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This has been an issue for quite a while. "Shinkflation" is what it was called before. - SSD manufacturers have been caught subbing out chips from release to m
by monksy 4y ago
This has been an issue for quite a while. "Shinkflation" is what it was called before.
- SSD manufacturers have been caught subbing out chips from release to mid market life
- Airlines cut services during the pandemic but never repriced out it without that service (I'm looking at you SAS with closing the lounge but advertising lounge access at ORD)
- Restaurants are now asking 18-30% tip on their electronic card payments.
- Restaurants and stores are cutting hours and menus extremely aggressively while increasing prices and understaffing.
- socialismisok 4y agoThat's covered in the opening paragraph. Shrinkflation is quietly selling a 14oz container for what you used to sell a pint. Skimpflation is replacing some of the cream with whole milk because it's cheaper.
- monksy 4y agohttps://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2021/08/samsung-seemingly-caught-swapping-components-in-its-970-evo-plus-ssds/ https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2021/08/samsung-seemingly-ca... This is an inferior substitution and misrepresentation of their product.
- bradleyjg 4y agoYou can add hotels that still don’t offer daily maid service.
- bombcar 4y agoEven the ones that do now default to “we will only turn down if you put the card out” which is the opposite from what it used to be.
- bombcar 4y agoMilwaukee did something with their top selling torque wrench for reasons unspecified. https://youtu.be/iusVoa21daQ https://youtu.be/iusVoa21daQ