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In reply to the discussion: When will consumers wake up to the shrinking food package + inflation scam? [View all]PrBelvr
(19 posts)64. This finally hit me this weekend
I have been seeing this for awhile when my wife and I go shopping. Ice cream no longer sold in 16oz cartons but now 14oz. Tuna sold in 5oz cans instead of 6oz. But for me what finally ticked me off was flour tortillas in 8 count packages rather than the dozen packages they have been packaged for years. I got ticked and contacted the manufacturer and told them I am sick tired of food manufacturers down sizing product packaging and selling the product at the same price. I told them I understand the rising cost of goods and was willing to accept a price increase. But to change the package count is getting too far!
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When will consumers wake up to the shrinking food package + inflation scam? [View all]
IDemo
Sep 2012
OP
Oh THANK YOU!!! I have been screaming this for so long here and on other blogs even at
nanabugg
Sep 2012
#89
But what you don't realize is that many "store brands" are owned by the big food manufactures. nt
nanabugg
Sep 2012
#90
I'm in Battle Creek. Kelloggs makes a lot of those store brands, I know.
knitter4democracy
Sep 2012
#92
the can tuna size shrunk too. I now wait til it's a buck a can and stock up to the
CTyankee
Sep 2012
#66
I buy the concentrate juice, but my grandfather used to make it from grapes
Drahthaardogs
Sep 2012
#81