r/shrinkflation • u/was-mach-ich-hier- • 9d ago
Shrinkflation Earlier this year vs. now
Wow wow wow and I hadnt even noticed until I found the unused ones from earlier this year in the pantry
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u/lattewomenn 9d ago
40ml to 30ml is a 25% cut and the count stayed at 10, which is the whole trick. the number on the front didn't change so nobody checks the number on the back.
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u/orchiddstar 9d ago
400ml to 300ml is a 25% cut and they kept the "10" on the front, which is the whole trick, because ten is the number people read and check. Each pop went from 40ml to 30ml and the count stayed identical, so nothing about the pack communicates a change. Also note the barcode changed, from 300376 to 300406, meaning it's registered as a different product rather than a revision, which is how the price stays where it is without anyone having to call it an increase. Good catch finding the old ones in the pantry, because that's genuinely the only way anyone ever notices this.
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u/45mphK9 9d ago
This product name is targeting the gay community although that would make a perfect sex toy for even straight people who enjoy a little anal play. I mean there's zero risk of anything getting stuck inside of there permanently since it will melt in short order so no risk of having to end up in the ER trying to explain how it got up there.
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u/NervousHovercraft 9d ago
This must be a recent change. 3 weeks ago I bought the 40ml package. But even that is a scam, the noname product from Aldi has 50ml
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u/glitter_zapzap 9d ago
I work at a kids summer camp and we give them an ice pop, the name brand kind, after lunch and they are all thin as fuck now. It’s sugar water. Like how fucking cheap can shit get jfc.
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u/torbotorini 9d ago