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The Great 'shrinking food and other items' Hunt

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  • JohnRo
    JohnRo Posts: 2,887 Forumite
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    KP nuts, were 300g bags, now 270g bags, same price at Tesco.
    'We don't need to be smarter than the rest; we need to be more disciplined than the rest.' - WB
  • MrJones1
    MrJones1 Posts: 119 Forumite
    Here are some examples of "shrinking food"

    Asda Butcher’s Selection turkey mini fillets from 573g to 500g

    Iceland frozen chips from 1,5kg to 1,25kg

    Taste the Difference pork sausages from 625g to 500g
  • MrJones1
    MrJones1 Posts: 119 Forumite
    Here are some more examples of "shrinking food"

    Aunt Bessie's Homestyle Chips from 750g to 700g

    Cadbury's Chocolate Fingers from 125g to 114g

    HP Brown Sauce from 454g to 450g

    Mars Bar from 58g to 51g

    Coca-Cola from 2litre to 1,75litre

    Cadbury's Dairy Milk from 140g to 120g

    Kit Kat Chunky from 48g to 40g
  • pakokelso93
    pakokelso93 Posts: 255 Forumite
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    Coke and Cadbury's size change happened a long time ago. I remember Cadbury's reducing their bars 5-6 years back when I worked in retail as it was always a till pricepoint special.
    PK! :money:
  • alanq
    alanq Posts: 4,216 Forumite
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    ASDA Mint Assortment was 70p for 250g still 70p but for only 200g.
  • Kit1
    Kit1 Posts: 446 Forumite
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    Have you noticed that McVitie's digestives have got thinner.
    Stash Busting Challenge 2016 6/52
  • rhcp
    rhcp Posts: 2,048 Forumite
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    Doritos 200g bags are now 180g.
  • How about expanding food?! Carte D'or ice cream has gone from 900ml to 1 litre.... does anybody know if there has been a price increase? It's currently £3.50 Tesco.
  • VfM4meplse
    VfM4meplse Posts: 34,269 Forumite
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    How about expanding food?! Carte D'or ice cream has gone from 900ml to 1 litre.... does anybody know if there has been a price increase? It's currently £3.50 Tesco.
    Its probably spurious, as this is a brand that is often discounted / can be found on offer.

    Ice-cream manufacturers can afford to be "generous": their secret ingredient (upto 50%) to make the product soft and whippy is in fact air :o
    Value-for-money-for-me-puhleeze!

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    Hope is not a strategy :D...A child is for life, not just 18 years....Don't get me started on the NHS, because you won't win...I love chaz-ing!
  • alanq
    alanq Posts: 4,216 Forumite
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    Pringles 190g up to 200g but the price is so variable that it is impossible to compare.
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