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It's not just reducing the amount of the product, a lot of products also reformulate to make things cheaper to produce while keeping the price to the consumer t
by mathieuh 3y ago
It's not just reducing the amount of the product, a lot of products also reformulate to make things cheaper to produce while keeping the price to the consumer the same.
https://www.theguardian.com/money/2023/oct/21/shrinkflation-youre-right-from-gin-to-butter-quantity-and-quality-are-taking-a-hit https://www.theguardian.com/money/2023/oct/21/shrinkflation-...
- andersrs 3y agoaka shitflation
- ceejayoz 3y agoI’ve seen it called “skimpflation”. Skimp on ingredients instead of shrinking the product.
- andersrs 3y agoThat's a good one but there are other forms too. 1. You turn up to buy the store brand of x commodity food but it's out of stock. Stockflation? 2. Bad service. Long waiting times at a restaurant for example.