The Great 'Shrinking Food' Hunt

Brockyman

stilernin wrote: »

Aldi Sultanas - "new lower price" says red shelf edge label. Was 99p now 85p.

Trying to match Morrisons 84p perhaps I thought.

When weighing out at home, I realised that the pack is no longer 500g but 400g. 20% smaller.

85p is not a "lower price"

Surely that is illegal under some trades description act or other?

icookalot4u

Tesco value Midget gems have just lost 25gms, price still the same and showing price comparison to sainsburys, theirs are still 200gms when i last bought them. Ah well means i wont eat so many in 1 go haha

carpy

this is great big con!!!!

they are pulling the wool (albeit 20% less wool) over our eyes!!!

seriously, i'm sure my breakfast is getting smaller. 2 weetabix (asda's own) look smaller in the bowl now and definitely don't seem to fill me up :mad:

maybe this is just asda's own or maybe it's because it was a box of 48???

i might have to start having 3!!!:eek:

nic_santorini

the imperial leather was on the reduced shelf in wilkinsons too, 50p for 4 bars, because they were the large ones. We are all getting so ripped off.

Middy

Also saw this week at work, the Butterkist popcorn - the one you put a bag in the microwave and it pops it for you has gone from 3x100g to 3x90g as we are selling the larger one at a discounted rate.

Dustykitten

Kids had party rings today for the first time in ages. They are tiny now, thinner and smaller circumference.

SquirrelNutkin_2

I noticed the other day that Tesco Value Choc Ices - which used to come in 10's for 68p, now only contain 8 - Swizz!!

doelani

I picked up McCain micro chips today in Iceland and noticed they were £1.38 fit the multi pack , ok so everything has went up I know, once we're 4 boxes for £1. Then we're 4 boxes for £1.25 and today ONLY 3 BOXES IN PACKAGE for £1.38 :eek:

I did not buy them . Really need to have your wits about you when shopping nw

Middy

Fairy Dishwasher tablets were 56 and now 51 or 52. How do I know this? They were discontinuing the prices of the 56 at Sainsburys for £4 a pack. Normally they are about £12.49 full price. The 51 or 52 packs were selling for full price at 11.99. Still they are 0.7p more per tablet than the larger packet when it was at full price.

krimsun

I noticed the recent change in size of Palmolive Soap from 100g a bar to 90g a bar (remember the good old days of 125g?). I saw the price for a pack of four was still £1.00.

Visit to Sainsburys today and 4x90g of Palmolive Soap has rocketed to £1.33.

So 40g less per pack and 33p price increase.