It’s The Incredible Shrinking Can! (prices, sell, coupon, deal)

[Kim in FL]

Packs of diapers have been smaller and smaller over the years. So has tuna, ice cream, and probably every other grocery item out there.

[Lodestar 77]

Originally Posted by Concert D Major

I do notice these things all the time. Sick and tired of it. Realized something didn't feel right as soon as I picked up the can.



Not noticing is exactly how these suck-ass greedy POS corporations get away with it. This is just one example. There should be outrage. Mayhem on the streets. Chairs flying. If enough consumers raised hell, boycott stuff, broke some windows, these corporations would have no choice but to stop playing games.

The problem is the alternative is raising the price on the item. Corporations are not going to lose money, they have to pay overhead, their costs increase as well, and they have to answer to the shareholders. The only thing we can do as consumers is adjust our purchases and/or budget.

[jtab4994]

Originally Posted by Rabrrita

If people bought based on unit pricing and not marketing schemes designed to fool the ignorant, this wouldn't be an issue for consumers.

Now, you are aware you're comparing apples to melons?

Yeah, except the OP is talking about WalMart brand disinfectant, not a heavily marketed brand.

[Hedonism]

Originally Posted by lucyinthesky444

Remember when ice cream came in half gallon containers?

Yi figure WE'D be shrinking too, then.

[DanielAvery]

From my experience, WalMart was one of the first companies to update their shelf labels to indicate the cost per pound/ounce/etc. on items to help customers understand what's going on.

Andy Rooney did 60 Minutes stories on this decades ago, most notably when the "one pound coffee can" became less than a pound (so long ago that the coffee came in metal cans). People circulate memes every Easter featuring photos of Cadbury Creme Eggs shrinking over the decades.

But look on the bright side: the toilet paper rolls have gotten so much bigger that most brands don't even fit in the holders without a special device. It seems that some of these "evil corporations out to screw us over" took pity on those of us who like to clean up afterwards.

[DanBev]

Check out Ritz crackers,pale white and thinner,will break in your hand if not careful.
I use a 1986 Ritz cracker tin.The 4 pack of crackers are 4 inches shorter.
I bought a box of Keebler crackers,as thick as old Ritz.

[Lodestar 77]

Originally Posted by DanielAvery

From my experience, WalMart was one of the first companies to update their shelf labels to indicate the cost per pound/ounce/etc. on items to help customers understand what's going on.

Andy Rooney did 60 Minutes stories on this decades ago, most notably when the "one pound coffee can" became less than a pound (so long ago that the coffee came in metal cans). People circulate memes every Easter featuring photos of Cadbury Creme Eggs shrinking over the decades.

But look on the bright side: the toilet paper rolls have gotten so much bigger that most brands don't even fit in the holders without a special device. It seems that some of these "evil corporations out to screw us over" took pity on those of us who like to clean up afterwards.

Nah, they just jacked up the price. NO for profit company is going to take a loss when they have been making a certain amount of profit.

[elnina]

Originally Posted by Concert D Major

The only way to shop anymore is to do the math and calculate the average cost per ounce of stuff.

That way should be your way for many years now. Shrinking isn't anything new, or kept secret. Shrinking package trends are going back to the late 1980s.
Pay attention to the actual amount of the product, not the size of the package. It's not easy, but could be done

https://www.mouseprint.org/category/downsiz/

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shrinkflation

In 1977, General Motors became the first American manufacturer to introduce downsized versions of its full-size product line.

[DubbleT]

Originally Posted by Lodestar 77

Nah, they just jacked up the price. NO for profit company is going to take a loss when they have been making a certain amount of profit.

Loss leaders, generally an item that is already relatively easy to produce cheaply, such as toilet paper.


plural noun: loss-leaders
a product sold at a loss to attract customers.

[elnina]

Originally Posted by DanielAvery

But look on the bright side: the toilet paper rolls have gotten so much bigger that most brands don't even fit in the holders without a special device. It seems that some of these "evil corporations out to screw us over" took pity on those of us who like to clean up afterwards.

Because they combined two rolls in one. You should pay attention not to # of rolls or sheets in a roll but to # of plies and total sqft.
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/histo...rarchi-leed-ga