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Re:Carrefour puts ‘shrinkflation’ price warnings on food to ... by dclowd9901 on Friday September 15, 2023 @09:57AM (#37523033)
> Guigoz infant formula produced by Nestlé went from 900 grams (31.75 oz) to 830 grams, while Unilever’s Viennetta ice-cream cake shrank to 320 grams from 350 grams.

Wish I could be surprised at Nestle doing the most evil thing possible, but here we are.

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Re:Carrefour puts ‘shrinkflation’ price warnings on food to ... by bombcar on Friday September 15, 2023 @10:22AM (#37523417)
Why do writers insist on reversing the comparison numbers in examples like that? It's annoyingly hard to scan.

E.g, they went from Big to Small and then Small to Big.

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Re:Carrefour puts ‘shrinkflation’ price warnings on food to ... by meghan_rain on Friday September 15, 2023 @10:27AM (#37523506)
non-STEM education
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Re:Carrefour puts ‘shrinkflation’ price warnings on food to ... by IMRC21 on Friday September 15, 2023 @10:01AM (#37523082)
Every brand is doing this
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Re:Carrefour puts ‘shrinkflation’ price warnings on food to ... by weswilson on Friday September 15, 2023 @10:25AM (#37523473)
On Reddit, someone said that even Carrefour is doing this with their own labeled products.

Seems like just a negotiation tactic against their suppliers versus doing something pro-consumer.

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Re:Carrefour puts ‘shrinkflation’ price warnings on food to ... by rand0m4r on Friday September 15, 2023 @10:36AM (#37523671)
Can confirm they're doing this (in Spain at least).
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Re:Carrefour puts ‘shrinkflation’ price warnings on food to ... by Loughla on Friday September 15, 2023 @10:36AM (#37523672)
If the consumer benefits, does the intent matter?
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Re:Carrefour puts ‘shrinkflation’ price warnings on food to ... by dclowd9901 on Friday September 15, 2023 @11:45PM (#37531876)
If it quacks like a duck
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Re:Carrefour puts ‘shrinkflation’ price warnings on food to ... by dclowd9901 on Friday September 15, 2023 @11:44PM (#37531857)
Is every brand a baby formula brand?
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Re:Carrefour puts ‘shrinkflation’ price warnings on food to ... by gmerc on Friday September 15, 2023 @10:22AM (#37523412)
Meanwhile the tale that we need interest rate hikes to soften consumer spending rather than enforcement by market authority continues to be peddled
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