shrinkflation

  • Two Pringles cans and some chips are on the left; one can is taller than the other. On the right, an open can of Libby’s Vienna sausages in liquid sits on a wooden surface.
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    20 Companies That Took Shrinkflation Too Far

    In a world where every penny counts, some companies have found a sneaky way to protect their profits without raising prices: shrinkflation. That’s right, products that look familiar on the shelf are secretly smaller, lighter, or less packed than before,…

  • Left: A hand holding a small bag of Doritos Minis Cool Ranch chips. Right: A clear plastic bag filled with cereal, held up by someone.
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    20 Brands That Thought They Could Get Away With Shrinkflation

    From chips and chocolate to soap and soda, major brands have been giving customers less for their money. Shoppers are starting to notice, and social media has become a spotlight for exposing these tactics. These twenty companies thought they could…

  • Left: A box of Premier chocolate chip cookies with an open plastic tray holding cookies. Right: Bags of Herr's Restaurant Style Tortilla Chips displayed bottom-up on a store shelf.
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    20 Shrinkflation Fails That Are Cause For Concern

    Prices are rising and consumers are feeling the effects in more ways than one. Shrinkflation is the subtle practice of reducing product sizes while keeping prices the same, and it is becoming harder to ignore. From cereal boxes that mysteriously…

  • Left image: A peeled, hollow egg shell held over a wooden table. Right image: A slice of Swiss cheese with a single large hole in the center, also held over a wood floor. Text labels them as "The Hollow Egg" and "The Lazy Swiss Cheese.
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    18 Images of Food Items That Quietly Got Smaller

    The last possible thing you want to deal with when spending your hard-earned money on food is to realize that you ended up completely losing the food lottery. Maybe it was a bag of chips that came up far too…