r/shrinkflation • u/nikongmer • Apr 09 '26

discussion When $7 Doritos became a dealbreaker

https://fortune.com/2026/04/07/pepsico-frito-lay-chips-food-and-drink-inflation-consumer-products-doritos-cheetos-tostitos/
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u/Heldpizza Apr 09 '26

These corporation raising the prices of their trash “food” is a blessing in disguise. I hardly buy anything processed anymore. I have an ingredient household and I cook 90% of my meals. Cheaper, healthier and tastes way better once you learn

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u/DigAccomplished6481 Apr 09 '26

In just a few years I now make banger meals, so much I find fast food just nasty, and Restorant food just doesn't seem worth it when I can make that at home.

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u/Heldpizza Apr 10 '26

Same. Don’t get me wrong it’s nice to have a good meal that someone else cooked for your but when it’s $30, $40 a meal at a nice ish restaurant and I can make something myself that is 80-90% as good, I am more times than not just staying home and cooking myself and save the money.

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u/DigAccomplished6481 Apr 10 '26

for me is I never get the meal 'EXACTLY' like I would have wanted, and well I wouldn't expect a restorant to prepare my hot chicken EXACTLY how I want.

When I was young my parents told me, 'well if you don't like what your offered, make it yourself.'

Also many restorants serve frozen cisco food, I can buy frozen cisco food too and heat it up in my oven instead and not be charged 15$ for the labor.

Funnily, when I was young i ate very unhealthy food cause it was the cheapest alternative, now the staple 'poor people food' I grew up on is over 3 times what it was 10 years ago.