The Great 'shrinking food and other items' Hunt

Katecooks

Samchoco said:

Its annoying that the fruit shoot bottles have shrunk and now they want 2 in their lunch boxes so it costing me double (they love the stuff)

Maybe try one fruit shoot and one bottle of water; better for them (especially teeth) and they still get a 'treat'

kremmen

Go ahead biscuits have moved from 5-pack to 4-pack for the same cost.

henleygoldnet

I noticed the Whiskas 11+ Senior Cat Food pouches (and presumably all their others) have shrunk from 100g (like Felix and Sainsburys and Waitrose, if they still sell them) to 85g (like Iams and One), a 15% reduction. That might not be a bad thing for overweight/overfed cats but the rest might notice they're not getting enough any more!

ms_piggy

I can no longer find 4 ply toilet roll. Even the big brands have cut it to 3ply 😡

sarah1972

henleygoldnet said:

I noticed the Whiskas 11+ Senior Cat Food pouches (and presumably all their others) have shrunk from 100g (like Felix and Sainsburys and Waitrose, if they still sell them) to 85g (like Iams and One), a 15% reduction. That might not be a bad thing for overweight/overfed cats but the rest might notice they're not getting enough any more!

Ongoing thread here https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/4765235/the-great-shrinking-food-and-other-items-hunt#latest

YoungBlueEyes

I quite like Aldi decaf coffee, the jar with the blue lid. I've noticed on the instructions it now says you're to use 2 spoons of coffee per mug...  So the jar's the same size, but the price has crept up and you're to use double whack now too! Nawty is that like.

tghe-retford

Not strictly a case of shrinkflation but Pepsi appear to have axed the better value three litre bottles just after putting a 25p hike on the two litre bottles. It makes the new multibuy offers a lot worse value and now ironically makes Pepsi the premium cola product which normally was associated with Coca-Cola. As the latters bottles and cans are now primarily cheaper than the former.

dealyboy

Hi @henleygoldnet, @jonny7227 ...

sarah1972 said:

henleygoldnet said:

I noticed the Whiskas 11+ Senior Cat Food pouches (and presumably all their others) have shrunk from 100g (like Felix and Sainsburys and Waitrose, if they still sell them) to 85g (like Iams and One), a 15% reduction. That might not be a bad thing for overweight/overfed cats but the rest might notice they're not getting enough any more!

Ongoing thread here https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/4765235/the-great-shrinking-food-and-other-items-hunt#latest

jonny7227 said:

Whiskas cat food pouches were 100g but have recently shrunk to 85g and the price has soared. 

... I first noticed this some months ago with various brands and for a time I could buy either 100g or 85g but now as you both state it seems to be the new standard weight and prices are about 30% higher, so a double whammy!

However it doesn't in practice make much difference to me, Malcolm seems to leave most of whatever I put down unless I cook fish or buy cooked chicken ... cats !!!  don't we  them.

PLRFD

Animals will eat anything when they’re hungry enough.

SallyPop

Whiskas cat food has shrunk.  They used to sell 100g sachets now they're 85g but at the same price.  Bob the cat would need 5 a day instead of 4, and that works out a lot more expensive.  As he doesn't contribute to the household bills he's now getting Sainsburys own brand