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While we are dealing in anecdotes, I buy mostly processed foods and I can only think of a single food item I regularly purchase that has seen a price increase,
by loosescrews 5y ago
While we are dealing in anecdotes, I buy mostly processed foods and I can only think of a single food item I regularly purchase that has seen a price increase, and that was small and due to a change in the grocery store's suppliers. In fact, I have been seeing more sales recently on items I would purchase anyway which I think has dropped my food costs a bit.
- cableshaft 5y agoProcessed/packaged food/goods has another trick where they give you less but it seems like the same amount, and charge you the same, so you don't notice it as much. I bet you a lot of those things you're buying you're actually getting less than you were 1-2 years ago. They reduce the number of toilet roll sheets by 30-40, or the ounces in the package go down 3-4 oz, or they give you 1 less hot dog. Here's a site that tracks the downsizing (I've also seen it called 'Shrinkflation'), and there are a lot of examples on the site. I'm sure you'll find something (probably multiple somethings) you buy on there that got downsized in the last year or two. https://www.mouseprint.org/category/downsiz/ https://www.mouseprint.org/category/downsiz/ The top one on there shows they reduced Dorito's bags from 9 3/4 oz to 9 1/4 oz....sneaky sneaky!