Inoperational Bumblebee Posted March 24, 2017 Share Posted March 24, 2017 On 20/02/2017 at 5:23 PM, Errol said: Chocolate Oranges are tiny now. Such a shame. They are cheaper though. I noticed the other day that the monstrosity that is the new Creme Egg is 50p, and a Chocoolate Orange on the same stand was only a pound! Proportionally the difference used to be much greater. On 20/02/2017 at 5:25 PM, John The Pessimist said: Wholesale pork prices have crashed since the sanctions were placed on Russia, which had been a significant export market for European pork. I assume this just means the supermarkets are gouging me on the price of my aforementioned (£4; was 1kg, now 800g) crate of pork? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noallegiance Posted March 25, 2017 Share Posted March 25, 2017 Full size Pepperami's are now at least two inches shorter. I prefer a long sausage...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morganite Posted March 25, 2017 Share Posted March 25, 2017 On 24/03/2017 at 2:57 PM, Errol said: How much smaller can these things get? Is there a limit? Eventually a Cadbury bar will be the size of a 10p coin. When people have justifiable grounds to sue manufacturers. For instance it says baked beans. Yet when you open the tin it's just one bean. I still remember cans being 500g -> 475g - > 454g ->450g -> 430g -> 400g. The last tin of soup (don't judge they're useful for camping) was 390g. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrtickle Posted March 25, 2017 Share Posted March 25, 2017 2 hours ago, Morganite said: When people have justifiable grounds to sue manufacturers. For instance it says baked beans. Yet when you open the tin it's just one bean. I still remember cans being 500g -> 475g - > 454g ->450g -> 430g -> 400g. The last tin of soup (don't judge they're useful for camping) was 390g. I opened a tin of evaporated milk the other day - and it was all still in there! Rip-off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horridbloke Posted March 25, 2017 Share Posted March 25, 2017 On the bright side we might be less fat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bear Hug Posted March 26, 2017 Share Posted March 26, 2017 I don't know, I think supermarket products are still massive: Youtube: Costco bear transfer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Errol Posted March 26, 2017 Author Share Posted March 26, 2017 Your snacks are shrinking AGAIN: Hula Hoops are now too tiny to fit on your fingers as Cadbury's boss warns treats will get smaller after Brexit and Maltesers get even lighter http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4347884/Cadbury-s-chocolate-bars-facing-cuts-size.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 27, 2017 Share Posted March 27, 2017 The majority of folk hate this disguised inflation, but suggest interest rate rises and you'd be hung! I'm not sure there are many savers left... All the boomers have given their cash away via nomad. FTBs are lesser citizens as they dont own a house. But, even without a sensible base rate (my rule of thumb would be inflation + 0.25%) consumer lending rates will still rise as banks try to cover risk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Errol Posted April 6, 2017 Author Share Posted April 6, 2017 Snack attack! Doritos and Coco Pops among latest products to shrink in UK https://www.theguardian.com/business/2017/apr/06/snack-attack-doritos-and-coco-pops-among-latest-products-to-shrink-in-uk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winkie Posted April 7, 2017 Share Posted April 7, 2017 (edited) One large manufacturer I spoke to about shrinkage said, "our customers prefer the smaller sizes" therefore as I am obviously not one of their typical customers I stopped purchasing the product.....Shrinking customer base. Edited April 7, 2017 by winkie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
200p Posted April 7, 2017 Share Posted April 7, 2017 shrinkflation Just a buzzword. It's inflation, and it's been around since money was invented. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Errol Posted April 7, 2017 Author Share Posted April 7, 2017 2 hours ago, winkie said: One large manufacturer I spoke to about shrinkage said, "our customers prefer the smaller sizes" Apparently their customers are retards? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winkie Posted April 7, 2017 Share Posted April 7, 2017 6 hours ago, Errol said: Apparently their customers are retards? Apparently the treat their customers as if they are retards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Errol Posted June 28, 2017 Author Share Posted June 28, 2017 Shrinkflation In UK – Real Inflation Much Higher Than Reported http://www.marketoracle.co.uk/Article59515.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maverick73 Posted June 28, 2017 Share Posted June 28, 2017 Well people become healthy by eating less. It's a good trade off ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Errol Posted July 24, 2017 Author Share Posted July 24, 2017 Shrinking sweets? 'You're not imagining it,' ONS tells shoppers https://www.theguardian.com/business/2017/jul/24/sweets-are-shrinking-youre-not-imagining-it-ons-tells-shoppers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calcutta Posted July 24, 2017 Share Posted July 24, 2017 Stop buying sweets would be the key here. Now the whole industry has been bought up by Mondelez it's a simple process to buy less and tax more until we rip the shirts of their backs and send them back to Illinois with their plastic cheese. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winkie Posted July 24, 2017 Share Posted July 24, 2017 (edited) Just stop buying it....enough is enough. I would quite happily go to a store that sold unbranded quality food and say cleaners, washing liquid, shampoo etc....bring own container/bags and purchase by the litre or kilo.....save on money and packaging......fed up with all this perfect fruit and veg, plastic containers and fancy bottles that they try to make look big on the shelf......let's go back to broken biscuits......and pay for what we use not throw away or pay for the advert on prime time tv. Edited July 24, 2017 by winkie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winkie Posted July 24, 2017 Share Posted July 24, 2017 2 hours ago, Calcutta said: Stop buying sweets would be the key here. Now the whole industry has been bought up by Mondelez it's a simple process to buy less and tax more until we rip the shirts of their backs and send them back to Illinois with their plastic cheese. Make your own sweets......sugar at the moment is 60p a bag....same size bag as it's always been..... watch this space. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bear.getting.old Posted July 24, 2017 Share Posted July 24, 2017 It was on the news today - They only just noticed? Many years ago for a school project I made a database of the size of chocolate bars in grams versus their price. I clearly remember the size of a standard Mars Bar being 64.5g. The ones in the shops now are 34g. That's a scandal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Errol Posted September 26, 2017 Author Share Posted September 26, 2017 The spectre of shrinkflation is stalking through the UK economy again today - and this time Jaffa Cakes are the victims. Manufacturer McVities is facing a revolt after reducing the number of Jaffa Cakes in each pack from 12 to just 10. Fans of the orange-centred snack are outraged..... http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-41400677?ocid=socialflow_twitter&ns_mchannel=social&ns_campaign=bbcnews&ns_source=twitter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kilham Posted September 26, 2017 Share Posted September 26, 2017 Just bought a box of 1000 resealable plastic bags from our usual supplier. Same manufacturer, same price as in July, box noticeably lighter and bag material thinner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winkie Posted September 26, 2017 Share Posted September 26, 2017 Stop buying it, people generally do not like the feeling of being conned.....there are other better ways, guarantee will not miss it....hard earned money has to be budgeted well..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nothernsoul Posted September 26, 2017 Share Posted September 26, 2017 Inflation and stagnant wages have been grudgingly tolerated by the public, as ultra low rates more than compensate for mortgaged homeowners who were struggling to service their debt at a historically average 5 percent. Of course those renting on low incomes became worse off but who cares about them? Problem is we are between a rock and a hard place now; rising costs due to a weak pound and rates that cant go up because of the debt burden. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sPinwheel Posted September 26, 2017 Share Posted September 26, 2017 On 26/03/2017 at 6:22 PM, Errol said: Your snacks are shrinking AGAIN: Hula Hoops are now too tiny to fit on your fingers as Cadbury's boss warns treats will get smaller after Brexit and Maltesers get even lighter http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4347884/Cadbury-s-chocolate-bars-facing-cuts-size.html Good for fatso Britain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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