No price hike here... just smaller portions!
Apr 11th 2011, 5:00 am
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No price hike here... just smaller portions!
I have seen this happen before but I was just reading an article online that calls out a few companies/products.
http://www.dailyfinance.com/story/ma.../?ncid=webmail
http://www.dailyfinance.com/story/ma.../?ncid=webmail
Apr 11th 2011, 6:45 am
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Re: No price hike here... just smaller portions!
The old stealth price increase... it's really obvious when you try to cook something from an old recipe. The recipe calls for an 8 oz can of X, 28 oz can of Y, one-pound box of Z... go to the store and there's no such thing anymore. X comes in 6 oz cans, Y in 23.5 oz cans, a box of Z is 14 oz.
Apr 11th 2011, 6:52 am
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Re: No price hike here... just smaller portions!
Maybe the grocery stores should follow the Uk practice of putting the cost per x (100ml here, fl oz there, maybe) on the shelf edge ticket, if they don't do so already.
Apr 11th 2011, 7:18 am
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Re: No price hike here... just smaller portions!
I've been noticing this lately, 16oz boxes are now 14oz in a lot of items.
Cereal and crackers seem to be leading the way in this downsizing.
Cereal and crackers seem to be leading the way in this downsizing.
Apr 11th 2011, 7:43 am
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Re: No price hike here... just smaller portions!
Coffee ALWAYS used to come in 1lb bags (or cans..) now many of them are either 12oz or 10oz.
Apr 11th 2011, 8:04 am
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Re: No price hike here... just smaller portions!
Hershey last week announced a 10% increase for most of its confectionery goods.
Sorry I have been watching Extreme Couponing on TLC
Apr 11th 2011, 8:42 am
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Re: No price hike here... just smaller portions!
However,.... hotdogs will still be in packs of 8 and its buns will still be in 6's.
... pretty soon you'll notice hotdog sliders.
... pretty soon you'll notice hotdog sliders.
Apr 11th 2011, 8:52 am
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Apr 11th 2011, 10:54 am
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Apr 11th 2011, 12:24 pm
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Re: No price hike here... just smaller portions!
This isn't anything new, its been happening for years, its the best solution for food companies when their prices increase since consumers seem to tolerate shrinking sizes but the price staying the same or roughly the same vs the package staying the same size but the price increasing dollar wise.
Apr 11th 2011, 12:32 pm
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Re: No price hike here... just smaller portions!
Mars bars for example. Can anyone remember the size of them twenty years ago compared to today? I'm talking about UK mars.
Creme eggs are smaller to now.
Creme eggs are smaller to now.
Apr 12th 2011, 12:34 am
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Re: No price hike here... just smaller portions!
OK .. I'm going back 50 or more years here... Cadbury's Dairy Milk, the regular bar was 6d. (i.e. 2½p) and you could buy several smaller sized bars, ½d., 1d. and 2d. The regular bar, the one for 6d., was so big it was hard to break the segments off (especially if you were a little kid.)
Apr 12th 2011, 1:02 am
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Re: No price hike here... just smaller portions!
OK .. I'm going back 50 or more years here... Cadbury's Dairy Milk, the regular bar was 6d. (i.e. 2½p) and you could buy several smaller sized bars, ½d., 1d. and 2d. The regular bar, the one for 6d., was so big it was hard to break the segments off (especially if you were a little kid.)
