Doritos Cuts Number of Chips in Each Bag, Blames Bidenflation

Washington Free Beacon ^ | March 11,2022 | Philip Caldwel

[Bshaw]

[...like we have seen demonstrated in the treatment of the January 6 political prisoners.

You know the treatment of his supporters is driving Trump to run again more than ANYTHING else, well, except maybe for the fact that his election victory was stolen from him.

The swamp will rue the day DJT walks back into the White House as Commander in Chief and Chief Magistrate....

[A Navy Vet]

"Products like Doritos are coated with industrial waste, stay away from them."

I'm 72, in good health, and been eating Doritos with ranch dressing all my life. You can tear my Doritos from my orange colored cold fingers. :)

[Deo volente]

I like the Cool Ranch variety, myself.

For years I was addicted to them. I'd open a bag and eat half of it.

[albie]

I’m not sure how effective an “insurrection” would be from a bunch of burned out, scramble brained, pot smoking zombies but it would at least be entertaining.

[BobL]

“Products like Doritos are coated with industrial waste, stay away from them.”

PLEASE stop that BS, it’s Industrial Lubricants (renamed ‘vegetable oils’) and they are not waste.

[blackdog]

PepsiCo.

[FlingWingFlyer]

Just think. The morons living in this country voted for this bullsh*t. The Snowflakes finally got the dream to “change the friggin’ world.” The sh*thouse “colleges” and “universities” have built a whole Army of lttle Gretas the Swedish Meatballs.

[glimmerman70]

It’s getting serious now. Messing with the freaking chips. What’s next.

[SamAdams76]

They have been doing this for years, most people don’t notice.

Very true. From toothpaste to bottled beer. Same size packages and less product inside.

The beer bottle trick is especially insidious. The bottom of the bottle is now indented, allowing for only 11.2 oz instead of the standard 12 oz.

Very sneaky.

[RckyRaCoCo]

Me too...only thing is, last bag I bought were just tortilla chips...very little seasoning on the chips.

FJB.

[A Navy Vet]

"When do they start wrapping and selling individual Doritos chips?"

Hmmm, not a bad idea. Depends on the packaging (sturdy) and if the chips are original or already flavored with onion dip, cheese dip, ranch dressing. Individual packets would be too small to include a squeeze packet of sauce? Know anybody at Frito-Lay? I'll write up the presentation and you pitch it.

[DownInFlames]

Chips are high in carbs and have no nutritional value. They are economically elastic in dollar value.

[Fzob]

1/10th penny in food cost, all other costs of packaging, transportation and wholesaling remain the same. Not sure I understand the logic.

Likely a small step that will allow for a future of smaller bags with fewer chips at the same price.

[outofsalt]

I’ll have to smoke less dope!)

[outofsalt]

KIAs are not the bargain they used to be, but nothing is.

[gov_bean_ counter]

Reduced variable costs result in lower unit costs. Allows manufacturers to continue to earn a workable per unit profit margin.

Economics meets cost accounting

Economic theory will tell us how long this strategy is sustainable.

[A Navy Vet]

"Very true. From toothpaste to bottled beer. Same size packages and less product inside. The beer bottle trick is especially insidious. The bottom of the bottle is now indented, allowing for only 11.2 oz instead of the standard 12 oz."

Yup, greedy bastards. Guess that's why I buy canned beer. Oh wait, I think I've noticed the can bottoms are also indented. Guess I'll have to buy more Captain Morgan's rum, plus an extra bag of Doritos.

[TomGuy]

Some TP manufacturers are again reducing the number of sheets on their mega and supermega rolls.

Likely, such reductions will also be occurring on paper towel rolls and similar products.

I always hate shrinkflation. Packages/products get smaller and smaller, but still the prices go up, up.

I noticed the other day that the ole half-gallon of ice cream is now 1-qt+1-pt.

[nascarnation]

Yeah they’ve gone upscale ‘cause that’s where the profits are.
I will say those 50 grand Tellurides are pretty nice.

[gov_bean_ counter]

A 2x4 hasn’t been a 2x4 in a long time…