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22 Photographs That Show Just How Bad Shrinkflation Has Gotten

Shrinkflation image examples.
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Published 3 days ago

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Inflation is not always an increase in price, sometimes it's a decrease in size and quality. The so-called "shrinkflation" is a relatively recent phenomenon that has been becoming more and more recognized as it became more widespread. Wanting to cut costs but keep their earnings, companies opt to "shrink" the size or pack quantity of their products rather than raise their price, leading to packages that may look almost the same but actually have less product in them.

What's worse, companies often attempt to hide these changes by keeping them under the just-noticeable difference. However, people still notice and bring public attention to shrinkflation so that others are warned. Here are photographs of some of the most egregious cases we have discovered online.

Pasta Sauce Not Only Got Smaller, But Also Now Has Water As a Primary Ingredient

(Source: Reddit)

Halloween Candy: Now Featuring "S"

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A Quart Of Milk Carton With Only 3 Cups In It

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Now With 16 Percent Less Juice!

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A "Roll" Of Wrapping Paper

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Fries That 8 Canadian Bucks Get You At A Hockey Game

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Must Be Real Cold In That Freezer

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Who Wants A $5 Meal For $6?

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Used To Be Ice Cream, Now It's A "Frozen Dairy Dessert"

(Source: Reddit)

Middle Part Of Snickers Yard Looking Bare

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Bigger Bottle But Less Shampoo

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They Mark The Products That Changed Their Size In This Supermarket In Hungary

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So Where's The Rest Of The Cookies?

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Not Even A Gallon Anymore

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Outside Vs. Inside

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This Is Nuts (And Triple The Price)

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A Larger Box With 1.3 Oz Less Of Cereal

(Source: Reddit)

An 8 Oz Bag Of Cheese That Only Has 4 Oz?

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Anything Is Possible (Except Putting More Chocolate In The Box)

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Who Remembers These Being Filled Up All The Way Through?

(Source: Reddit)

Used To Be Ice Cream, Soon To Be Just Ice

(Source: Reddit)

New Pringles Can Can Fit In The Old One

(Source: Reddit)

Tags: shrinkflation, inflation, cheapflation, /r/shrinkflation, pringles,