decoonass Loc: San Antonio

OK so it used to be when you bought a 2 pound can of coffee Folgers coffee it actually had two pounds of coffee in it which is 32 ounces. Somewhere along the line they reduced that net weight from 32 ounces just 30.5 ounces .Just within the last year they reduced it again from 30.5 ounces to 25.9 ounces which is a 4.6 oz difference . Now none of this would really made a difference if they would have marked it on the can in a print large enough to actually see that they had changed the net weight. The servings per container logo which is 240 cups they kept. The logo claims 240, 6 oz cups and in addition to that they left on the can the suggested measurements which is for one serving 6 oz is one tablespoon and for 10 servings it's 1/2 of measuring cup the problem is there's no way to get the same number of measures from this container because it's shy by 4.6 ounces . I wrote to Folgers and asked him about this discrepancy and I got an e-mail back from this lady who told me that if you're making 10 cup servings of coffee you get the same yield from either container. I don't see any way that that's possible, however, she was kind enough to send me two coupons, each one's worth $5 off on the purchase of more Folgers coffee. Now I will use those coupons but then once that's done I'm gonna change brands I just don't like being lied to. Maybe if you complain she will send you a few coupons as well.

Jerry Coupe Loc: Kent, WA

Check other brands the next time you shop. I suspect that other coffee companies have done the same shrinkflation.

scallihan Loc: Tigard, OR

Everyone is shrinkflating. What used to be a 1 lb pkg of Peets is now 10.5 oz and costs more.

therwol Loc: USA

Andy Rooney did a piece on 60 Minutes in 1988 that addressed the exact same issue, the shrinkage of coffee cans without a shrinkage in price. Unfortunately, CBS has pulled that video for watching online. The point is that shrinkflation has been going on for a long time.

Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States

Yup.
Not just for coffee either.
How much space is now in the top of cracker boxes.
And the holes in the crackers are so large now the jelly leaks through them.

joehel2 Loc: Cherry Hill, NJ

I’m surprised no one has rolled out 10 egg and 30 ounce milk cartons.

Dannj

Definitely👍

Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States

HUSH!!!
Don't give them any ideas!

tcthome Loc: NJ

A lot of brands & not just coffee are switching to smaller less in a package & smaller price hikes rather than going the wow! , this has really gone thru the roof option.

Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States

Yup. Been that way for a long while.

What I don't like is if a recipe calls for one or two cans of something,
the cans that USED to be 16 ounces are now 14 or 14.5 ounces.
Alters the recipe a bit.

Condensed soups are now 11.5 ounces.......

alberio Loc: Casa Grande AZ

Well that's why the call them condensed soup...🙃🙃🙃

traderjohn Loc: New York City

I don't think they lied and much as we do not check what we are buying.

Jack47 Loc: Ontario

Get used to it. It’s been happening for years but has been more prevalent in the past three. Try Maxwell house.
I use the regular roast and have for a long time. Alway buy 2 or 3 on sale.

alberio Loc: Casa Grande AZ

In the last three years I've bought the Kirkland brand from Costco in 3 lb cans. They are still 3 lbs but the price has gone up from $9.00 to $15.00. Still only $5.00 pr lb. It's still better than Folgers by far.

Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States

Well, just less of it. One still adds a <smaller> can of water.....
More condensed? Doubt it.