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Thread Number: 71889
/ Tag: Recipes, Cooking Accessories
Oh, ALDI, how could you?! |
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Post# 951038 8/1/2017 at 08:08 (2,459 days old) by joeekaitis  (Rialto, California, USA) |
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One great thing about ALDI is house brands that defy the downsizing of nationally advertised brand like frozen potato products (French fries, "'tater tots") in 2-pound bags instead of 28 ounces. Breakfast sausage chubs were still a full pound last time I checked. Fresh Italian sausage and Bratwurst are a generous 19 ounces.
Sad to say, not every square foot is immune. Ice cream was most likely shrunk to 48 ounces from a half-gallon long ago but now the coffee aisle is feeling the squeeze.
Fewer ounces, fewer cups, less buzz for your buck. Witness the horror by checking the View Full Size box.
Oh, ALDI, how could you?!
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| Post# 951041 , Reply# 1 8/1/2017 at 08:25 (2,459 days old) by ken (NYS) | ||
"We have found many of our customers prefer the smaller size can because its easier to hold."
..."And we have a bridge in Brooklyn for sale." This post was last edited 08/01/2017 at 10:49 | ||
| Post# 951056 , Reply# 2 8/1/2017 at 09:21 (2,459 days old) by MrAlex (London, UK) | ||
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Post# 951107 , Reply# 4 8/1/2017 at 14:04 (2,459 days old) by JoeEkaitis (Rialto, California, USA) |
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Supermarkets still advertise Haagen-Dazs "pints" . . | ||
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Post# 951123 , Reply# 5 8/1/2017 at 15:07 (2,459 days old) by Yogitunes (New Jersey) |
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| Post# 951135 , Reply# 6 8/1/2017 at 15:24 (2,459 days old) by Maytagbear (N.E. Ohio) | ||
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To be expected Marketing researchers have said time and time again that the general public prefers downsizing to a direct cash price increase. .........."And so it goes." ~ Kurt Vonnegut. Lawrence/Maytagbear | ||
| Post# 951165 , Reply# 7 8/1/2017 at 19:32 (2,458 days old) by twintubdexter (Palm Springs) | ||
 There's a term for this downsizing. It's called "shrinkflation". To make matters worse, sometimes the reduced size is hidden by those extra-sneaky companies...
like this Toblerone chocolate bar...
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Post# 951199 , Reply# 8 8/2/2017 at 00:50 (2,458 days old) by tolivac (greenville nc) |
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The food companies are offering their foods in the convenient downsized "GYP-YOU" packages-just give me a pound of whatever,I will pay the price.This nonsense needs to stop! | ||
| Post# 951210 , Reply# 9 8/2/2017 at 04:25 (2,458 days old) by MrAlex (London, UK) | ||
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Post# 951302 , Reply# 10 8/2/2017 at 13:52 (2,458 days old) by joeekaitis (Rialto, California, USA) |
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There's a thin silver lining. | ||
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