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floridacatlover
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Shrinkflation

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Here is a great story from the NYT. A man after my heart.

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/26/climate/fighting-shrinkflation-consumer-products.html
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What a fabulous article! I love that he is also fighting against the digital discount coupons, which I also find difficulty to use.
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I like to read the comments
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MackerelCat
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FloridaCat, that is an awesome article. Thank you for pointing it out! Loved the comment that recommended not spending because money is power.

Trying to figure out a good price on toilet paper gives me a headache. And I just noticed that the store brand granola bars we buy have become a little shorter. They used to fill the wrapper and now I can pinch the empty end between thumb and fingers.

The butter versus margarine issue is controversial for cooks, but I noticed that Blue Bonnet and Imperial margarine now have so little vegetable oil in the product that they would not be suitable for baking.

I don't use digital coupons because I am leery of giving so much access to my phone.
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MackerelCat wrote: Sun Nov 27, 2022 11:25 am FloridaCat, that is an awesome article. Thank you for pointing it out! Loved the comment that recommended not spending because money is power.

Trying to figure out a good price on toilet paper gives me a headache. And I just noticed that the store brand granola bars we buy have become a little shorter. They used to fill the wrapper and now I can pinch the empty end between thumb and fingers.

The butter versus margarine issue is controversial for cooks, but I noticed that Blue Bonnet and Imperial margarine now have so little vegetable oil in the product that they would not be suitable for baking.

I don't use digital coupons because I am leery of giving so much access to my phone.
In the comments, some people mention that smaller sizes are sometimes a better deal than larger sizes. Even without my coupon, it was less expensive to buy two 28-bag boxes of Hefty bags than one 56-bag box. Your recent experience buying individual boxes of Mac and cheese rather than the multipack “deal” is similar.
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floridacatlover wrote: Sun Nov 27, 2022 12:22 pm In the comments, some people mention that smaller sizes are sometimes a better deal than larger sizes. Even without my coupon, it was less expensive to buy two 28-bag boxes of Hefty bags than one 56-bag box. Your recent experience buying individual boxes of Mac and cheese rather than the multipack “deal” is similar.
I really think companies are counting on panicky shoppers to not do the math and just grab the large package, assuming it is a good deal. There are too many shenanigans going on lately, though. Gotta do the math or get taken to the cleaners!
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