Another form of shrinkflation is related to sales tax. Something I never used to see, across dozens of U.S. states, is sales tax being added separately to the

Another form of shrinkflation is related to sales tax. Something I never used to see, across dozens of U.S. states, is sales tax being added separately to the posted price of beeer. But now, when I pay $8 for a 16-oz. drink, they often add the sales tax to that instead of including it in the price as they used to. I guess few enough people pay cash any more that making change with coins doesn't slow down the process too much.