Shrinking food.

[B00]

Did someone ask the other week about supermarket products appearing smaller?

I've tried a search but came up with nothing- anyhoo, thought this might interest them if they're still around.

http://www.dailymail....ping-prices-same.html

Not sure about anyone else, but I'm finding it increasingly difficult to stick to my admittedly stingy shopping budget each month, and this could help explain why!

[jno]

you're telling me - used to be I couldn't even get a Mars bar through the front door; now I could pick my teeth with it.

[mccfluff]

the boc of chocolate brownies next to me has shrunk alarmingly over the last hour

[B00]

lmao Mcfluffy!

[mccfluff]

don't its not funny, idon;t even remember eating them, in fact i'm sure i haven;t but my boss and colleague keep blaming me

[sunny-dave]

Can you get a brownie badge for that these days?

[heathfield]

Supermarket products smaller? Surprised you couldn't find anything about it on the web, Boo. Try Google for 'product shrinkage'! Previously, in our local pound shop, you could get a pack of 24 Oxo cubes for £1. Now, while they're still selling Oxo cubes for £1, they're in packs of 18 cubes - a pack quantity I've never seen in my life before now.

[Jules001]

yes one I have noticed is that dishwasher tablets packet size has changed, used to be 42 tablets now 38 yet price has gone up.

[mike11111]

I have noticed a lot of tinned goods which used to be marked 454g (1 lb) are now marked 400g.

[tiggerblue10]

Ben & Jerry's tubs of Choc Fudge Brownie seem smaller to me than before even though it still says 500g.

[chattykathy]

Although I agree shopping is getting more expensive I don't think shrinking the size is a bad thing. Generally people eat too much and obesity is becoming a major issue in this country. Perhaps it's best if we all get used to smaller portions.
Got to agree with the posts about Aldi and Lidl. At one time I would never have set foot in either but friends and family have changed my mind. I love Aldi's Thai Salmon fishcakes - £1.99 for 2 and they're fab!! Lidl's Angus Sirloin steaks are also brilliant value for money.

[Jeza]

We have an Aldi. Lidl is a fair distance away. I went once and didn't like it. It felt, can't think of a word so I'll say no atmosphere. I bought a couple of things but the cashier was too busy talking to even look at me.

[askyourgran]

Mr Ask likes or liked Jaffa cake bars, now they are miniscule and not nearly as nice. I always spend more at Lidl and Aldi because I can't resist their cheap cashew nuts and chocolate bars. Fruit and veg seems fresher there too. But it's a bit out of the way to go there regularly

[heathfield]

'Plenty' kitchen paper towels (previously called 'Bounty') came on the market with 75 sheets to a roll, on average. Then they dropped in number to 70, 65, 56, and now they're 50. Wife looked at her favourite Kleenex tissues today. They used to be 100 to the box, then 90, 80, and now 70. And yet the price of these shrinking products keeps rising all the time. Pay more, get less.

[sherrardk]

You have to watch special offers too - 2 multipacks of Walker's crisps used to be £2.50 and now they're £3.