Morrisons croissants disappearing act or a mistake?

oldagetraveller1

"Apparently they are thicker than they used to be but slightly smaller in diameter. "

Is that to enable low profile tyres, I wonder?

sheramber

p00hsticks said:

sheramber said:

Waggon Wheels, Penguins, Jacob's Club biscuits and others are much smaller than they used to. be.

I can't comment on Jacob's Clubs or Penguins, but I seem to recall that Burtons, the makers of Wagon, Wheels, have consistently denied that they have shrunk over the years, and say that we just remember them as being bigger when we were young because our hands were smaller!

 Apparently they are thicker than they used to be but slightly smaller in diameter. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wagon_Wheels

 There's a (very) long running thread over on the 'Groceries' board about the topic of 'shrinkflation' https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/4765235/the-great-shrinking-food-and-other-items-hunt/1

Waggon Wheels 2006  41 gms

2010 's  36 gms

2020's 37gms 

In 1980's it shrank in diameter from 79mm to 74 mm


Other examples here

https://www.appliancecity.co.uk/news/updates/is-our-chocolate-getting-smaller/

eschaton

diystarter7 said:

Good afternoon

We online shop with Tesco since covide but twice a week top-up our shopping needs often via Morrisons

We all know food prices have and are rocketing

We are all aware that many times most companies will reduce the size of a packet of goods but the price is same or higher

Today as often th case Morrisons croissants the fresh baked one at 39p each. I'm not sure if their dough machine 
was broken but the size of these has been reduced by at least 33% and my OH agreed. I often have two with lunch and a snack with two more at about 4pm. Ate
three of them and they looked like a baby portion

Has anyone else noted this, please? If it is a size reduction, that is not good as they should have kept the size the same and upped it to 50/60p
but I guess more people would have realised and avoid. I will get them from another outfit next time

Rant over.

Eating 4 croissants in a day?

The 33% reduction might be a benefit to you. 

Thnak me later. 

Money_Grabber13579

The very misleading shrinkflation example I saw recently was comfort fabric conditioner.

https://groceries.asda.com/product/fabric-conditioner-softeners/comfort-fabric-conditioner-blue-skies-83-washes/1000383157776

Described an an XL pack at 2.49 litres. Fair enough, it is quite a large bottle. However, the last time I bought it, it wasn’t described as an XL pack and it was 3 litres. So the packaging implies the bottle has got bigger, when it has actually got smaller. And the price has increased too.

MouldyOldDough

Lidl croissants are much better than Morrisons and now at least double the size for half the money

Kymmie

p00hsticks said:

diystarter7 said:

I often have two with lunch and a snack with two more at about 4pm. 

I enjoy an occasional croissant but would struggle to eat more than one.

Two WITH lunch rather than AS lunch and then another two WITH a snack rather than AS a snack a few hours later strikes me as rather excessive consumption calory wise - perhaps it's a good job they're shrinking in size!

 We don't have a Morrisons nearby so can't comment on their offerings.
 My go-to choice for croissants is Lidls in-store bakery ones.

Jesus christ she didn't ask for your opinion on what she should or shouldn't be eating . What gives you the right or gumption to comment on what someone else decides to eat? Are you her dietician? 

I think you owe her an apology. And maybe next time if you have nothing nice to say then don't say anything at all. 
 😡😡😡😡

Kymmie

Lavendyr said:

With all the things you reply to, it's interesting to see what your own concerns are!

If you're eating 4 croissants a day with lunch and snacks, then I'm a bit worried about you!

Jesus christ she didn't ask for your opinion on what she should or shouldn't be eating . What gives you the right or gumption to comment on what someone else decides to eat? Are you her dietician? 

I think you owe her an apology. And maybe next time if you have nothing nice to say then don't say anything at all. 
 😡😡😡😡

noitsnotme

Kymmie said:

Lavendyr said:

With all the things you reply to, it's interesting to see what your own concerns are!

If you're eating 4 croissants a day with lunch and snacks, then I'm a bit worried about you!

Jesus christ she didn't ask for your opinion on what she should or shouldn't be eating . What gives you the right or gumption to comment on what someone else decides to eat? Are you her dietician? 

I think you owe her an apology. And maybe next time if you have nothing nice to say then don't say anything at all. 
 😡😡😡😡

“She” (who incidentally was posting as a “he” under the previously banned account @sweetsand) has been banned (again!) so it’s a bit pointless anyone making an apology.

Abbafan1972

Lavendyr said:

With all the things you reply to, it's interesting to see what your own concerns are!

If you're eating 4 croissants a day with lunch and snacks, then I'm a bit worried about you!

Perhaps the Slimming World thread might be an ideal place for the OP to visit. 

breaking_free

Kymmie said:

Jesus christ ...

I think you owe her an apology.

 @Kymmie
I am offended at you taking the Lord's name in vain. I would like an apology.