Shrinkflation

[Barriehie]

I've seen it but rarely purchase targeted items. I'm more of a fresh fruits, veggies, and protein kind of shopper...

shrinkflation

 

[SandwichShortOfAPicnic]

Drives me nuts. The reduction in size for me often means there's no longer enough to cover 4 people and I have to buy two of something I previously needed only one of. This doubling in cost annoys me so much the brand ends up on my shit list and I'll go out of my way to stop buying it.

They think people don't notice but most of us do. It's instinctive to look at how much food (in volume) there is. I'd rather a small increase in price rather than doubling of my bill.

 

[Rocklobster]

I personally stick to whole foods so we aren't affected by a lot by shrinkflation. Just the good ol' inflation. definitely see it, though. I'm wondering how small they will gradually make things. Remember those teeny weenie boxes of raisins? lol

 

[TastyReuben]

I think the funniest example (if I can use that word) that I noticed has to do with boxes of saltine crackers.

A standard box originally was the size it is because that was the size required to snugly fit four individually-wrapped sleeves of crackers. The box was essentially a thin cardboard wrapper for the four sleeves. They’ve been this size for decades and decades.

Imagine my surprise a while back when I opened a new box and…the sleeves of crackers were only about 75% as long/tall as they used to be - same size box, much smaller/shorter sleeves of crackers inside.

 

[Barriehie]

I went to get a can of diced tomatoes and I'm thinking 15 oz. but the can appeared small; it was 10 oz.

 

[badjak]

I am sure they are putting less tea in the teabags...
Now I need 2 per cup.
And loose tea is not an option as it is as fine as the stuff in the bags and comes out of my tea egg

 

[CookieMonster]

I think the funniest example (if I can use that word) that I noticed has to do with boxes of saltine crackers.

A standard box originally was the size it is because that was the size required to snugly fit four individually-wrapped sleeves of crackers. The box was essentially a thin cardboard wrapper for the four sleeves. They’ve been this size for decades and decades.

Imagine my surprise a while back when I opened a new box and…the sleeves of crackers were only about 75% as long/tall as they used to be - same size box, much smaller/shorter sleeves of crackers inside.

our market(s) stock the old style "big" plus the smallers plus a 'mini-box' of just two (short) sleeves.
personally I like the 'smaller' four pack - the ordinal size longer sleeves seem to stale before we eat the full qty in the sleeve . . .

 

[SandwichShortOfAPicnic]

Tin of sweetcorn was the last one I noticed a few weeks ago. I rarely buy it so I'm sure they'd reduced the size in stages but to me the can was so small I spent ages looking for the 'normal size' tin. Nope the little tin in my hand is the large tin now.
Unfortunately it was for tuna sweetcorn jacket potatoes and the tuna tins have also shrunk and incredible amount, and to top if off the baking potatoes are all tiny.

In one shop it went from being cheap easy filling food to an expensive irritation!

 

[Barriehie]

I am sure they are putting less tea in the teabags...
Now I need 2 per cup.
And loose tea is not an option as it is as fine as the stuff in the bags and comes out of my tea egg

I've found that with my current loose tea supply I have to give the tea egg a few shakes before immersion or just eat the bottom of the cup and call it fiber...