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Re:Shrinkflation: Costco Paper Towels, Now with 20 Fewer She... by marcos100 on Sunday May 02, 2021 @08:55PM (#27020518)
In Brazil this is so common that it is mandatory to put in the package the previous amount and how much was reduced with percentage.
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Re:Shrinkflation: Costco Paper Towels, Now with 20 Fewer She... by tedeh on Sunday May 02, 2021 @09:24PM (#27020701)
Sounds good, but what about reducing contents by 20 %, then increasing by 5 %?
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Re:Shrinkflation: Costco Paper Towels, Now with 20 Fewer She... by yeahr4579 on Monday May 03, 2021 @02:12AM (#27022136)
Zero idea if this would be correct but I’d assume the FTC equivalent would step in and not allow it.
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