New word: shrinkflation...
Shrinkflation describes manufacturers making small changes to products, usually in quantity or size so the selling price remains the same.An example would be a “Party Size” bag of corn chips used to be 18 ounces and now it's 15.5 ounces.
I noticed this with the bar soap I've been using for years. It was out of stock in a few stores for months and now the bars are smaller but the box is the same size.
Expect more of shrinkflation to come!
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They did that with disposable diapers all the time when my children were babies.
The other day I opened a bag of potato chips and there was about six of them inside. I believe the air pumped into the bag weighed more than the chips
Fun fact: If you switch from bar soap to liquid soap you'll never have to deal with soap scum again. In your sink or shower. Surprising how many people don't realize that and continue to use nasty bar soap.
Went to Dollar Tree a bit ago. HA..they got in carpet foam cans. Grabbed one..??What is the ones on other shelf above. HUH!
They think people are idiots. Sorry..we see what you are doing.
What is aggravating is not the scam as much as there are certain things that are used by volume or weight. So when they mess with those, it throws off what may be being made with the product.
Guess cooks have to go back to a pinch, a glug and a splash or glop.