topic Re: Less Product Same Price in Kitchen

Less Product Same Price

CrazyKittyLvr2 — Sun, 10 Feb 2019 18:04:59 GMT

I know it has been discussed about cake mixes being downsized, but now sugar is 4lbs not 5 lbs. I recently got dry pasta (can't remember the brand) that was 12 oz. and noticed some bacon is now 12oz too not a pound. Do they think they are really pulling one over on the consumer? I think I would rather have companies be honest and give me 5 lbs. of sugar at a little higher price instead of acting like I'm to dumb to notice the smaller size.

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froggy — Sun, 10 Feb 2019 18:14:00 GMT

Sugar being sold in 4# bags is not new - this started quite a few years ago. Thank goodness they haven't downsized 10# bags, which is what I usually buy.

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KatieB — Sun, 10 Feb 2019 18:26:30 GMT

Sugar has been in 4# bags for a long time - way over 5 years to my recollection...

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Scorpio1971 — Sun, 10 Feb 2019 18:32:17 GMT

Scotties tissues has gone from 120 count boxes to 110 count & their 250 count boxes to 230 count. ☹

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loriqvc — Sun, 10 Feb 2019 19:05:24 GMT

I agree about the four-pound bags of sugar being the norm for awhile now, and pasta has been sold in different volumes based on its size/shape for a long time as well.

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EatWell — Sun, 10 Feb 2019 21:58:25 GMT

@CrazyKittyLvr2 wrote:
I know it has been discussed about cake mixes being downsized, but now sugar is 4lbs not 5 lbs. I recently got dry pasta (can't remember the brand) that was 12 oz. and noticed some bacon is now 12oz too not a pound. Do they think they are really pulling one over on the consumer? I think I would rather have companies be honest and give me 5 lbs. of sugar at a little higher price instead of acting like I'm to dumb to notice the smaller size.

@CrazyKittyLvr2

What’s so dishonest about it?

Are the companies misrepresenting the product or weight?

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iwrite — Mon, 11 Feb 2019 01:14:13 GMT

i believe that companies think they are pulling one over, as they think a lot of people do not read a lot of the product packaging.

it has always been buyer beware. sadly, this has been going on for a long time, with all types of products in grocery stores. they have to have a way to keep over paying executives, their legal fees and their perks.

i too would rather pay more for the size/amount that we are accustomed to.

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CAcableGirl2 — Mon, 11 Feb 2019 05:16:40 GMT

Has anyone noticed that peanut butter jars are concave on the bottom too? It doesn't seem like a big difference, but if the company can reduce the amount by 2-3 tablespoons in each jar, it really adds up to be a huge savings for the company.

I have even noticed that some brands of toilet paper are not a wide as others.

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Nataliesgramma — Mon, 11 Feb 2019 11:38:36 GMT

How about cereal?....One box only lasts 3 days in my house....

I think Cheerios and Rice Krisspies are the only ones that still come in a large box...

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chips — Mon, 11 Feb 2019 11:58:50 GMT

And potato chips, which I love, hence my nickname. You get a bag full of air....but I still buy them. LOL

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froggy — Mon, 11 Feb 2019 14:34:53 GMT

@chips wrote:
And potato chips, which I love, hence my nickname. You get a bag full of air....but I still buy them. LOL

I do think there is a reason for this - the bag being filled with air keeps the delicate chips from getting completely crushed during transport and on the shelf. Look at more hardy chips like Fritos and tortilla chips - they have less air in the bag.

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Yahooey — Mon, 11 Feb 2019 17:45:56 GMT

at this rate - everything will be sold as a convenient biteful

yogurt was 10 - then 8 - some 6 - pretty soon a nice rounded tablespoon

charge me more - give me 64 ounces of juice

recipes get all screwed up - a can of blah blah is no longer that size

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Nightowlz — Mon, 11 Feb 2019 18:07:10 GMT

How about the TP. It's so thin now a 2 ply is a 1 ply. Was buying a 3 ply TP which they discontinued so had to look for something else.

DH does not like Charmin or Cottonelle. He says it has too much lint. LOL!!!

The hole in the middle of the roll is so big now to make it look like you are still getting more but actually you are not.

Stop making everything smaller. They just need to raise the price & stop being ridiculous. People are not stupid. We know when a product is changed.

They do this with clothing now. Clothes people wear look like it's for their kids. Stop trying to save a penney.

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Nightowlz — Mon, 11 Feb 2019 18:09:31 GMT

@froggy wrote:
@chips wrote:
And potato chips, which I love, hence my nickname. You get a bag full of air....but I still buy them. LOL
I do think there is a reason for this - the bag being filled with air keeps the delicate chips from getting completely crushed during transport and on the shelf. Look at more hardy chips like Fritos and tortilla chips - they have less air in the bag.

@froggy

DH likes Pringles but they have made them so small now they no longer fit the can so you end up with a bunch of broken chips so he stopped eating them. LOL!!!

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brandiwine — Mon, 11 Feb 2019 22:55:20 GMT

I would love to have cake mixes back to 18 oz size. I use some of the Cake Doctor books and they all call for that size. I'm willing to pay more to get more.

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greamy — Tue, 12 Feb 2019 00:42:15 GMT

Just look at ice cream containers, used to get a gallon of ice cream, now you get a much smaller container. Next time we look it will be the size of a Dixie cup, with the same or inflated price. 😊

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CelticCrafter — Tue, 12 Feb 2019 13:15:51 GMT

Most orange Juice is down to 52 ounces. There are a few off brands that are still 58 ounces but probaby not for much longer.

We can still get a pound of bacon and a pound of pasta. Although there is one brand of pasta that is only 12 oz., I think it's Mueller but not 100% certain.

Ice cream is a 48 oz.container now.

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ValuSkr — Tue, 12 Feb 2019 13:27:41 GMT

When manufacturers started doing this, I thought it was underhanded. Now however, it's commonplace so I pay attention to shelf unit pricing. In a way it's not a bad thing - it keeps the grocery budget the same and in most cases we can make do with less.

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Scorpio1971 — Tue, 12 Feb 2019 14:49:01 GMT

@CAcableGirl2

I usually purchase Scott T.P. and try to stock up when it's on sale. I happened to be running low and the store brand was on sale so several months ago I purchased that instead. I happened to place the new store rolls on a shelf next to the few remaining Scott brand I had left and was shocked to realize the rolls of Scott were all a half inch shorter than the store brand, and each indicated they had the '1,000 sheets'! Then I realized why the Scott brand has been seeming to be narrower when I was placing it on the roller in the T.P. holder on the wall! I had nothing to compare it to until then! They downsized the roll by shortening the height but keeping the same number of sheets thinking consumers would not notice! And just yesterday I heard they will be raising prices. As they keep downsizing soon we will be purchasing empty rolls! I just love flushing my money down the drain!

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Twins Mom — Sat, 16 Feb 2019 01:53:41 GMT

Florida O.J. Recently downsized but prices same or more. It’s one of few brands without foreign oranges.