Shrinkflation. Folgers coffee 2 pound can (Page 2): Check out a bag of potato chips

yssirk123 Loc: New Jersey

Check out a bag of potato chips - if it's even 1/2 full you're lucky.

LestheK

We use K cups which used to come in 24 cup boxes. Now they come in 22 cup boxes and prices have gone up too. So fewer cups for more $$$$.

ad9mac

alberio wrote:

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.

We use and have noted the same. Gas at Costco here up 34c in the past 10 days.
And bread and eggs! 15% inflation? Riiiiiight!

rplain1 Loc: Dayton, Oh.

Longshadow wrote:

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.

The space and the holes make no difference (except for the mess). The only thing that matters is the net weight.

Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States

rplain1 wrote:

The space and the holes make no difference (except for the mess). The only thing that matters is the net weight.

Well, if the holes are bigger.....
how many "grams" of dough are they saving for each box.
Logic dictates that if the crackers are the same size and thickness,
if the holes are larger, there is a minuscule amount of dough saved in making them,
over millions and millions of crackers, to some bean counter it adds up.

Interesting though, I have no idea if the thickness is the same or not.
I DO know that there is more space in the top of the box than there used to be...

rplain1 Loc: Dayton, Oh.

Longshadow wrote:

Well, if the holes are bigger..... br how many &q... (show quote)

It tells you how many grams or ounces are in the package. If you weigh them and it matches, then they are not scamming you.

Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States

rplain1 wrote:

It tells you how many grams or ounces are in the package. If you weigh them and it matches, then they are not scamming you.

This very true...
However, what was the net weight, lets say a year <or more> ago?

Just like canned goods (veggies, etc.) now indicate 14.5 ounces.
One IS getting 14.5 ounces,
they used to be 16...

rplain1 Loc: Dayton, Oh.

Longshadow wrote:

This very true...
However, what was the net weight, lets say a year <or more> ago?

Just like canned goods (veggies, etc.) now indicate 14.5 ounces.
One IS getting 14.5 ounces,
they used to be 16...

No doubt - the weights are going down. But I work at Costco and the complaint I hear the most is "that's too big. I'll never use all of that!" So you can blame some of it on the consumer. And this is even on products that don't expire for a year or more! I tell them they can go next door to Krogers and pay the same price for less if they want.

therwol Loc: USA

rplain1 wrote:

No doubt - the weights are going down. But I work at Costco and the complaint I hear the most is "that's too big. I'll never use all of that!" So you can blame some of it on the consumer. And this is even on products that don't expire for a year or more! I tell them they can go next door to Krogers and pay the same price for less if they want.

Maxwell House came in 5 pound cans when I was growing up. I was the one who started the coffee each morning for my parents.

foodie65

joehel2 wrote:

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

most of our half gallon milk containers are no longer 64 fl oz

LDB415 Loc: Houston south suburb

When I was a kid over a half century ago cans of coffee had 5 pounds of coffee in them. So over the decades the shrinkflation has hit them for almost half the contents. And the recent huge cost increases are what people wanted so we'll keep seeing them more and more.

lxu532 Loc: Cherry Hill, NJ

decoonass wrote:

OK so it used to be when you bought a 2 pound can ... (show quote)

I agree with all the shrinkflation. Ice cream hasn't been a half gallon for a long time. It's 1.5 quarts. Orange juice has less in the container. It's everywhere and it's horrible!

Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States

rplain1 wrote:

No doubt - the weights are going down. But I work at Costco and the complaint I hear the most is "that's too big. I'll never use all of that!" So you can blame some of it on the consumer. And this is even on products that don't expire for a year or more! I tell them they can go next door to Krogers and pay the same price for less if they want.

A bit different at Costco.... bulk packaging.

A bag of broccoli florets yields 8 meals for two of us.
Yea, some package quantities there would take us over a year to use.
But since we have a freezer......
We get 2 years out of a box of tall kitchen trash bags from Costco. MUCH cheaper that the local grocery store per unit. Some items in bulk are 1/4 the grocery store price.
The key to Costco is having storage space in the home.
Some food stuffs we won't buy there for the simple reason that we won't use all in two years.
It simply depends on the item and how fast we use it.

KillroyII Loc: Middle Georgia

2 parts to my comments:

1. EVERYTHING has shrunk… for years… except my gut

2. I am surprised and disappointed that jerry41c has not added a comment about ice cream… is he shrinking away from commenting on this topic?

rplain1 Loc: Dayton, Oh.

I agree with that - we don't buy produce there because we probably won't be able to use it up (only two of us and we are 77 and 80). And we live in an apartment and don't have a big freezer. But still, there are a lot of things we buy there that will last almost forever. My biggest question is - why do they have so many things that are 7.17 ounces or 16.47 ounces? Who decided that was exactly the right size??? Not just at Costco, but in supermarkets as well. Costco is good about telling you on the sign what the price per ounce is but many people don't read that. They are on their phone trying to figure out the best buy when it is right there in front of them.