the manufacturers are trying to trick our eyes into thinking that the product is still the same, whether it may be the size, formula, or even subtle changes in the packaging quality.
If you’d love to see more products that were “shrunken” in size, make sure to check out our previous post on Bored Panda by clicking here.
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#1
Hellofresh 10 Oz Meat Package
Suck it Trebek 3 years ago
Call Department of Weights and Measures, baby! They handle these cases.
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GenericPanda09 3 years ago
This is one reason I didn't continue with Hello Fresh after the introductory discounts - Even when the sizes were right they were ridiculously small portions. Also a lot of the ingredients were already going off when they arrived. 1/10 would not recommend.
Angela Kelley 3 years ago
I concur, such small portions and so much packaging waste. I had a meal missing the main protein but they wouldn’t credit me unless I committed after the trial. I was like, you’re not willing to credit me for something I’ve already paid for?!?! I believe they call that theft. Buh-bye.
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Sissy Fuss 3 years ago
This is a violation of the Fair Packaging and Labeling Act (FPLA), which is federal law. Report this to the NIST Office of Weights and Measures.
Nowadays, as inflation reached a 40-year high in a lot of countries across the globe, many are struggling to make ends meet. Meanwhile, companies are continuing to scam everyday people, making life more difficult while most of us are counting our pennies.
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#2
I Really Hate These Tactics To Deceive
Brenda Spagnola-Wilson 3 years ago
Please complain to the company! If we don't tell them how dissatisfied we are then they will continue to get away with it.
#3
Dove Soap Shrinks Again!
a fruity dream of delusion 3 years ago
idk why, but since i was a kid i’ve always love the way these look.. when i was 7 i would beg my mom to just let have a soap to myself to stare at 😭😭
Nea 3 years ago
I agree- i dont use these soaps but find them very pleasing to look at and conforting to hold.
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Your Gay Bestie (she/he/they) 3 years ago
im just confused why they are taken a picture of dove soap every year
BeepBeepBoopBoop 3 years ago
they probably noticed it was already less, and it would personally lead me to do the same lol
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Mike Hazelwood 3 years ago
It seems that nearly everything sold is shrinking, as the prices continue to skyrocket! I recently purchased a few groceries and once at home, found my gallon of 2% Milk was actually 96 ounces, "NOT 128 oz." The price was less than a full gallon, but "by the ounce", the 3 qts of milk were actually more expensive! Just one more deceptive way of raising prices to boost profits! GREED is of out biggest problems in the world today!
Shrinkflation is a strategy often used by businesses to subtly lower a product's size or weight in order to make savings without raising the overall price. There’s also an uncommon kind of shrinkflation when a business substitutes less expensive ingredients or increases the amount of water while reducing the amount of other ingredients in their products.
#4
The Big Mac Pickle Is Thicker Than The Big Mac Patty!
Tim Crasborn 3 years ago
If McDonalds see thuis the store will get in trouble for slicing their pickles too thick
Couldnt_find_a_decent_name 3 years ago
I got a Big Mac today actually and it only had 1 patty! I felt cheated
Angela Jester 3 years ago
All the sandwiches are smaller. The chicken nuggets are getting thinner all the time
Alison Hell 3 years ago (edited)
I rarely eat it but sometimes on my way home I'll get a craving for some junk...and when I'm sitting in the parking area having my secret burger binge all by myself, I'll look over and see another 4 cars, all with middle aged women such as myself, doing exactly what I'm doing 😅
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#5
Wtf, Crayola??? I Spent $9 On A Set Of Colored Pencils With A Good Variety Of Colors, Only To Find Out The Pencils Aren't Full Size. Nowhere Does The Packaging Indicate They're Colored Golf Pencils
Brenda Spagnola-Wilson 3 years ago
That's weird. I bought a 64 pack and a 120 pack in the past year. The pencils are full sized
Robert T 3 years ago
Well unless they folded them in two, there is no way a full size pencil would fit in that box. By what can be seen, it looks like the front row of pencils is as tall as the opening line on the box. So they are about 3/4 the size of the box. I assume the others are tiered like seats in a stadium, which I would agree with the OP, is slightly unexpected.
Gini Sarver 3 years ago
i’ve seen these, you can tell by the regular * box hanging that these are shorter 🤦🏻♀️😂
Gerald Taylor 3 years ago
It's in the same box as a 64 pack of crayons,if you buy a 64 pack of crayons do you expect them to be the size of pencils?
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Kennedy Kargeaux 3 years ago
The uhh..... the size of the package does though! Lol. What did you think they were disassembled?
With that being said, a lot of concerned people online tend to think that companies should be striving to become more clear about being transparent given their practices, especially price increases as well as explaining why they are happening in the first place.
#6
Gatorade Using Same Size Bottle With Bigger Indent
Frances Pitchounetta 3 years ago
I don't know why, but when I saw your comment, I thought of Mushu (Mulan): "Dishonor! Dishonor on your whole family! Make a note of this. Dishonor on you!"
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Mihai Mara 3 years ago
They may have a bigger indent, but the volume is written on the bottle, you pey per volume of liquid,not per bottle shape.
Victoria Anderson 3 years ago
They expect people to not check. It looks like you're getting the same volume as always...until you look real close.
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Lola Atkinson 3 years ago
Here in the UK we have a brand of spreadable cheese called 'Seriously'. The bigger pack you buy, the bigger the bottom dent. It takes up nearly half of the packaging.
#7
I Noticed The Cans Were Shaped Differently — Taller But Narrower — Then Found Some Older Chunky Cans Hidden In The Back
Sexual Harassment Panda 3 years ago
Shouldn't the old cans be in the front? Ya know, rotate stock correctly?
Amused panda 3 years ago
Maybe the person stacking the shelves thought, Oh I'll hide these behind the smaller cans so I can stock up when I shop later.
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ThatNerdZoe 3 years ago
bro I almost bought a different kind of drink once bc it was taller than the one I was gonna buy but I checked the oz and it was less than the shorter one... weird how our brains work, isn't it? :)
Vasana Phong 3 years ago
Sometimes we are all in such a rush to be in and out, and never noticed these things, my own personal thing is reading the expiration date on the meat that is put in the front, I’ve gotten on much bad / sus meat I had to throw out
Satan Laughs 3 years ago
Upvote for noticing a difference AND checking the back of the shelf! 😸
Still, in some countries, like Brazil, companies cannot get away with reducing the product’s size or quantity without them having to state that on their labels for the next 6 months.
While some countries have laws to protect their consumer rights to a great extent, do you think other countries should be following that example in times like these as well?
#8
School Meals In 2022
Shyla Bouche 3 years ago
Well, there's that parenting thread where the kid wanted chicken with no meat.
Headless Roach 3 years ago
They just didn't expect that the void would stare right back.
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Robert T 3 years ago
This looks like a mistake and not a deliberate reduction in the size of the filling. Quite how they managed to form the breadcrumbs around the non-existant filling is another matter!
Alison Hell 3 years ago (edited)
The 'filling' is there....the breadcrumbs are surrounding what looks to be very flattened chicken ick. At least that's what I'm seeing...I had to look a few times.
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crazy_stupid 3 years ago
The chicken 🐓 legged it, but then so would I if I was being breadcrumbed!
#9
Where'd The Rest Of The Tube Go?
bibbitybobbityboop 3 years ago
I never liked Colgate much, but why does it use the tooth whitening option that will ruin ur teeth since it will take off the covering on ur teeth.
Vasana Phong 3 years ago
Yep, I use the max fresh one, and if anything, feels more hollow in tube
#10
They Are Coming For Our Shop Towels, Same Price As Before
Mihai Mara 3 years ago
This is like when you cut an avocado and the seed is as big as the moon, leaving you with a teaspoon of actual fruit.
Amused panda 3 years ago
Well, that is just wasteful. Some companies have been shrinking toilet rolls, and I thought paper towels too, the other way - going from a wider tube to a slimmer diameter tube whilst keeping the same number of sheets. Reducing the tube size makes the full roll slimmer, and reducing the volume of the product would decrease the packaging required, allow them to box more packs together and so reduce transport costs. What is in the photo isn't deceptive of the customer, it doesn't help the environmental impact.
Daniel Atkins 3 years ago
I have noticed this too compare the sheet size they are narrower still the same amount of sheets.
Elspeth Marple 3 years ago
They did the same to our warehouse tape. We go through it like crazy, and now it's twice as bad because the roll is half the size it was before.
Bevo Nostro 3 years ago
Ok, why the hell is the company making and shipping those larger cardboard tubes not also making smaller products?
#11
They're Starting To Get More Creative
Jrog 3 years ago
Not shrinkflation, just bad storage. The chocolate is applied through dipping, so at production the ice cream was there. The ice cream was kept too long in a hot place, partially melted and then refrozen.
N Miller 3 years ago
Yes, unless the ice cream from a different batch is the same, this can be a one off. It had happened during times of prosperity too, production errors happen
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LonelyLola 3 years ago (edited)
forget the socks! you could've atleast washed your hands before picking up that ice cream...
Lil Potato 3 years ago
Well, I don't think this is a common thing. That was just a manufacturing defect.
Schtroumphette Zezekof 3 years ago
Funny how the sock gets all the attention and nobody notices the THUMB.
#12
Thought This Group Was A Joke… I’m Sorry
Balso Steele 3 years ago
That's just a manufacturing error, not shrinkflation. I buy that brand at Walmart & they're full size. The difference is the count/pkg, not the size/stick
Bevo Nostro 3 years ago
A pod of whales, a murder of crows, a pride of lions, and a shortage of cheeses...
#13
Chobani Raised Their Prices And Then Cut The Amount Of Toppings By 2/3rds On The Flips. Won't Be Buying These Anymore
Libstak 3 years ago
The marketing execs in all these companies scra5ch their balding heads wondering why their consumers are abandoning them and make up some wonky tale that absolves them of any responsibility, collect their 15 to 20 % pay rises, their bonuses and then jump ship having destroyed another previously reputable and loved brand. IT MAKES ME SICK.
RandomFrog(He/They️️) 3 years ago
Used to love these. Haven’t had them since before covid. This is just sad.
PinkFloofyUnicorns 3 years ago
this is why i choose a different brand with full toppings... i can't remember what it is
Bevo Nostro 3 years ago
The package says some settling may occur. Obviously you did not settle for it, but others will.
MarcyParlomerNerdGirlsRock 3 years ago (edited)
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Yeah, Nobody Is Gonna Notice The One Missing Chocolate Bar. First Time Posting On Here, So Sorry If Something Similar Has Been Posted Before
Timmy Pillinger 3 years ago
This will cause fights. 12 is evenly divisible up to four children. 11 is prime...
Headless Roach 3 years ago
You can't divide, so you've got to eat them all 🤷🏻♀️
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#15
Jack In The Box Taco. 4 Tacos All Like This
Shyla Bouche 3 years ago
That's not a taco-- that's blueprints for a taco, complete with a sample of each ingredient.
Angela Kelley 3 years ago
Naw, you are just the first sober person to order Jack in the Box tacos.
Gini Sarver 3 years ago
this is the result of lazy or rushed or don’t give a 💩 about my job attitude 🤦🏻♀️
Lupita Nyong'heaux 3 years ago
naw, i woulda taken it back, even if i had already driven home before i checked. f**k that....
#16
“500g Ain't 500g These Days“
Mihai Mara 3 years ago
I read somewhere that there is a +- allowed difference. Not sure if 5% or 10%. And some producers, to increase profit, use it to their advantage.
Bobby 3 years ago
There is almost always a margine of error allowed, but that's supposed to compensate for instrument error, not let you package 5% less than what you are advertising
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Amused panda 3 years ago
The packaging says "500g e". The "e" means estimated, as the machines have a margin of inaccuracy so the weight has to be within those margins. An acceptable margin for something between 500g-1000g in the UK is 15g (https://www.pid-labelling.co.uk/what-does-the-e-symbol-actually-represent/) and I believe the same tolerances would apply elsewhere. So OP is only 1g below the tolerance, and that could theoretically be down to the scales they are using.
MacFrog 3 years ago
Depending on legislation this error may even be allowed if the number of packages below the lower margin is "sufficiently small" to pass some statistical test. No package may have a negative error of more than _twice_ the margin - in this case, 30g. See https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Estimated_sign And: on average, the amount given on the packaging must be met. So there should be one or more packs out there that have more than 500g in them to make up for what is missing in this one.
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Candice Clack 3 years ago
It's the e next to the amount that apparently gives them the right to rip us off... 😥
#17
20 Fewer Tabs And Also 20% Price Increase
CG 3 years ago
Noticed that with my Tide Pods as well. My old pack was somewhere around 100 pods, but the new pack has somewhere around 88. And the box is the same size as the old one.
Miss Frankfurter 3 years ago
Used pods for the first time. The amount they tell you for size of laundry is ridiculous. Went through them in no time. 😡
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Will Cable 3 years ago
Another sneaky things too is that they now class a half load as a load of washing.
Michael Largey 3 years ago (edited)
But, strangely, if you owe them a dollar, they wouldn't accept a fifty-cent piece as full payment.
Load More Replies... Bevo Nostro 3 years ago
On the bright side, this is still better than the decrease in whale pods in the last year...
#18
They Shrunk My Grilled Fish
Jing Yi Xu 3 years ago
Cooking shrinks it...it looks like it might have once filled the tin by it's rounded end
#19
This Is False Advertising "The Original"
Trophy Husband 3 years ago
That's the only part of the Oreo that matters! It's rather they make the cookies smaller!!!
Gwenn Kuhns 3 years ago
Oreo was created in 1912 as an imitation of Hydrox (1908). Oreo eventually exceeded Hydrox in popularity, which resulted in the Hydrox cookies being perceived as an Oreo off-brand. Compared to Oreos, Hydrox cookies have a less sweet filling & a crunchier cookie shell that is reportedly less soggy in milk.
Lucas 3 years ago
What a very chemically sounding name... Hydrox. Does not sound appetising in the slightest.
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Pink_Boba22 3 years ago
Anyone else see these things called 'neos' in their shops? Yep, it's just a ripoff Oreo.
#20
Coke Machine vs. Product Dispensed
Rob Chapman 3 years ago
This is a case of the owner of the vending machine stocking it with the smaller bottle, not an issue of Coke actually shrinking the product. The 20 oz bottles are normally sold individually, while the 16.9 oz bottles are the ones usually sold in a 6 pack.
Vasana Phong 3 years ago
You’re absolutely right, I saw the vending guy restock the machines, it was all the individual single products we ourselves can get, probably making 300% profit
Load More Replies... Mihai Mara 3 years ago
Thank you!!!! I've been trying to figure out what oz means. So glad to finally know. You're the MVP.
Load More Replies... Herringbone 3 years ago
For US readers, a UK pint is 20 fluid ounces, 568 ml. A US pint is 16 fl oz, 473 ml.
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Nick Mooney 3 years ago
500ml isn't 1 pint though, it's 0.879 pints. Unless US pints aren't the same as normal pints around the world.
Fitz_N_Fartz 3 years ago
You have to ask, but did they actually get it out of the vending machine? Just sayin'
#21
Big Mac Has Now More Pickle Than Meat On The Top Bun
Carla Brage 1 year ago
I work in the other fast food restaurant, the one with the crown, and I need to say that meat looks like the ones who are in the dukes for looong time
#22
Either The Dish Grew Or Dr. Oetker Is Shrinking Their Frozen Pizzas, They Used To Fit Perfectly
Brazen 3 years ago
It might have defrosted and shifted in the box before it ended up at their home. It's happened to me before unfortunately. It doesn't look appetizing though, so that sucks.
Remi (He/Him) 3 years ago
Came here to say this. Also looks refrozen. Which means it's not safe anymore
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Lyuben Petkov 3 years ago
Italian folks - Do not, I repeat: Do not watch at that photo - highly disturbing image there!
#23
Figured Out What "Improved" Means
Brenda Spagnola-Wilson 3 years ago
I make croutons when our bread gets stale. Cut into cubes, toss lightly with EVOO and any seasonings you like. Bake at 350 for 10 to 20 minutes stirring once or twice. Cool and store in air tight container or ziplock bags. You can even freeze them as long as they are completely dry first
Lisa H 3 years ago
I do this, too. I made thanksgiving stuffing using this method before, too. Probably just a matter of time before they make our bread smaller, though. Then we'll have to resort to making our own bread and then the flour companies will start making smaller quantities at the same price. Then we will have to resort to growing and harvesting our own wheat, except housing/property prices are already out of control to where no one can afford any semblance of a yard. I don't think I'm exaggerating either. This is EXACTLY what's happening right now. We're being nickel and dimed to absolutely no end just so some billionaire can buy a second/third/fourth Bentley or whatever. These companies absolutely need to be held accountable, but they won't be.
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Shyla Bouche 3 years ago
Texture, and the spices go well in the salad. Well, at least to me, but I don't use salad dressings.
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Lola Atkinson 3 years ago
"Improved recipe" usually means replaced with cheaper, less flavourful ingredients.
Gg 3 years ago
Stale bread? I actually had to explain to a coworker that croutons are not just stale bread they are cooked. He wouldn't eat croutons in a restaurant because he said it was just bread they left out overnigh. I said no croutons are baked. He was like yeah of course you bake bread then wait for it to get stale. It took me probably 10 minutes to explain to him that's not how it works.
#24
Haven’t Been To Chipotle In Awhile. What The Actual F*&# Happened To Their Burrito Sizes? They Used To Be Footballs
a fruity dream of delusion 3 years ago
now i want a burrito. but this is true, i remember their burritos being units.
WoodenLion 3 years ago
they serve way too much food over here [us] anyway. i would gladly pay 2/3 of the price for 1/2 the serving. i realize i'm older but my sweetheart and me go out to eat, split one entree and then even bring some home for later.
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Frando Bone 3 years ago
I love Chipotle. It's my go-to when I've been too busy to eat all day. I don't have $ problems but I refuse to pay $17 for a burrito and chips when real Mexican places are charging <$10 for better food.
Michelle Lauer 3 years ago
Chipotle's Over-rated Popularity is Frightening! I feel sorry for people who think it's good.
Evan Martin 3 years ago
You need to find better things to do with your time than feel bad for people who like a burrito...just sayin.
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#25
Hellofresh. Only Weighed Because I Saw Another Post A Few Days Ago Like This
Stephanie Did It 3 years ago
TIL Hellofresh food suppliers in Asia use enslaved monkeys in chains to pick coconuts and other produce and they will never get a penny from me.
Bevo Nostro 3 years ago
How often do we need to explain to people that "Net Weight" is the weight of a product (especially food) without the weight of its packaging. Obviously the packaging shown here is lighter than air...
#26
Old Stock (64oz) On Sale To Make Room For New Stock (48oz) - Both $7.99
a fruity dream of delusion 3 years ago
okay but can we talk about how good these are? sugar content be damned those are deliSh
Lisa H 3 years ago
I agree. Bolthouse Farms makes some very tasty beverages as well. But, damn, they're expensive!
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#27
Some Trickery From Trader Joe's
Blackheart 3 years ago
I mean they're already puffed with air, soon they will just be loose crumbs in a bag.
RedBadgerCan'tSwim 3 years ago
Yes the box is oversized, but are there nine ounces of cereal? That's what matters.
Kise Miarse 3 years ago
Technically, the weight is probably as advertised. But I think the point for the retailer is that net weight doesn't mean much conceptually to the average person. They'll see a bigger box and think they're getting a better deal than they are and will choose the product.
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Sharon Hahn 3 years ago
Yup, cereal boxes are now getting thinner front to back but still as tall. Less cereal inside but it looks the same as always.
Bevo Nostro 3 years ago
I don't think anybody actually expected the spoon and bowl to come in the box...
Bunzilla 3 years ago
It should be illegal to do things like this. There should be a limit on how much larger the packaging can be compared to the product, unless the product itself is clearly visible, with no deception. Only things like SD cards, it's perfectly fine to make the packaging larger, since you know exactly what you're getting.
#28
Colgate Total Same Price New Size
a fruity dream of delusion 3 years ago
i just brushed my teeth with like almost the exact same tube 💀
A B C the Third 3 years ago
Uhm... you're supposed to use a toothbrush, not the tube.
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Lyuben Petkov 3 years ago
there are plenty of other tooth pastes, with very same ingredients and lower prices...
Evan Barnes 3 years ago (edited)
I don't want to be that one person but the tubes aren't aligned and it's making me mad😭
Sharon Hahn 3 years ago
Smaller packages and larger prices. Seems like everything is like this.
Lyone Fein 3 years ago
And why are we paying for those huge plastic caps on the tubes? Toothpaste caps used to be so much smaller, so much less plastic.
#29
The Bastards Got Me. 14 Oz Ice Cream In The Same 1 Pint Package. Yes That's An Air Gap To Try And Hide It
Headless Roach 3 years ago
Cut in half and then weigh to make sure it's even. That's how we split icecream with my husband, leaving nothing to chance. 🙃
Blackheart 3 years ago
Sometimes you have to eat a bite to make sure its even.
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Brenda Spagnola-Wilson 3 years ago
If they're selling it as a full pint and it's not, that's illegal.
Celtic Pirate Queen 3 years ago
We have convenience stores in Oregon called Dari Mart. They carry their own brand of ice cream, Lockmead. This is the only place I have seen in YEARS that has actual half gallon containers of ice cream. And it's delicious!
#30
It's Real
Bevo Nostro 3 years ago
Notice the correlation between the sour meter and the fullness of the packing... Can't say they didn't try to warn you...
#31
Oh You Were Hoping For 10? Sorry
Headless Roach 3 years ago
That's a bit ridiculous. Since they redesigned packaging anyway, could have made it into 3x3 rows instead.
ezPZ 3 years ago
They would need to adjust whole packaging process - the way the machines alignes them.
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Jane Cortez 3 years ago
This is insidious. Manufacturers jumping on the shrink flation bandwagon of highway robbery all because of corporate greed. Profits have increased every single year and more so during the pandemic. In Ontario many restaurants, fast food providers have stopped serving lettuce because of sky high prices. Grocceries store chains are unable to sell a lot of expensive produce and donate it to write it off….
Bloobee bloobee bloo bloo bloo 3 years ago
I don’t understand that. Cold medicines do the same thing
Bevo Nostro 3 years ago
Can't believe they thought those eight tiny ones in those two crescent shaped blisters would distract people...
Gareth Ratcliffe 3 years ago
This always happens. With gum, people tend to have two at once. So there is only enough for 4 uses and then you buy more instead of 5 uses and then you rebuy!
#32
Aveeno: Oh Hey We Have A Brand New Look! Be Distracted By The Slightly Reformatted Bottle And Ooh New Oats! Yup That's It, Nothing Else To See Here!
ThatB*tchRapunzel 3 years ago
they look like someone forgot to take viagra
Load More Replies... Amused panda 3 years ago
At least they seem to have shrunk the packaging, too, rather than just the volume of contents.
Mihai Mara 3 years ago
The volume of the liquid inside is written on the front of the package. So you do know how much product you buy. 591 vs 532 ml
Habilis Fabulous 3 years ago
Oh man, this is the first product on the list I use. Now I feel like I’ve been conned.
DC 3 years ago
... as if a worse ratio between plastic surround and actual product would be what we need right now. This may spare a huge corp a few dimes, but cause actual cost in the future, already was so, but gets worse this way. These companies should be fined in a way that it really impacts them doing such ONCE, for one production run, and be fined and fined and fined until they stop.
#33
What Is This Bro
Couldnt_find_a_decent_name 3 years ago (edited)
😂 I can’t anymore. It looks like it got run over!
Rob Chapman 3 years ago
McD's food has never looked like the picture. Remember "1/4 pound" is the pre-cooked weight. That, and something looks off in this pic. The patty is noticeably larger than the bun.
Patrick Linnen 3 years ago
It's the rare franchise (Micky D, Wendy, BK, DQ, ...) that produces anything close to the glamor shots that they display.
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Amused panda 3 years ago
When you look at how they do these types of photos, with fake products because they look better in the picture/on film, ingredients moved to the edge so they show up in shot etc, it is not surprising. I often think the photos should come with a little disclaimer.
Celtic Pirate Queen 3 years ago
My McDonald's still has the nice thick patty. QPC is one of my favorites!
ADHD McChick 3 years ago (edited)
Okay, so I work at McDonald's, and, while nothing, anywhere, EVER looks like the picture, I highly suspect employee error, here. See, the grills have a planchette, or clamshell, that lowers down over the burgers, to cook them from both sides at once. There are different settings, for "reg" meat (like regular small ham/cheeseburgers), quarter meat (like the quarter pounder), bacon, sausage, etc. The quarter meat setting doesn't lower the clamshell as much as the others. So if you cook a piece of quarter meat on the reg meat setting, the clamshell with lower farther, because reg meat is thinner than quarter meat. And it will squish the quarter meat flatter and wider than it's supposed to be. Not supposed to serve it that way, supposed to put it in waste and start over. But it's possible that may have happened here. Can't confirm, ofc. But just a theory.
#34
Campbell's Soup New Taller (But Smaller) Cans
Steve 3 years ago
Since the packaging is by far most of the cost I the product cost might actually have gone up (due to the higher can). Stupid.
Michael Largey 3 years ago
The manufacturing cost did go up. In a cylinder, when the height and diameter are equal, the minimum possible amount of material is used. Making it a bit shorter but a bit wider would have reduced costs.
Load More Replies... featherytoad 3 years ago
I don't know what makes me madder, this shrinkflation c**p or the fact that they think we are all so stupid we would never notice the trickery.
Squirrelly Panda 3 years ago
And how many recipes no longer work right because they call for 1 can of soup?
#35
More Dough For Less Bread. Thanks Aunt Millie
Christian Fuller 3 years ago
The one on the left has been partially consumed. My guess is they buy a new loaf when the old one is halfway done.
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#36
Is It Just Me Or Are Digiorno Half The Size It Use To Be?
Bevo Nostro 3 years ago
It is possible your eyeballs and head have grown, but it is more likely it is not just you.
GamerChick5567 3 years ago
Tinier and like a dollar or 2 more! Might as well get dominoes carryout.
#37
I've Been Lied Too. I Payed $2 For A 20 Oz Water Bottle Not For A 16.9oz
Chris Yuen 3 years ago
The real lie is that Aquafina is tapwater!!! Purified yes... but still tapwater
Frances Pitchounetta 3 years ago
DON'T DRINK THAT! It's tap water! Drink tap water! It's free.
Kathy Wilbourne 3 years ago
Why anyone spends a fortune on bottled water when they could buy a really good purifier for what they spend in a relatively short time is beyond me. And bottled water isn't even all that safe, what with micro-plastics leaching into the water.
ThatBiBookLover 3 years ago
When you’re out, or if you’re VISITING a country with bad tap water, unfortunately this might be the only alternative
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SeaLouse 3 years ago
If you want good water, buy spring water, not purified water. Purified water is basically just tap water with a few minerals added maybe. In most cities the tap water is perfectly fine, yet people literally waste thousands of dollars a year buying bottled water.
Epona 3 years ago
Some people are weirded out by the idea of drinking tap water, hence why they buy a Brita (or Waterpik or whatever brand) water pitcher/tap filter or get one of those little skinny additional faucets put in their kitchen sink to have filtered water. Or have a fridge that has that option or a water cooler. The city I live in has decent-tasting tap water but I also use a Brita water pitcher.
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JustAChickenWing 3 years ago
Just asking, where the hell do u guys live to get vending machines which only serve water and coke?
DC 3 years ago
Sue them. There must be more vending machines ad'ing it that way, and delivering the reduced new bottle, too - thousands of people might join. I'm really sick of it, everywhere, this happens, with each and every product, and still, "the economy" gets pampered just like in every crisis. If THEY give US 10 % less - how are they still suffering from 10 % inflation? They're not. They're shifting the cost and collecting the aide. Just as all the time. The word "Company" alone is only an inch sort of being an insult already, and rightly so!
Beck 3 years ago
I paid $1.75 a few months ago because the machine showed a bottle. A 12 oz can popped out. I was pissed.
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#38
I’ve Been Using The Same Toothbrush For Over A Decade. Glad They Decided To Save Maybe A Fraction Of A Penny With The Design. Still Almost $7…
Lakota Wolf 3 years ago
I'm going to hope that OP meant they've been using the same brand and model of toothbrush for the last 10 years, but buying new ones when they wear out XD
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Marion Goriak 3 years ago
That's.... kinda gross. You're supposed to change it out when you get sick, or at least every three months.
Barbara Ryan 3 years ago
You do know you're supposed to get a new toothbrush every 3 months at a minimum. Hygiene purposes.
the two youtz 3 years ago
Toothbrushes come in different sizes, full size head and compact size head. It looks like you purchase the compact size this time around. The bristle firmness is also available as regular, soft or even sensitive.
Autistic apricot 3 years ago
They worded it badly, they have used the same brand and colour of toothbrush for 10 years
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A 12ct Box Of Ortega Taco Shells Are Now Almost An Ounce Lighter (About The Weight Of Two Shells) For The Same Price (I Paid $2.29). The New Shells Are Laughably Smaller. And Now A Single Serving Is 3 Shells Instead Of 2. Just Sell Me A 10ct Instead. They're Not Far Off From The Mini-Size Now
Brenda Spagnola-Wilson 3 years ago
Make your own. Corn tortillas wrapped over something to withstand hot oil (I use our meat mallet, but they make forms), then fry quickly in med-hot oil. Drain on cake racks with paper towels underneath. OPTIONAL: Lightly salt You can also bake them in the oven. It takes longer, not as greasy, also not as crisp
Bevo Nostro 3 years ago
Have faith. Eventually everything will continue to shrink until we get into negative numbers and we will have to send taco shells to Ortega and they will pay us...
GamerChick5567 3 years ago
I noticed that too with old el paso. Couldn't even put the toppings in.
#40
Klondike Bar Chocolate Thinner? And A Plastic Wrapper Instead Of Foil
Beck 3 years ago
I had some snow cream last night! Wish it was the real kind made out of real snow, but it wasn't.
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Nannychachi 3 years ago
How am I supposed to slide the chocolate off in one big piece to eat if they make it so thin? Thanks Klondike. 😔
Anne McKinney 3 years ago
Bought Klondike for the first time in many years a few months ago. I couldn't believe how tiny they were. What a disappointment.
#41
On The Left, Purchased Last Month 11.3oz For $4.98. On The Right, Purchased Yesterday 9.6oz For $5.32. And The Lid Doesn’t Fit Properly On The New Can, It Won’t Stay On
Amanda Lawshe 3 years ago
I read their reply to a customer that questioned that, the company claims they’ve improved their manufacturing process so that it takes less coffee to make the same stretch cup, I’m gonna call bs on that
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Michael Largey 3 years ago
The lid won't close because it keeps leaving room for the missing coffee to show up.
Gustav Gallifrey 3 years ago
It'll make 200 drinks! Not much flavour at all in any of them, but yes! 200!
Richard Gugula II 3 years ago
10 bucks at Costco for 40+ oz. Membership pays for itself if I only bought coffee from there.
Kim Lorton 3 years ago
Starbucks sells me 1 lb. Of beans, 16 oz. And it may be more expensive, but at least it’s not. 12 oz. Of not so great tasting coffee. I grind every 2 days as I love the blend and the fresh taste. Yukon blend. Wonderful and not bitter when made a bit stronger.
Kim Lorton 3 years ago
I started to buy beans. Except for the husbands coffee likes. He enjoys EOC Maple Bourbon flavor. I tend toward non flavored coffee and put the sugar free flavors in to it. But, a pound of coffee at the grocery store, ground, isn’t a pound, but 12 oz. For 8.99-10.00 . Starbucks has my favorite blend, Yukon Blend, 1 pound of beans, 16 oz. Is 19.99. But I am not short changed on product! Rather pay more for better coffee than ore for cheaper and less weight coffee. I prefer the fresh grind! Will grind every day or so, to get that taste.
Bevo Nostro 3 years ago
Transfer the grounds and save the old can. Then unlearn how to read numbers. There, I fixed it for you.
#42
Glass Coke Bottles Shrunk
Nick Mooney 3 years ago
330ml is the standard size of a can over the world so probably not a bad thing.
Ivo H 3 years ago
330ml is pretty much a standard now as far as I noticed. I think I’ve never seen 385ml bottle before
jade s 3 years ago
In the UK glass bottles used to be 250 ml so actually an improvement. Also they shrunk the original flavour bottles here because the gov decided to add sugar tax for being unhealthy. They shrunk the bottle so they could charge the same but now still put the price up.
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patricia patricia 3 years ago
The bottle on the right has been dieting and exercising every day
#43
I Want My 1.6oz Back
Gareth Ratcliffe 3 years ago
Never seen tea in a bottle before. Welcome to the end of the world.
Peeka_Mimi 3 years ago
So how do they package your iced tea in the England? In Germany when I lived there we had iced tea in a bottle, same with France and Ireland.
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Garry Cowan 3 years ago
Got to say it's strange as a British person seeing people talking about liquids in ounces instead of millilitres
BeepBeepBoopBoop 3 years ago
teabag tea tastes different. And it's more common it drink tea bag tea warm in the US where I am. I mean I just tried milk in my tea for the first time because I had never heard of it. Plus the tea in a bottle is a lot quicker when you want it in a pinch
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Epona 3 years ago
I like this brand of tea! I really like the raspberry flavour. I do wish they wouldn't fill the bottles quite so full (as much as I like the taste) because I have to be very careful when I open them (especially in a moving vehicle) because it is very easy to spill it when it is that full *I know this is a first world problem, but it is annoying, I don't want to waste yummy tea!* Dear Pure Leaf: ease off a little bit (like a teaspoon's worth) when filling these bottles, please!
#44
Well Now They’ve Gone Too Far. [keebler Rainbow Chips Deluxe - Should Have 3 M&m’s Per Cookie]
![Well Now They’ve Gone Too Far. [keebler Rainbow Chips Deluxe - Should Have 3 M&m’s Per Cookie]](https://www.boredpanda.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/637dcc44c80b6_yk2wsff552u91__700.jpg "Well Now They’ve Gone Too Far. [keebler Rainbow Chips Deluxe - Should Have 3 M&m’s Per Cookie]")
Lakota Wolf 3 years ago
Are they somehow guaranteed to be three M&Ms per cookie? Does the packaging say so? I looked at screenshots of the packaging and I don't see any guarantees of three M&Ms per cookie. The photo of the cookie on the pack has three M&Ms, but product pics on packaging are usually Photoshopped anyway. I'm not trying to say that they're not a gyp, but I don't know where OP is getting "they're supposed to have three M&Ms per cookie" from.
#45
Not The Santitas Chips!!!
Kim Lorton 3 years ago
We order chips. And salsa Fromm the taquerias, and thee baggies for large is huge! We eat some then bag up and enjoy for a week or so. Same price as two anemic bags of store chips. But oh so much better! Then the lg. salsa? I add to it with my own blend and it tastes amazing.
#46
The Gag Is, They Raise The Prices Anyway
Mihai Mara 3 years ago
Here, let me help you, it says "Companies use this tactic to avoid raising prices". Don't know how putting a yellow circle on a Doritos package means not raising prices though. :))))) :P
Load More Replies... Amused panda 3 years ago
For those who can't make it out, Oreos on the left is 14.3oz (405g) and the one on the right 12.2oz (345g). Doritos, however, I've not a clue.
Nightshade1972 2 years ago (edited)
Of course they're raising prices. Years ago, I politely emailed Quaker because I noticed that their granola bars had gone from 12 per box, to 10 per box, at the same price. They gave me the same song and dance about "we didn't want to raise prices." I responded, "If you're charging me the same, but there are two less bars per box, guess what, you're raising prices!"
Epona 3 years ago
If you click the lucygucyapplejuicey in the bottom left corner of the picture above, it opens up the Reddit page and you can click on the image in that Reddit post and zoom in on the image a little bit better (only a little bit) and sort of see the writing on the chip packaging. I don't mean to insult anyone or sound like a know-it-all! Only trying to help!
Bevo Nostro 3 years ago
Yeah, I hate it when you ask for oreo birthday cookies and they try to sell you regular oreos or even flaming hot doritos...
Fitz_N_Fartz 3 years ago
Come on, got my magnifying glass in front of the screen and still blurry......
#47
Almond Breeze Shorting The Weight. I Reported It To My Weight And Measures Agency
Mihai Mara 3 years ago
Volume is not measured like that. Use a volume meter, usually a recipient with volume markings on it.
Kharyss 3 years ago
It says on the carton it contains 1.89 L (or 1890 ml). The scale is weighing in ml. To make it worse they’re weighing the liquid and the carton together and it’s still only 1698 ml.
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Holly Benedict 3 years ago
It have a scale that will measure liquids in ml but only specifically cow milk or water (one setting for each) anything else wouldn't be correct because of density. Like a cup is a volume weight not a mass weight. A cup of sugar is going to weigh more in grams or ounces than a cup of flour. ML is a measure of volume. These scales use mass of a commonly used liquid for baking like milk or water to determine volume.
Ashley Marquis 3 years ago
Ummmm.... I don't think you understand, it isn't sold by weight, it's sold by volume. Eight fluid ounces of milk will not usually weigh a half a pound. Confusing...unless you paid attention in school.
Josh Croteau 3 years ago
You can weigh liquids, dairy milk is 1.04g per mL, water is 1:1 g to mL. Most bakers, myself included, do not use volumetric measurements because they are not nearly as precise.
Load More Replies... Bevo Nostro 3 years ago
Obviously you are reading this upside down, they actually put 8691 ounces in there...
Josh Croteau 3 years ago
Hur Hur Hur, so edgy and smort. Explain milk of magnesia then.
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Ichiban Flavour Packs Have Gotten Smaller. Found An Old Pack In My Spice Drawer, Old Has Much More Spice Than New
Amused panda 3 years ago
Just because the little sachets are smaller doesn't automatically mean the product is less, they might have been able to fit the same amount of product in a smaller sachet by wasting less space. (I can't actually see anything on those little sachets to indicate the contents have been reduced.)
Chris McEwen 3 years ago
If you check the ingredients on that flavour pack, you might find it is primarily MSG and salt. Use stock (chicken, beef, vegetable) and add your own spice. Better tasting and better for you.
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Sonnovab Kegeles 3 years ago
On the bright side, For whatever it's worth,, the sodium in these packs are horribly high, makes these incredibly unhealthy. So the bright spot is, lowering the amount of the spice pack, may also mean lowering the overall salt content.
#49
Ordered A Bec. 7 Bucks. I Actually Laughed When I Opened It
Amanda Underhill 2 years ago
Where do you live that that hideous thing is considered legal?!?! Last time I was on the Island, I made the HUGE mistake of ordering BEC,Bs&p, at... a... BODEGA! Don't do it.
#50
Ihop’s Full Stack Of Pancakes. Not Even Half The Plate Anymore
tinu o 3 years ago (edited)
I feel like this should be the standard portion per person (with lower pricing of course), it just looks unappetizing in this picture lol
RandomFrog(He/They️️) 3 years ago
Yeah the portion looks fine. Just wish there were more blueberries. And it looked more appetizing.
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Old Roadie 3 years ago
Their hotcakes filled the plate on my last visit. This new standard is disheartening.
#51
Hot Pockets Used To Go Like An Inch Past The Sleeve On Each Side
#52
This Is What Used To Be Lidl’s Dark Chocolate. “New Taste” Must Be So Good That It Can’t Even Be Legally Called Chocolate Anymore
Lyuben Petkov 3 years ago
I do not know about Lidl.s dark compound, but Tesco used to have really excellent milk chocolate (made in Czechia)
Weirdest Bi You’ll Ever Meet 3 years ago
I LOVE DARK CHOCOLATE! I will eat whatever has dark chocolate in it. Dark choco is the best.
Jason 3 years ago
You're basically just hosing the employees who have to spend time putting everything back on the shelves
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Chick-Fil-A Only Offers Small Milkshakes Now For The Price Of What Large Use To Be ($5.00), Fair Deal?
Shyla Bouche 3 years ago
For $3, I can buy half a gallon of ice cream at Aldi's, and make my own shake.
Mary Ann Burgess 3 years ago
The chicken on the sandwiches has also shrunk. The bun is now bigger than the piece of chicken.
#54
Not Only Did The Dollar Store Become The $1.25 Store, But This Is Happening A Lot Too
Elladine DesIsles 3 years ago
Here in Canada, the dollar stores are now, at best, $1-$5 dollar stores.
#55
Whitman: Less Chocolate, Same Price!
Amused panda 3 years ago (edited)
The thing which annoys me about this type of shrinkflation is the packaging doesn't reduce around the food so you are probably paying for the same amount of packaging, and most likely increased packaging cost, and it is bad for the enviroment.
Weirdest Bi You’ll Ever Meet 3 years ago
I will eat anything that has dark chocolate. Just saying.
#56
Found One In The Wild! Same Price, 2 Cookies Less
River (they/them) 3 years ago
They bought a king size double stuf and are comparing it to the king size original. Not even the same product.
#57
Thats Some Aggressive Shrinkflation
BeepBeepBoopBoop 3 years ago
we have a lemon and a lime one in our fridge, pretty useful when my recipes only call for a little lemon or lime juice, so I don't have to waste a whole one, cuz I never know what to do with them after
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#58
Almost Like They Didn’t Even Try To Hide It. From 322 Feet To 318 Feet
Brenda Spagnola-Wilson 3 years ago
Email them, tell them how unhappy you are about it. At the very least they'll probably send you coupons.
The Alpha Geek 3 years ago
But it's clearly explained on the packaging... 8 rolls = 48 mega rolls, minus 4 rolls divided by 3.5 mini rolls multiplied by the square root of 36 half rolls.
Joshua David 3 years ago
When the pandemic hit, my partner and I ordered bidets for our toilets. Best devices ever. You know that brown crayon dump that takes half a roll of tp to make clean? Bidet in seconds. Bidet takes seconds and it's economical. I am using 2 squares to dab and never more. Great for people like me who have a septic tank.
#59
Same Packaging, 37.5% Less Pepperoni. 8 Oz Turns To 5 Oz
#60
See The Value Is They Give Me Less But Charge Me More…
#61
Subway Eat Less Instead Of Fresh
#62
4.2oz Smaller And 20¢ More Expensive Than Last Week
Joshua David 3 years ago
Them strawberries on the package though. Can we discuss marketing tactics quick...?
Amused panda 3 years ago
Just imagine how much more expensive it would've been if they'd not also shrunk the size.
#63
From 887ml To 665ml
#64
Did Not Expect To See The Bottom Of This Box Of Egg Rolls So Quickly. I'm Furious
#65
My In Flight Snack. I Have Never Seen A Bag Of Chips This Small
#66
Little Tricky. Same Total Weight, But Less Of Everything. Looks Like They Replaced Some Expensive Ingredients With More Filler
#67
It Happened, They Came For “The Pint” Size. Now 14oz
#68
Milano Cookies - Fewer Ounces And Don’t Taste As Good
Couldnt_find_a_decent_name 3 years ago
I always see these at the store but I don’t think I’ve ever tried them.
#69
What $25 Gets You In 2022 vs. 2021
Amy 3 years ago
The bigger problem is that you were ever willing to pay $25 for a single drink.
Jason 3 years ago
You can find a good steak dinner for 25 dollars? Other than home cooked of course
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#70
Kettle Chips: Now With 13% Less Chips For The Same Price
#71
Whey Protein Shrinkflation
#72
The Bastards Even Got To The Tofu - It’s Underweight By 50 Grams - Isn’t This Illegal?
Chucky Cheezburger 3 years ago
The fact that the water weight looks to be added as product weight seems like a big ol' load of horse pee.
Load More Replies... Couldnt_find_a_decent_name 3 years ago
Eh no one needs that much tofu /s pls don’t come after me
BeepBeepBoopBoop 3 years ago
gosh I hate that this place makes you literally have to explain that you're making a joke. Dumb
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Dollar And A Quarter Tree Shrinkflation Yesterday
#74
When You Still Have A Stockpile Of Your Old Product That You're Selling Alongside The New Product
#75
Suave Naturals Conditioner. Left: Old Bottle, $1.99 For 30 Fl Oz. Right: New Bottle, $1.69 For 22.5 Fl Oz. Store Touts A “Price Drop!” Actually A 13% Price Increase
#76
Large Chips At Chipotle Now Uses Their Regular Bags, Regular Chips Are Small Bags Containing 7-8 Chips
#77
Old Family Size 17.2 Oz / New Size Only 14.6 For The Same Price!
crazy_stupid 3 years ago
This is why I keep buying "family" size and "share" packs and eat the lot myself, as they are individual portions!
#78
I Bought Two Sets Of Cutlery For The Office From Dollarama. When I Was Opening Them, I Saw The Old Ones Come In Packs Of 4 And The New Ones Come In Packs Of 3 Table Settings. Both Are $4
#79
Check Out Our ‘New Look’! Notice Anything?
Alexandra Davis 3 years ago
Like the other one, it'll be more concentrated and have less water so better for the environment
Moonerdizzle 3 years ago
But it's not more concentrated. Just a smaller amount of the same concentration
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This Is Really Starting To P**s Me Off, 50ml Shrinkage
Alexandra Davis 3 years ago
In the UK most spray deodorants have shrunk as they've learnt how to compress the same amount into smaller bottles so it's using less metal and better for the environment? Surely the same thing here? Some here have like halved in size but lots of independent tests showed they contained the same amount of spray
CG 3 years ago
If that's true, then that makes sense. I feel like I have these deodorant cans for a good 2-3 months.
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New Bounty Paper Towel On The Left, Old Bounty On The Right. Both Packs Bought At Costco. Width Is Smaller & The Towel Itself Is Thinner
Erin Eubanks 3 years ago
Well there's your first mistake. Costco paper towels are waaay better than Bounty.
#82
Bagel Holes Are Getting Bigger
#83
Didn’t Think I’d Notice The Smaller Size With The Re-Design, Did You, Crest
Couldnt_find_a_decent_name 3 years ago
Oh but now it removes 90% of surface stains instead of 80%
#84
10% Smaller Yet Same Number Of Advertised Laundry Loads
Alexandra Davis 3 years ago
Most places in the Uk are doing this as they are more concentrated so have less water and better for environment- this is a good thing
Boba 3 years ago
Yes, but the consumer is likely using the same amount, so it doesn't help much
Load More Replies... Brenda Spagnola-Wilson 3 years ago
You can actually use much less detergent in the washer than they tell you to. Unless the clothes are extremely dirty (kid rolled in mud) or have a truly bad smell, you can use 1/2 to 2/3 what is recommended. Been doing it for years. Figured we saved about 4-5 bottles worth a year. Not a lot, but every little bit helps. ***NOTE: THINGS LIKE BLANKETS, RUGS, CURTAINS (heavy loads) SHOULD USE THE FULL RECOMMENDED AMOUNT AS THEY AREN'T WASHED AS OFTEN & ARE HARDER TO GET CLEAN!***
#85
Not Monster Too!! Same Price, Different Can, Went From 16 Oz To 12 Oz
TomBeingPushed 3 years ago
Can be a thing with the OZ measurement. Where I live we have standard sizes of cans of 500ml and 333ml for all drinks.
#86
"Still 32 Ounces" Not!
Couldnt_find_a_decent_name 3 years ago
That’s true, technically they aren’t wrong
Load More Replies... PissedOffProfessor 3 years ago
I used to work at a Duke's manufacturing plant. If only you could see how much the company wastes and how much product employees walk out with everyday...well, maybe you wouldn't, but I was!
#87
Shrinkflation At Amc Theatres - Again
#88
Thats It! I'm Done!
Libstak 3 years ago (edited)
True but who hasn't recently gone past these snack size packs and noticed they are wayyyy too small now to bother with at the price?
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TotallyNOTaFox 3 years ago
Fun size my butt - if they keep on making them even smaller they can sell them as pills in a few years
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JJ 3 years ago
The thing that makes me angry about this is not that there is less of the product or that it costs more in the end. It makes me really, really angry that the packaging is not shrinked or even bigger than before (to scam customers). That's such a waste of resources the planet and we cannot afford.
Truth Speakin' 3 years ago
Resources??? How about the fact that they charge MORE...for LESS... and while we pay much more for basic necessities...the companies are making millions, if not billions, in profit per quarter... hope s**t changes soon...and we all see the fuckery that's eating us alive
Load More Replies... DC 3 years ago (edited)
That's why they need regulations, period. If a totally free market would exist, rid of all regulation and liability, what would companies do then? What they did BEFORE stuff got regulated - poison rivers, trash their surrounding, rip off customers. A market within the boundaries we agree upon is totally fine, but unless regulation is sufficiently in place, ripping off people still is profitable and therefore, done. Shareholders don't care about that. We haven't understood yet that capitalism is what the name indicates, not like communism or socialism (where the real systems declared being such were neither good, nor what they were calling themselves), capitalism means the regentship of capital. And as ripping off customers by limiting choices and halfway disguised resizing stuff improves profit, even if peopel are pissed at it, it is one of their ways to squeeze out whatever they get their hands on. As alsway - companies collect the federal aides to reduce the impact of inflation, shift the cost to the customers and/or working people, and still never stop complaining how hard everything is and how they provide for everyone and take risks and stuff. Bollocks, am Arsch, you are ripping off anyone and your own Grandma, dear four major food companies left on this earth, and you should not get away with it.
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Effseven Six 3 years ago
Could this fall under some mental abuse law? This is sort of like gaslighting, but on a major scale.
Stannous Flouride 3 years ago
Early this year Charmin toilet tissue suddenly got about 1cm (1/2") narrower. I noticed it when I switched rolls because my old holder barely fit the wider ones. (I wish I'd taken a photo of it but given that I still use the same length the width isn't very important anyway.)
Lara Verne 3 years ago
Aand local pizza place, who used to have lots of customers and big earnings, is suddenly struggling to keep their business afloat. Probably because their food portions are half the size they used to be, and prices are twice as big.
Caroline Sinclair 3 years ago
Packaging designers are blatantly given the brief "we want to make the product 50% smaller and sell it for the same price", so they come up with these ideas. Maybe they should develop a conscience?
Tim 3 years ago
It's food. People need to keep buying it to, you know, live.
Load More Replies... JJ 3 years ago
The thing that makes me angry about this is not that there is less of the product or that it costs more in the end. It makes me really, really angry that the packaging is not shrinked or even bigger than before (to scam customers). That's such a waste of resources the planet and we cannot afford.
Truth Speakin' 3 years ago
Resources??? How about the fact that they charge MORE...for LESS... and while we pay much more for basic necessities...the companies are making millions, if not billions, in profit per quarter... hope s**t changes soon...and we all see the fuckery that's eating us alive
Load More Replies... DC 3 years ago (edited)
That's why they need regulations, period. If a totally free market would exist, rid of all regulation and liability, what would companies do then? What they did BEFORE stuff got regulated - poison rivers, trash their surrounding, rip off customers. A market within the boundaries we agree upon is totally fine, but unless regulation is sufficiently in place, ripping off people still is profitable and therefore, done. Shareholders don't care about that. We haven't understood yet that capitalism is what the name indicates, not like communism or socialism (where the real systems declared being such were neither good, nor what they were calling themselves), capitalism means the regentship of capital. And as ripping off customers by limiting choices and halfway disguised resizing stuff improves profit, even if peopel are pissed at it, it is one of their ways to squeeze out whatever they get their hands on. As alsway - companies collect the federal aides to reduce the impact of inflation, shift the cost to the customers and/or working people, and still never stop complaining how hard everything is and how they provide for everyone and take risks and stuff. Bollocks, am Arsch, you are ripping off anyone and your own Grandma, dear four major food companies left on this earth, and you should not get away with it.
Load More Replies... Effseven Six 3 years ago
Could this fall under some mental abuse law? This is sort of like gaslighting, but on a major scale.
Stannous Flouride 3 years ago
Early this year Charmin toilet tissue suddenly got about 1cm (1/2") narrower. I noticed it when I switched rolls because my old holder barely fit the wider ones. (I wish I'd taken a photo of it but given that I still use the same length the width isn't very important anyway.)
Lara Verne 3 years ago
Aand local pizza place, who used to have lots of customers and big earnings, is suddenly struggling to keep their business afloat. Probably because their food portions are half the size they used to be, and prices are twice as big.
Caroline Sinclair 3 years ago
Packaging designers are blatantly given the brief "we want to make the product 50% smaller and sell it for the same price", so they come up with these ideas. Maybe they should develop a conscience?
Tim 3 years ago
It's food. People need to keep buying it to, you know, live.
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