What else is happening is the downsizing of packages. What used to be a 9ounce box is now only 7.5 ounces. The package itself, and the price, stay the same, but the amount of content changes and thus the price per unit goes up.
It never ceases to amaze me how few people actually pay attention to unit pricing.
I make a lot of jelly and preserves, and so use a lot of sugar. I used to buy it in 10lb bags until I noticed the price per ounce was less in the 5 lb bags. Now I buy 4lb bags because the price per ounce is even lower. 12lbs of sugar in the 4lb bags is actually cheaper than a 10lb bag.
Bigger is definitely not always better :)
I always look at unit pricing.
That’s true, you have to pay attention. I noticed that with the shredded cheese when I made Lasagna this past week. I noticed quite some time back that Northern had not only raised the price of their toilet paper, they also took about 1/4 inch off the width. That was the last time I bought their product.
We use the Costco/Kirkland brand. I did the math on it and it is WAY cheaper to buy that in bulk there.
That drives me batty - especially with recipe ingredients - you just stand there trying to figure out how to add more ounces to the recipe, and if you want to make something different - instead of buying one box of something you have to buy two(to equal the amount on a recipe)
If they start downsizing dry yeast packages - it's all over! lol
No, it isn't. It also pays to check those unit prices carefully because sometimes they are wrong. Also, make sure the price on the shelf is for the product that sitting on the shelf, grrrr.
Resizing packages is common place these days. A 32 oz. jar of mayo is now 30 oz., a can of tuna from 7 oz. to 5 oz., etc.