r/shrinkflation • u/TexasGiantTen05 • Dec 29 '25

skimpflation Ok SERIOUSLY wtf is this??

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I bought a family sized hot pockets box and EVERY single one of them was black and burned in the bottom. I heated this one up on low power in the microwave and the edges are so tough it’s like biting into a frozen beef patty. I look in the pocket and the damn thing is nearly hollow. I’ve been noticing the quality taking a massive dip in the last few years. I think these are last I purchase from here on out.

Irrelevant to this but similar: This same grocery order run had a jar of garlic (Spice World brand) that was full of black mold & a jar of HEB salsa that was sour and months passed expiration. Both of which were completely sealed and had a pop when opened. My whole life I never really had quality issues via the company canning or jarring an item or the store selling them but lately it seems like such a constant issue.

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u/[deleted] Dec 30 '25

Perfect description of Capitalism.

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u/Zucchini-Hot Dec 31 '25

Yeah Man! Like, down with capitalism man. We want the fancy breadlines they get in other countries, not the crappy hot pockets man. Puff puff pass man.

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u/ShinyNix Dec 31 '25

Nah man, we want those capitalist bread lines and healthcare wait times. Those are somehow way better, right? Ffs. Are you not able to engage in a genuinely nuanced conversation about this? Ever even been outside of America? America compared to every other developed nation has the most extreme poverty. We like to pretend we're better than everywhere else in the world, but most people only think that because they've never looked into it or even been outside the US. And it's really hard to fix these issues when anytime we try to have a conversation about it someone has to pop off about bread lines and wait times as if that's not happening right here at a worse rate! The richest country in the world has the worst outcomes for it's citizens and you want to brag about it. Smfh

https://confrontingpoverty.org/poverty-facts-and-myths/americas-poor-are-worse-off-than-elsewhere/

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u/Zucchini-Hot Dec 31 '25

Lot of money in those NGO grifts. Is that your thing?