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Walkers grab bag crisps & snacks have gone from 50 grams to 45 or 40 grams
And packets of Crisps as well, and the number of packets in the big multi-packs.
Multipacks are an area where you need to be extremely careful; Poundland often has branded multipacks ( e.g. Walker's Crisps ) which contain two packs fewer than the same product in the mainstream supermarkets and therefore are not the bargain they at first appear to be.Multi-pack crisps are terrible. A lot seem to have dropped from six to five packs, and the individual packs themselves are smaller too.
That's a particularly egregious one, not least because Space Raiders belong to a particular sub-genre of snacks known nationwide as "10p crisps"!Space Raiders
Used to be a pack of 10 for £1. That moved to a pack of 8 for £1 and has been like that for quite some time. Now they are being replaced by a pack of 6 for £1.
Travesty!
Lucozade is a recent example. Previously 1 litre for £1, now 900ml for... £1.
Schloer was 1 litre now 750 Ml"Shrinkflation" is the business practice where pack sizes of items (often food items) shrink in size or quantity, yet the selling price remains the same, or even increases!
An example: Packs of McVities (Jaffa Cakes) Cake Bars came, until recently, in packs of eight and were being sold for £1 at my local discount retailer.
Now the pack size has been reduced to seven cake bars, yet the price has remained at £1, which seems slightly sharp practice.
Any other examples out there?
P.S. Fairly sure that tubs of Nestlé Quality Street, Cadbury's Roses / Cadbury's Heroes (and similar other products) no longer contain 1 kg of contents, if indeed they ever did!
Same price at Tesco and Morrisons, although the latter is currently doing a two for £3 offer. Often seen changes to the effective price per unit such as is noted above temporarily allievated by multi-buy offers which subsequently quickly fall away.Schloer was 1 litre now 750 Ml
Was most of the time £1.50 in Asda now £2.20
Tesco actually did the opposite on their large bags of sweets. Used to be 85p each, 2 for £1.50 - now 75p each but no multi-buy. I prefer the latter arrangement!Same price at Tesco and Morrisons, although the latter is currently doing a two for £3 offer. Often seen changes to the effective price per unit such as is noted above temporarily allievated by multi-buy offers which subsequently quickly fall away.
Round my way the 1L bottle has remained at 1L but has gone up in price from £1 to 1.10Lucozade is a recent example. Previously 1 litre for £1, now 900ml for... £1.
That's just an inflationary increase of 10%, but I reckon that the sneakier size reduction mentioned upthread by @Class465pacer is actually the higher increase (11.1%).Round my way the 1L bottle has remained at 1L but has gone up in price from £1 to 1.10
I've got a tub of Quality Street (empty) dated 2014 - 820g, another dated 2019 - 720g, currently advertised at Tesco - 650g. (An earlier tin had 1.2kg.)P.S. Fairly sure that tubs of Nestlé Quality Street, Cadbury's Roses / Cadbury's Heroes (and similar other products) no longer contain 1 kg of contents, if indeed they ever did!
Kit Kat is similar, Poundland and Iceland both charge £1 for multipacks, 5 bars + 1 free. Tesco charge £1.50 for 9 bars, bog standard price. (I don't ever remember packs of 5 bars.)Multipacks are an area where you need to be extremely careful; Poundland often has branded multipacks ( e.g. Walker's Crisps ) which contain two packs fewer than the same product in the mainstream supermarkets and therefore are not the bargain they at first appear to be.
The big con with all laundry products is that the number of washes shown on the pack is for a 4-5Kg lightly soiled wash in a soft water area whereas most machines are at least 6Kg and should be filled as much as the machine is rated to take for maximum economy, plus most washing machines are a fair bit larger now, ours is 10Kg Haier and at £350 was hardly a super expensive machine and my Grans was the cheapest A+++ machine yet took an 8Kg load. Methinks washing detergent manufacturers need to quote an amount of washes for a 7-8Kg machine in a medium water area.Multi-pack crisps are terrible. A lot seem to have dropped from six to five packs, and the individual packs themselves are smaller too.
And, I'm not sure if its Shrinkflation as such, but i find it really difficult to buy laundry powder. Every time I go, the pack sizes seem to have changed, with there being one brand/size on offer but the different sizes make it difficult to compare prices. And even the one on offer seems quite expensive for what it is. And the discount stores seem to stock the same brands, but different pack sizes so again it is difficult to compare prices.
It's a first world problem I know but whenever I need to buy laundry powder I am left feeling ripped off!
You're supposed to change the amount of powder depending in the load??????It's also why I can't stand laundry pods/tablets as you can't properly regulate the amount relative to the load, something especially warranted if you have a machine which can detect the load size and adjust fill level to suit.
I'm surprised the machine has no power drawer/compartment as our machines at work do and they are commercial/laundrette Alliance machines and the previous IPSO machines were the same.You're supposed to change the amount of powder depending in the load??????
My approach is simple*: load the washing, tip in a bit of powder, press go.
*based on university accommodation machines, in which you put the powder in the drum with the washing, rather than in a separate drawer/compartment
On the other hand, you can now buy tins which contain only tuna; no water, brine, sunflower oil or whatever. I haven't noticed whether they're correspondingly more expensive.Gradually over several years the drained weight of small tins of tuna of all brands has shrunk in steps to 112g from 160g so now 3 tins contain just 16g more than two tins used to. Big tins have disappeared from the stores I use, I can't recall now if 400g total or 400g drained weight.
Though contrary to that, I believe Tesco own brand marzipan is now sold in 500g packs instead of 454g. I couldn't say whether the price has gone up though.Most canned products Beans, Soups. etc all used to be 454g standard size.
A lot are down to 400-425g.
Most canned products Beans, Soups. etc all used to be 454g standard size.
A lot are down to 400-425g.
Personally I would prefer it if the price increased and the size stayed the same. As mentioned, the amount of tuna in a tin has reduced. It used to be enough for 4 rounds of bread, now it isn't. Do you use 1 and a bit tins, or have three sandwiches? Similar with crisps, do you make do with a 25g packet, or open a second one, thus consuming 50g rather than the 40g?The big con with all laundry products is that the number of washes shown on the pack is for a 4-5Kg lightly soiled wash in a soft water area whereas most machines are at least 6Kg and should be filled as much as the machine is rated to take for maximum economy, plus most washing machines are a fair bit larger now, ours is 10Kg Haier and at £350 was hardly a super expensive machine and my Grans was the cheapest A+++ machine yet took an 8Kg load. Methinks washing detergent manufacturers need to quote an amount of washes for a 7-8Kg machine in a medium water area.
It's also why I can't stand laundry pods/tablets as you can't properly regulate the amount relative to the load, something especially warranted if you have a machine which can detect the load size and adjust fill level to suit.
6/09 | 85g per stated wash | 50 washes per box | 4.25kg box |
6/14 | 70g per stated wash | 45 washes per box | 3.185kg box |
7/19 | 65g per stated wash | 40 washes per box | 2.6kg box |
6/21 | 50g per stated wash | 37 washes per box | 1.85kg box |
Personally I would prefer it if the price increased and the size stayed the same. As mentioned, the amount of tuna in a tin has reduced. It used to be enough for 4 rounds of bread, now it isn't. Do you use 1 and a bit tins, or have three sandwiches? Similar with crisps, do you make do with a 25g packet, or open a second one, thus consuming 50g rather than the 40g?
Persil Non-bio powder has a habit of being 'more concentrated' so they put less weight in a box of exactly the same size. Presumably, in a laboratory setting, it is correct that you can use less powder to achieve the same result but does the average punter recalculate how much powder to put in the machine or just put the same amount in out of habit? Pricing is allover the place. Tesco for a while now has been fixed at £5 but did alternate between £9 and £4.50 and other prices in between. The same box from Morrisons (March 2021) was also £5 but 'on offer' with a full price of £11!
6/09 85g per stated wash 50 washes per box 4.25kg box
6/14 70g per stated wash 45 washes per box 3.185kg box
7/19 65g per stated wash 40 washes per box 2.6kg box
6/21 50g per stated wash 37 washes per box 1.85kg box
Some examples:
I once bought a loaf of Warburtons bread, putting it in the freezer I thought that's a bit small compared to the one already in there - it was only 750g instead of 800g but the same price.
Wagon wheels, it is claimed, have not shrunk at all. A well known comedian was booked to do a biscuit industry event, they tried the wagon wheels line and it was not at all well received, the representative insisting that they have always been that size. I cannot comment, I have never bought one.
Yorkie used to have 6 segments - with one letter printed on each chunk, now it has only five chunks so must be an orkie or a yorki.
Tuna:
250g / 150g drained in 2002
185g / 130g drained
160g / 112g drained
145g / 102g drained currently
Generally I too would rather the price increased.
What is the betting that the next move will be to change to ‘traditional British measures’. It will, of course, be pure coincidence that every measure chosen ‘for your convenience’ will be smaller.
I've got a tub of Quality Street (empty) dated 2014 - 820g, another dated 2019 - 720g, currently advertised at Tesco - 650g. (An earlier tin had 1.2kg.)
Kit Kat is similar, Poundland and Iceland both charge £1 for multipacks, 5 bars + 1 free. Tesco charge £1.50 for 9 bars, bog standard price. (I don't ever remember packs of 5 bars.)
What annoys me when they reduce the size of chocolate bars or weight of crisp packets is how the companies pretend this is for health reasons, even claiming on occasion that customers actually ask for a smaller bar/ packet. If someone really cannot manage the whole bar or packet, why don't they share them with others (like me)?
Both been "re-formulated" in recent years, this following the change in Cadbury's ownership in/after 2005, and are almost undoubtedly now made using cheaper / inferior quality ingredients. "Shrinkflation" of sorts!Cadbury's Dairy Milk does not taste the same to me as it used to.
Creme Eggs, not the same taste.
Both been "re-formulated" in recent years, this following the change in Cadbury's ownership in/after 2005, and are almost undoubtedly now made using cheaper / inferior quality ingredients. "Shrinkflation" of sorts!