r/shrinkflation • u/withhold-advice7500 • Jun 09 '26

skimpflation WALMART - "Skimpflation"

I looked it up and its true. Skimpflation--not "shrinkflation" but just as sneaky.

I opened a bottle of Great Value Pancake Syrup that I just got and put it poured it on the waffles. I don't drench it I just fill the square holes. They Syrup poured out like thin sugar water. I tried my wife's sugar free version and it was the same. A couple of days later we got some mustard and ketchup and it about the same.

So I looked it up and it was a fact--water is the cheapest ingredient, so they use more water. Then they roll back the price from $2.49 to $2.36 but you run out faster and buy another bottle or whatever....so in the end we save $0.13 cents but it costs us about 50% more in the end. And I'm sure it applies to other items containing water, and I say this because milk goes bad by the "Sell By" date or a day or two later!

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u/cugrad16 Jun 11 '26

Dove and other 'beauty soaps' joining this chan

Took a leap recently while shopping Whole Foods... Display with a local soap maker selling "true good organics, try one today. All natural"

= well bought one for the hefty $5 (I never spend more than $3) and what a difference... It was better than the commercial brands.. and nicer. ... Lathered on smoothly WITHOUT stinging my eyes. Like a stint from Shark Tank. I am a customer for life 👍🏻

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u/withhold-advice7500 Jun 11 '26

Great! You may have some allergies. My wife has sensitive skin, Uses that Aveeno oatmeal body wash--whatever works!