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We all know that inflation is a major problem today. Shrinkflation is part of that too. Big Biz think they can just shrink packages or product sizes and pass them off as the same and we'll never know. They might be right on that. As an example, there was a sale at the local store on Arm & Hammer detergent......2 for $5. Well, it's not my typical purchase for laundry detergent, but I'm not a brand snob and it seemed like a good price. I've bought it before and it works, so I thought....yeah, I'll get some of that and stash it away.
Not too long ago I bought the same stuff. I can't say exactly how long ago that was, but there is no dust on the containers so it wasn't terribly long ago. The A&H container was 67.7 oz for 50 loads. The container was visibly larger for sure. However, I'm not for certain that this was the 2 for $5 deal, but it was on sale, otherwise I wouldn't have bought it.
I went to the store this week to get the deal and the containers are now 43.75 oz for 25 loads. Except that....and here's the kicker.....I looked really closely at the containers on the shelf. There were some on the shelf for the 43.75 oz.....but the others were like 39.6 oz.
They were all mixed together so I sorted out the bigger containers for my cart. They rang up at the original price of $6 per container until I gave them the ad in the paper and got them for the sale price as listed. Both of those containers were EXACTLY the same size (differnt weight), and I could feel the difference when I held one in one hand and one in the other.
It's not just inflation that's kicking us. It's shrinkflation too. I wanted to start this thread so that others could post what they are seeing on this front. It's a good reminder to check the packages.....not just the sizes, but the weight contents too. We could all benefit from a heads up on which companies are pulling this crap so that perhaps we can pay closer attention and get those bigger packages before they are gone.
I've seen before that tne method they use is to shrink the container, but put the same oz. or weight on it that the previous one was. When people see the smaller package, they look at the weight and if it's the same, they give it a pass. Later on, they shrink the weight to match the package, but nobody notices.....because they are used to the smaller package size. I think this is what happened in the example above. Later on they'll provide a 'family' size package for a 'family' sized price.....which was the same as what we had gotten in the past for a much larger price. I've noticed this on rice-a-roni packages. They shrunk the package, but the weight was the same. I'm just waiting for the weight decrease now to match the package. Grrrrr!!!!
Not too long ago I bought the same stuff. I can't say exactly how long ago that was, but there is no dust on the containers so it wasn't terribly long ago. The A&H container was 67.7 oz for 50 loads. The container was visibly larger for sure. However, I'm not for certain that this was the 2 for $5 deal, but it was on sale, otherwise I wouldn't have bought it.
I went to the store this week to get the deal and the containers are now 43.75 oz for 25 loads. Except that....and here's the kicker.....I looked really closely at the containers on the shelf. There were some on the shelf for the 43.75 oz.....but the others were like 39.6 oz.
They were all mixed together so I sorted out the bigger containers for my cart. They rang up at the original price of $6 per container until I gave them the ad in the paper and got them for the sale price as listed. Both of those containers were EXACTLY the same size (differnt weight), and I could feel the difference when I held one in one hand and one in the other.It's not just inflation that's kicking us. It's shrinkflation too. I wanted to start this thread so that others could post what they are seeing on this front. It's a good reminder to check the packages.....not just the sizes, but the weight contents too. We could all benefit from a heads up on which companies are pulling this crap so that perhaps we can pay closer attention and get those bigger packages before they are gone.
I've seen before that tne method they use is to shrink the container, but put the same oz. or weight on it that the previous one was. When people see the smaller package, they look at the weight and if it's the same, they give it a pass. Later on, they shrink the weight to match the package, but nobody notices.....because they are used to the smaller package size. I think this is what happened in the example above. Later on they'll provide a 'family' size package for a 'family' sized price.....which was the same as what we had gotten in the past for a much larger price. I've noticed this on rice-a-roni packages. They shrunk the package, but the weight was the same. I'm just waiting for the weight decrease now to match the package. Grrrrr!!!!
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I don’t remember a two step process there though. I think it went right from 16 ounces to 12 ounces a ‘pound package’. Now, of course, there are 8 ounce packages next to them so folks who price shop, will buy them instead. “Hey look, Honey, this one is a couple pennies cheaper!”
