Skimpy Dips

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'Shrinkflation' happens when a company shrinks the package size or count of cookies in a packet while keeping the same price. You get tricked into paying the same price for less.

downside

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shoppers won't notice downside of counts and contents with same price for less

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Kim Rodrigues

Date: 7/29/2021 3:37:00 AM

It is happening! Fool us once but somehow we catch on.

John Anderson
Date: 7/29/2021 10:42:00 AM

It's the half empty boxes that annoy me. Oh for the days when you could by things by the scoop , oz or gm.

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 7/28/2021 4:21:00 PM

yes, they started doing that long ago on ice cream sales. I sure did notice. haha

John Anderson
Date: 7/29/2021 10:44:00 AM

The magnums are dwindling, the sellers are swindling. Cheers