Well, on the positive side, each of these new (resized) cereal boxes is guaranteed to contain at last one piece of cereal!
Smaller amounts and same price. That’s what I’m seeing right now over the past year. Tillimook ice cream cut about 1 1/2 inch off the top of the container and Cherrios about 2 1/2 ounces off the weight.
bttt
Yup, noticing similar cuts in a number of products
That started under Barry the Muslim and never went back, a Half Gallon of Ice Cream has been 60 ounces for a while now
I suppose if they churn (pardon the pun) enough units of ice cream, they may save a bit of money by cutting the size. But the cost of ingredients is generally one of the smallest input costs. Maybe cutting an ounce or two saves them a nickle a unit, give or take. The price of the containers, shipping cartons, plastic pallets, maintenance of filling lines and freezers and freezer trucks, overhead and labor, advertising, weekly discounts etc etc are probably all rising relatively more than the cost of the ingredients in the ice cream.
Most of the ice cream companies have put out the smaller containers. I don’t think they conspire. They all are dealing with the same numbers and are ready to follow the pack.
Side story. 40 years ago, small town, we had 4 gas stations. All the owners had coffee together in one of the restaurants.
Today, one of the gas station owners gets out the binoculars and looks down the street to see what the mega station prices are.
That is a positive considering obesity is a big problem in USA.
“Smaller amounts and same price.”
Exactly. Like how a 48 oz can of coffee is now 30 oz, and a half gallon of ice cream is now 48 fl oz
I’m seeing smaller containers and increase in price...not a high increase, but every two to three months, an increase of fifty cents. I’ve got some old WalMart receipts and I’m going to compare soon.
Yep. That’s the first trick used. Smaller Buns. Thinner patties. Hoping you
won’t notice and get angry.
Yeah.....
The last Sonic hot fudge sundae was served up in a smaller cup as well.
People notice. Before 2020 I noticed that half gallon ice cream has now become 1.75 quarts instead of two quarts. Toothpaste used to come in 8 oz sizes. Now I see a lot of 6 oz tubes of toothpaste.
Yep, I’ve been noticing several items are a bit short.
I wish they would just be up front, the sneaky crap is inconvenient.
Ice cream containers get smaller every week it seems like.
Tuna has long been getting smaller and smaller cans. Be careful using older recipes because you’ll likely need add an extra “small” can. The small cans have gone from 7.5 oz to 5 oz today. They also contain 50% liquid. IOW, tuna is one of the more expensive meats when it used to be one of the cheaper.
Companies are also changing the formula of their products. One the last grocery trip, I bought some Hershey bars and GV rice krispies. Both are so awful tasting that we’ll never buy them again. Hadn’t bought either in forever so don’t know when the formula recipes changed but maybe they can’t get the right ingredients these days or they’re just going cheap.