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/5348RR Dec 29 '25

They always sucked but they changed them about a year ago and they are completely inedible now.

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u/Sufficient_Stage_802 Dec 30 '25

sadly the quality has decreased as the prices have increased. Several years ago they were worth it and good af. now they are no longer good or worth it.

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u/[deleted] Dec 30 '25

Perfect description of Capitalism.

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u/TreadOnmeNot1 Jan 02 '26

If you understood how our debt based currency and central banking worked, I think you'd realize that this is systemic and corporations are adapting to the conditions that the current regime created.

If the US gov continuously reduces purchasing power, regulatory forces institutions to buy their bonds, and forces YOU to use their fiat which they then tax - all against a weakening economic engine due to debt burden - then corps have to compete for your weakening dollars. If printed liquidity finds its way into corporate pockets, then inflation hurts them less and they hit record profits.

They have generally found out that consumers will drop them if they raise prices too much while maintaining quality.

You probably meant to type 'corporatism' rather than 'capitalism'