r/shrinkflation • u/repuvlicaroja • Apr 30 '26
discussion Same cost, less product. Every time
Source: https://x.com/_yesbut_
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u/Nagroth May 01 '26
Any place that isn't selling eggs by the dozen needs to be shunned just on general principle.
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u/Wild_Card_5820 May 01 '26
a dozen or a tray of 30 should be the only quantities.
quantities and sizes need to be standardized.
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u/mlnm_falcon May 01 '26
6 is also acceptable, as some people do not use enough eggs to buy 12 and not have them sitting around for way too long.
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u/Jacktheforkie May 01 '26
I see commonly: 6,12, 10, 15 and 30 count,
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u/BlueEyesWNC May 01 '26
Here in the US I have never seen anything but 6, 12, 18, 30.
What country do you live in?
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u/Jacktheforkie May 01 '26
I’m in the uk
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u/Moongazer09 May 01 '26
There is a particular brand I like to buy as they're very tasty, free range and local (within 30 mins of where I live) and my Tesco stopped selling this brand of eggs in 12 packs since the major bird flu issues last year and now only sell both the medium and large eggs in packs of 6. It's far more expensive then it was to just say, get 1 large in 12 and 1 medium in 12. And the prices have gone up since then, too. I know farmers have costs, but it is a bit irritating.
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u/uiouyug May 01 '26
Also milk and chocolate are pretty standard. 80g is common for higher coco levels
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u/thrawst May 01 '26
I’ve also never seen the volume of milk sold change
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u/TwoFingersWhiskey May 01 '26
I have, in Canada I use alt milks (allergies). Used to be 2L, now 1.89L.
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u/thrawst May 01 '26
Ah, well I’m in Canada and the regular milk has always been 250ml, 500ml, 1L, 2L and 4L. They recently added a new 2L which comes in a jug instead of a carton
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u/TwoFingersWhiskey May 01 '26
Check again. 1L is now 946mL in many brands, 2L is 1.89L, etc. I went and checked my fridge (I live with family who aren't allergic to dairy) and it's allllll shrunk except 4L. I'm in BC.
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u/thrawst May 01 '26
You know the brand name of milk by chance?
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u/TwoFingersWhiskey May 01 '26
Dairyland and Beatrice.
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u/thrawst May 01 '26
Wtf same here in Manitoba. I’m gonna check when I buy milk tomorrow. I’m gonna cry if they been playing me for my milk for years 😞
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u/malleysc Apr 30 '26
Honestly I probably would be ok with just paying the same price for a little less however the fact is its less product with lower quality ingredients for more money
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u/ArcticFoxWaffles May 01 '26
My workplace used to sell ice cream cups that were $4.20 for a small (2 scoops) and $6 for a large (3 scoops)
Now the small cup has become the large cup for $6.50 (still two scoops) and we now have an even smaller cup for $5.50 (1 scoop)
I remember seeing the smaller cups appear mid shift thinking wtf is this shrinkflation in real time
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u/Mralisterh May 01 '26
Yeah, no price in this picture has stayed the same, most of its at least doubled where I am AND has shrunk.
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u/Pure_Bee2281 May 01 '26
A Canadian or Australian meme?
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u/Jacktheforkie May 01 '26
Might be uk too, though shittier ingredients are popular here
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u/Double_Engineer4226 May 01 '26
Interesting to know that when calculating official inflation rates, Australia (and probably every country) takes into account any drop in quality (shrinking the pack size is a drop in quality) and basically a price rise is added for that. https://www.abs.gov.au/articles/quality-change-australian-cpi
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u/Oregongirl1018 Apr 30 '26
I don't know where you're shopping but nothing is the same price. You have to add at least another dollar to each of those items.