and the box sizes (or at least the contents) have shrunk TOO.”
Box and can sizes have both shrunk. I have an “older” box of Raisin Bran in my stash cupboard. New box is considerably smaller, both in length and width. Years ago we used to be able to get eight bowls of cereal out of one of the boxes, now we can only get four or five. Can contents are also decreasing - .1 at a time until it’s now considerably less and the can isn’t even full.
Cake mix boxes also contain less. Plays havoc with recipes and have had to adjust some of my old ones. Wish they would have just left things like they were and increased their price. I find myself often having to buy two of something and then taking some from the second package/can. Ends up costing a whole lot more money in the long run.
“cake mix”
I baked a cake this morning. The major ingredient is now sugar. Boxes used to be 18 or 21 oz. The box this morning was 15.25 ounces I believe.
I really should have used only two eggs. The three they called for might have been fine for a 21 oz. box.