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A “pint” of ice cream is only 14 oz now. A package of bacon used to be 16 oz but now it’s 9-12 oz. But in order to make it seem like a lot, they slice the bacon

A “pint” of ice cream is only 14 oz now. A package of bacon used to be 16 oz but now it’s 9-12 oz. But in order to make it seem like a lot, they slice the bacon so thin, the pieces stretch and get ruined as you pull them from the package. Same goes for OJ. For those things you can’t shrink, like eggs, they are over $6/dozen in San Fran, I’ve seen some for $10/dozen.

vel0city 5y ago
The bacon thing really frustrates me. Bacon slices are getting way too dang thin, I need to go to the butcher counter for the fresh sliced bacon to get actual thick cuts again.
- moate 5y ago
  idk about what's available in your area, but are a variety of brands that sell "Thick(er)" cut bacon. They're often a better buy per-pound in my area (NJ) than the equivalent "regular" sliced bacon. That's not even getting into the insanity that is Peter Luger's bacon.
- philsnow 5y ago
  Costco has great bacon, sliced fairly thick (though not as thick as you'd get from a butcher)
- vidarh 5y ago
  And you have to look out for ones pumped full of lots of water.
bntyhntr 5y ago
In NYC last year eggs were like 2.50-3.00/dozen on a bad day. Are you shopping somewhere crazy or are nyc and sf that disconnected? I mean, I have seen $10/dozen but they were some premium organic (not kidding) imported from Japan eggs in the Japanese mart.
- NathanKP 5y ago
  I buy $7/dozen eggs in NYC, but they are from hens pasture raised on an all natural diet by Amish farms. However, there are still plenty of cheap eggs in NYC too. You can get $3/dozen eggs easy. Eggs are one of the types of food where you can observe a massive difference in quality based on price. The $3/dozen eggs have extremely thin white shells that crack almost too easily. The yolks are pale yellow, and runny, and burst just from falling into the pan. The $7/dozen eggs have brown shells that are very thick and take a few hard whacks to break. The yolks are a rich orange color and thick. It takes a few pokes to break the yolk in the pan. And that's just the appearance. Taste and smell are totally different too, with the $7/dozen of eggs being much more flavorful, and frying better. On the topic of shrinkflation I think eggs are actually a great example. You now have to pay $7/dozen to get high quality eggs. If you buy the cheap eggs you are getting an extremely subpar egg from what must have been an extremely sickly chicken. The egg itself hasn't shrunk, but the quality has certainly declined.
- farmerstan 5y ago
  This is Safeway. Prices of eggs at least in the SF Bay Area are insane. I will try to take a pic for non-believers.
- AlgorithmicTime 5y ago
  Eggs are like $1 per dozen at Aldi here.
skohan 5y ago
That's insane - I can get 10 eggs in Berlin for less than 2 euros
- alkonaut 5y ago
  Beware of such eggs. They could be from a good producer but most likely not. If you buy eggs from reasonably happy animals you should be paying at least .50€ a piece. Same with pork. If you buy stuff without any (growth-)antibiotics and other nasty stuff you’ll pay a bit more. Crappy pork chops can be €5-10/kg but if you want to avoid the worst origin countries you need to pay 2-3x that.
- throwawayboise 5y ago
  Yeah that must be for true free-range eggs (note that free-range and cage-free are not the same thing). Around here eggs are often a loss-leader promotional item. $0.99/doz is not uncommon to see.
purple_ferret 5y ago
>Same goes for OJ. My favorite with the OJ is the '50% less sugar' OJ.[0] It's just half OJ at normal concentration, half water! [0]https://www.tropicana.com/products/trop50/no-pulp-trop-50 https://www.tropicana.com/products/trop50/no-pulp-trop-50
- throwawayboise 5y ago
  Buy your OJ as frozen concentrate. It's cheaper (you're not paying for the water) and you can mix it to whatever strength/flavor you like.
  - prepend 5y ago
    It’s harder to find frozen concentrate now. One of my pet peeves is that my Costco won’t carry it.

vel0city 5y ago

The bacon thing really frustrates me. Bacon slices are getting way too dang thin, I need to go to the butcher counter for the fresh sliced bacon to get actual thick cuts again.

moate 5y ago
idk about what's available in your area, but are a variety of brands that sell "Thick(er)" cut bacon. They're often a better buy per-pound in my area (NJ) than the equivalent "regular" sliced bacon. That's not even getting into the insanity that is Peter Luger's bacon.
philsnow 5y ago
Costco has great bacon, sliced fairly thick (though not as thick as you'd get from a butcher)
vidarh 5y ago
And you have to look out for ones pumped full of lots of water.

bntyhntr 5y ago

In NYC last year eggs were like 2.50-3.00/dozen on a bad day. Are you shopping somewhere crazy or are nyc and sf that disconnected? I mean, I have seen $10/dozen but they were some premium organic (not kidding) imported from Japan eggs in the Japanese mart.

NathanKP 5y ago
I buy $7/dozen eggs in NYC, but they are from hens pasture raised on an all natural diet by Amish farms. However, there are still plenty of cheap eggs in NYC too. You can get $3/dozen eggs easy. Eggs are one of the types of food where you can observe a massive difference in quality based on price. The $3/dozen eggs have extremely thin white shells that crack almost too easily. The yolks are pale yellow, and runny, and burst just from falling into the pan. The $7/dozen eggs have brown shells that are very thick and take a few hard whacks to break. The yolks are a rich orange color and thick. It takes a few pokes to break the yolk in the pan. And that's just the appearance. Taste and smell are totally different too, with the $7/dozen of eggs being much more flavorful, and frying better. On the topic of shrinkflation I think eggs are actually a great example. You now have to pay $7/dozen to get high quality eggs. If you buy the cheap eggs you are getting an extremely subpar egg from what must have been an extremely sickly chicken. The egg itself hasn't shrunk, but the quality has certainly declined.
farmerstan 5y ago
This is Safeway. Prices of eggs at least in the SF Bay Area are insane. I will try to take a pic for non-believers.
AlgorithmicTime 5y ago
Eggs are like $1 per dozen at Aldi here.

skohan 5y ago

That's insane - I can get 10 eggs in Berlin for less than 2 euros

alkonaut 5y ago
Beware of such eggs. They could be from a good producer but most likely not. If you buy eggs from reasonably happy animals you should be paying at least .50€ a piece. Same with pork. If you buy stuff without any (growth-)antibiotics and other nasty stuff you’ll pay a bit more. Crappy pork chops can be €5-10/kg but if you want to avoid the worst origin countries you need to pay 2-3x that.
throwawayboise 5y ago
Yeah that must be for true free-range eggs (note that free-range and cage-free are not the same thing). Around here eggs are often a loss-leader promotional item. $0.99/doz is not uncommon to see.

purple_ferret 5y ago

>Same goes for OJ. My favorite with the OJ is the '50% less sugar' OJ.[0] It's just half OJ at normal concentration, half water! [0]https://www.tropicana.com/products/trop50/no-pulp-trop-50 https://www.tropicana.com/products/trop50/no-pulp-trop-50

throwawayboise 5y ago
Buy your OJ as frozen concentrate. It's cheaper (you're not paying for the water) and you can mix it to whatever strength/flavor you like.
- prepend 5y ago
  It’s harder to find frozen concentrate now. One of my pet peeves is that my Costco won’t carry it.