The Great 'shrinking food and other items' Hunt

Rosa_Damascena

maman said:

18 daffodils in a bunch for 95p in Aldi today!! So twice the number of flowers compared to Tesco and for less money. I've heard of shrinking violets but Tesco have taken it to a whole new level. 🤣

I shall enjoy them vicariously nonetheless, I can't afford to waste a single penny on anything atm.

mufi

16 in both of my bunches of daffodils today from Tesco - up from 9 a couple of weeks ago. Either someone can't count or they increase the quantity as they get further into the season.

maman

mufi said:

16 in both of my bunches of daffodils today from Tesco - up from 9 a couple of weeks ago. Either someone can't count or they increase the quantity as they get further into the season.

I'm thinking you're probably right about it being later in the season. But (maybe because I'm Welsh 😉) I've been buying many bunches of daffodils for years and never noticed it before. 🤔 And I've definitely never had as few as 9 in a bunch ever. 😁 ❤️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

greyteam1959

You are getting more in a bunch for you money because the daffodil grower's are stuffed with million's of daffodils.
Most of the flower shops are still shut & the daffys don't know this.
😁😁

Clowance

I got a bunch of 18 but they didn't open for 6 days in a warm room! then they died withing 2 days.

Primrose

Have noticed that often the buds often seem to be slightly brown even before they burst.  Probably not worth buying when they're like this because they rarely open fully before dying. 

Pollycat

Primrose said:

Have noticed that often the buds often seem to be slightly brown even before they burst.  Probably not worth buying when they're like this because they rarely open fully before dying. 

I've bought 3 bunches this year so far - all from Aldi - and all have come out fully.

And there have been a variety of flowers in the first 2 bunches, one a really lovely very pale lemon. The last bunch are all the same standard daffs though.

od244051

On a side note, my work (essential retailer) we are selling fewer cut flowers and potted indoor plants. As due to unable to visit others - some people like to give flowers or a plant thanking them for hospitality or to cheer them up when unwell, recovering from surgery etc.

My friend who works at a supermarket where company policy doesn’t reduce flowers, usually drops me off a bunch on the way home. She gives me flowers which the display until date has gone by a day or two. 

General_Grant

Border Biscuits dark chocolate & ginger - now 9 in a pack.  Were there always 9 (box seems much smaller than the last time I bought them)?

GS..

Welcome to the 1/2 size Pukka Pie 

I notice Pukka Pies used to be about 225 - 240 grams and were occasionally on offer for £1. I now notice that Pukka have jumped on to the shrinkflation rip off and created a half size pie to sell for £1 and excluded displaying the weight altogether. I'm not sure they would get away selling half-size pies to the chippy