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The Great 'shrinking food and other items' Hunt

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  • Nada666
    Nada666 Posts: 5,004 Forumite
    VfM4meplse wrote: »
    Of all the rip-offs Which? could have picked up on, this is innocuous - the solution is Aldi and Lidl!
    What is innocuous about not being able to shop in supermarkets?
  • vintagebrighton
    vintagebrighton Posts: 602 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 500 Posts Photogenic Name Dropper
    Philadelphia has gone from 300g family pack to 280g family pack. I don't buy it often but it's nice when on offer.

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  • zygurat789
    zygurat789 Posts: 4,263 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    Tesco quiches were 340gms were 2 for £3.00
    NOW 400grms and 2 for £3.00!!!!
    The only thing that is constant is change.
  • spaceboy
    spaceboy Posts: 1,933 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    Tesco Omega 3 Fish Fingers - a 10 pack is £1, a 20 pack is £2. Should be the same value for either pack but no - the fish fingers in the 20 pack are a bit smaller - check the price per 100g of each! Very cynical. No wonder they are struggling.
  • spaceboy
    spaceboy Posts: 1,933 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    VfM4meplse wrote: »
    Of all the rip-offs Which? could have picked up on, this is innocuous - the solution is Aldi and Lidl!

    Actually, we regularly buy the salmon wellington from Aldi. A while pack they changed the packaging to make it look more upmarket, and during the transition period there were some old packs and some new in the freezer. I checked the nutritional info and the protein per 100g had dropped on the new packs.
  • robin58
    robin58 Posts: 2,802 Forumite
    spaceboy wrote: »
    Actually, we regularly buy the salmon wellington from Aldi. A while pack they changed the packaging to make it look more upmarket, and during the transition period there were some old packs and some new in the freezer. I checked the nutritional info and the protein per 100g had dropped on the new packs.

    I have noticed that when Aldi change pack type or suppliers, they do tend to reformulate the contents sometimes.
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  • System
    System Posts: 178,390 Community Admin
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    Tetley Best of Both and Extra Strong were in packs of 80 bags. Now 75.
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  • inholms
    inholms Posts: 53 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10 Posts Combo Breaker
    Kit Kat Chunky bars now reduced in weight from 48g to 40g BUT THE PRICE IS THE SAME!

    Mmmmm. Do they think they can just do this and get away with it?
  • Nada666
    Nada666 Posts: 5,004 Forumite
    inholms wrote: »
    Do they think they can just do this and get away with it?
    What evidence do you have that they can't?
  • DCFC79
    DCFC79 Posts: 40,644 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper
    edited 6 May 2015 at 1:28PM
    Add it to the growing list of products that have shrunk OP.

    Yes Nestle can do that. Can Nestle determine the price its sold at ?
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