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You may have seen this manufacturers trick (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 year ago by Antimutt to c/ukcasual

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Out of the packet with a divot taken out. Makes it look just the same size. I'll be comparing weight in future.

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[–] [email protected] 24 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Shrinkflation is so fucking patronising and misleading. I'd rather pay more for the same quantity than this nonsense.

[–] MegaUltraChicken 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

100% agree. I'm not gonna say the average consumer is a genius, but they aren't that stupid. It's insulting.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago

Thank you for calling it by its right name. Insulting is exactly what it is

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

It was so disappointing when, after years of proudly stating that, unlike other brands, their multipack bags were full size, Seabrook crips quietly reduced their multipack sizes down to 25g.

Mars/Snickers in Australia have reached the point where the "Twin" bars are roughly the same weight that the original bars were 20 years ago.