Not sure if there is already a thread? But useful to have to be able to share when companies reduce their product size. I was just caught out by Beehive bacon changing their large pack from 1kg to 800g - it was on sale so ok price but not the bargain I thought. To be fair they do have "New Pack Size" on the packaging - just not "New SMALLER Pack Size" lol
Shrinkflation - Smaller pack sizes
LSavey on 29/11/2022 - 09:53
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Good on her - it often is cheaper in NZ to buy smaller packs than larger packs for many items - strange marketing if you ask me (or possible just sneaky!)
Neither really - it is often aimed at a segment of the market that is often the most price-concious, being older people who are living alone (or at most, two of them) and don't want to buy large packs.
They also know that most people look at the total packet price, rather than the unit price - many people are either stupid (don't even know what a unit rate is, or can't do simple maths), or lazy (can't be bothered to look at the unit rate even if it is printed for them to see), and therefore pay the 'lazy tax'.
Having said that, I have always thought that purely voluntary taxes / subsidies are the fairest option, so I thank all those that keep my costs down by paying more than they need to :-)
I swear Pak n Save have the unit price in about 4 point font lol - I have to look closely :)
@Savey: I have found that even 10-point font has been getting smaller and smaller over the years!
If the label is on the bottom shelf, I sometimes either pull it out to read it, or take a photo to blow it up:-)
@Savey: I hate when 1 item has per 100g, 1 has per ml, 1 has per item. Just give me 1 across all items to compare
@Foodie: I noticed that in sauces, tomato sauce for example. Recently when Costco opened, many people were raving about their 1.9L Best Foods mayo, but other supermarkets are selling 405g, 810g, 1.29kg ones (not ml). 1.9L of mayo doesn't weigh 1.9kg…haha
Bacon has skyrocketed in price.. on special, only $16 per kg… used to be $10..
Agree - I bought on special for $16 but it was only 800g no longer 1kg
you're talking about the countdown streaky bacon right?? I saw the mailer and thought the same thing.. $16 on special that used to be $10 on special only a couple months ago hahah
Yeah streaky. Screw fruit and vege inflation. Bacon hyper inflation
Heard about "aquaflation" recently, some ingredients are replaced with H20 (water) :D
I swear that carrotflation in frozen stir fry veges is a real thing.
Ahhh, don't get me started on carrots, they are soooo expensive. Only PnS Manukau had them for $1/kg. Then there's a onion shortage!
No, I meant that it feels like frozen stir fry veges have slowly turned into mostly carrot.
@[Deactivated]: I know, carrots used to be cheap, they probably going to put more beans in there now haha
@[Deactivated]: Ah, like how crappy lunch bars would pad out their filled rolls with a base of grated carrot
Yeah I just read about some retailers in the US allegedly injecting chicken with brine to make it weigh more, so I can imagine aquaflation being a thing sadly
I could be wrong, but I think I recall reading that kind of thing is regulated here.
Or maybe it was somewhere else like Aus or EU.
The wife almost got caught out by that, ended up being cheaper per kg to get half kilo packs so stocked up on them incase they decide to shrink them too.