r/shrinkflation May 30 '25

discussion [META] A chart for knowing if a post is shrinkflation

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195 Upvotes

There's, in my opinion, way too many posts here that aren't actually shrinkflation. Please consult the chart!

I know you're annoyed at your product but in order to be shrinkflation you need to prove it's actually shrinkflated in quantity or quality.

Things that aren't shrinkflation:

  1. a single item with no proof of how big it was before
  2. a food you think is worse quality/less good than before without showing the ingredients have changed
  3. a product from your childhood that only looks smaller now that you are bigger
  4. a handmade product that is smaller/worse than usual due to employee error (for example, a pizza that is a smaller circle than advertised because an employee didn't stretch it enough)
  5. a factory-produced product that is smaller/worse than usual due to manufacture error (for example, a bag of chips that says 500g but is actually only 300g)
  6. a product you think it just expensive for what it is

Originally shrinkflation meant just if the price increased (or stayed the same) despite the quantity decreasing. However, quality shrinkflation is just as bad (if not worse), where companies nefariously switch out butter for cheaper oils or etc. so the weight is the same but the product is worse.

Maybe this is a silly hill to die on but I'm here to die on it.


r/shrinkflation 5h ago

discussion What's one everyday item that's become ridiculously expensive?

67 Upvotes

It feels like prices keep going up every time I go shopping.

What's one everyday item that makes you think,

There's no way it's worth that much now?


r/shrinkflation 1d ago

We have the receipts

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315 Upvotes

Mom has been collecting the margarine tubs for storage containers, so we have a historical record.

907g to 850g to 800g


r/shrinkflation 1d ago

New Buckley's Lozenges Extra Strength Menthol Outburst

3 Upvotes
Bought the new Buckley's Lozenges Extra Strength Menthol Outburst and it seems like they have gotten smaller (older Buckley's Lozenge on the left side to compare).

r/shrinkflation 2d ago

Shrinkflation This even happens in Japan!

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69 Upvotes

This coffee on the right says "20 grams more" but is really 20 grams less than before but the same price.


r/shrinkflation 2d ago

Shrinkflation Dairy milk 360g bar now 345g!

148 Upvotes

Cadbury's at it again!

Just got the "new" stock in yesterday. 15g less for the same astronomical £5.50 price. Tricking you by keeping the face size the same, just making it thinner.


r/shrinkflation 3d ago

GOOD NEWS for once!

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372 Upvotes

The tube of spiking glue on the left cost $6.99 and was 6 oz. I bought that months ago. The one on the right is 8.45 oz and was $9.49. Not just a larger package, but also a better value! For once.


r/shrinkflation 3d ago

Shrinkflation Vitamin Water

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84 Upvotes

32 to 28oz

Price is either staying the same or increasing. Cannot confirm as of right now.


r/shrinkflation 2d ago

discussion A strong voice

0 Upvotes

Emailing , bitching online etc won't get us anywhere. Take the enshitified item to checkout. Ask for manager. Voice concern and let them restock it. Hopefully the pita factor amounts to real concern on retailers to pressure manufacturers to straighten out. If every shopper did this continually it would definitely bring results. Just one item . He'll maybe a group effort for a specific item nationally each week .


r/shrinkflation 4d ago

skimpflation Toilet paper

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134 Upvotes

I buy in bulk at Lowe’s and found these infuriating shrinkflation between 2 months from last purchase


r/shrinkflation 3d ago

discussion Since when did Kar's Sweet N Salty Trail Mix downsized from a 40oz bag to a 34oz?

7 Upvotes

I used to buy these alot, and they were like $9 for a 40oz bag at Walmart.

It been discontinued for a few months, or at least I wasn't able to buy it at my local Walmart.

Now Walmart has them again but $7 for a 34oz. But the bag, to me, looks the same?

Did they just removed abit of the plastic on the top of these bags, cuz I know they never seem to fill them up to the top on the 40oz, but these 34oz are all filled closely to the top now.

idk maybe im the only one that weirdly noticed this small change i guess.


r/shrinkflation 4d ago

Shrinkflation IKEAs chicken filet cut in half

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52 Upvotes

We had lunch at IKEA in one of the stores in Stockholm, Sweden and both took chicken breast filet. I asked for more veggies and no chips which I got.

But the chicken was simply cut in half. Same with the other plate and same for others around us too.
The sales sign and IKEAs web show a full filet but they serve them in halves nowadays.


r/shrinkflation 4d ago

skimpflation Not fit for purpose

31 Upvotes

Bought a replacement shower curtain liner. Turns out it’s a couple inches shorter than what used to be the standard size, so now it doesn’t block water from running out onto the floor. Whose great idea was this?


r/shrinkflation 4d ago

Shrinkflation Crybaby’s Sonoran Dog last year vs this year

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170 Upvotes

r/shrinkflation 4d ago

discussion Dove Shrinkflation

237 Upvotes

Please tell me someone else has noticed that Dove keeps not only reducing the size of products but also lowering the concentration of aluminum in the deodorant/antiperspirants… It used to be my favorite but I don’t think I can continue buying from them if it continues. I mean, if you don’t want aluminum, buy a different deo. My antiperspirant shouldn’t have to suffer :( It used to be 15+% for a stick, now it’s like 12.8%. and the spray was 17% and now it’s barely 15%.


r/shrinkflation 4d ago

Shrinkflation Walmart Frozen Fruit Shrinkflation

32 Upvotes

Bags of frozen cherries and berries used to be 600g for $4.44 in Ontario. Recently, I noticed that the bags have been reduced to 500g, and the price has gone up to $4.66.

The quantity has decreased by 100g and the price has increased by $0.20.


r/shrinkflation 5d ago

Panera sip club

156 Upvotes

One of the best deals available will soon be no more .... Instead of unlimited drinks you will get a maximum of 30 a month... Even on 31 day months

Price remains $14.99 a month

I usually go twice a day so....

I hate it here.


r/shrinkflation 5d ago

Shrinkflation bought a nostalgia snack and immediately realized they'd been hit with shrinkflation

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80 Upvotes

I used to have these a lot when i was younger. I remember opening the box and finding 6 choco mallows wrapped in foil just sitting in the box with no additional packaging. Rebought them again today and realized that despite the box being the same size, they used plastic packaging (that used to not be there!!!!) to make the mallows "fit" in the box like they used to. 💔 (first photo from google to compare old vs new size)


r/shrinkflation 5d ago

discussion Realizing Smuckers is no longer jam

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1.4k Upvotes

(If this is the wrong subreddit, please point me in the right direction. Thank you!)

I went shopping for my partner today because the strawberry smuckers went bad. Realized there was only "sandwich spread" and "jam style spread" and no real jam

Gives the same energy the icecream Drumsticks being changed to a "frozen milk product" because of all the substitutions and alterations. Gross

Pic 1 old jam, pic 2 new "jam", pic 3 and 4 are of the store


r/shrinkflation 5d ago

Heath Bar Share Size Shrink

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46 Upvotes

Went from 10.2 oz to 9.1 … I’m so pissed. I love to eat a couple of these for dessert.


r/shrinkflation 6d ago

Un autre type d'entubage : la stretchflation

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7 Upvotes

Une pratique à la mode en ce moment


r/shrinkflation 8d ago

Shrinkflation Bon Gelati Almond Ice Cream

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127 Upvotes

New serving size, down from 720ml to 600ml. Price unchanged (of course).


r/shrinkflation 8d ago

skimpflation Bigger bottle. Less shampoo.

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999 Upvotes

r/shrinkflation 8d ago

Mega Size down to 600 from 725

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72 Upvotes

As I held the 725 in my hand I was doing the math with the 600 one compared to the Value Size of 500, confused why it was nowhere near a good deal I went to put the one in my hand back and discovered I mine had 725, which made more sense for the price.


r/shrinkflation 9d ago

discussion Are you sending the photos of the shrinkflation to the company’s and asking them for an explanation? Are you adding that most shrinking items are coming from billion dollar corporations with record profits and asking why? We need to send and post their responses!

405 Upvotes