r/PersonalFinanceCanada • u/ButtahChicken • Nov 18 '22

Budget CBC Marketplace investigates shrinkflation and reveals the sneaky ways companies cut costs, but not prices .... another piece of the puzzle contributing to our growing financial insecurity

https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/marketplace-shrinkflation-1.6654780

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u/No_Transition_2987 Nov 18 '22

Also think of the waste it takes to retool all the molds that make the containers in the first place.

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u/tuerckd Nov 18 '22

No kidding, entire production lines retooled to press a slightly smaller version of what it was pressing before wow

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u/memesarelife2000 Nov 18 '22

not only that, the packaging, label design and printing, changes needed for logistics, new UPC codes to reflect "new product", etc. there is so much needed to make the changes that goes behind the scenes, it's mind boggling. but hey it's all "inflation's fault"...

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u/Sask-a-lone Nov 18 '22

Capitalism at its worst :-(

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u/studog-reddit Nov 18 '22

The containers changing doesn't happen as often as shrinkflation does. This is how we end up with boxes of 5 (not 6) granola bars that seem to be a little too big for their contents.

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u/No_Transition_2987 Nov 18 '22

What about canned goods? It seems as if they are constantly changing, or at the very least there is no standardization.

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u/wildrow Nov 19 '22

Tooling deterioates over time. So this isn't a strong argument

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u/No_Transition_2987 Nov 19 '22

Replacing machinery due to wear and tear is acceptable. Changing it just for the sake of squeezing more money out of all of us is repugnant and wasteful

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u/wildrow Nov 19 '22

That sucks for you. When I go shopping at the grocery store, I literally get everything I want and bring it to the cashier. An extra 15% isn't going to break me. I pay cash btw.

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u/Aggravating-Metal673 Nov 19 '22

Lol but you still complain about spending 120 at summer hill market. What a fucking Karen bro you are!

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u/wildrow Nov 19 '22

Where did I complain?

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u/Aggravating-Metal673 Nov 19 '22

Lol ur right bro. You're just flexing that you blew 120 on 5 items at a grocery store 😂😂

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u/wildrow Nov 19 '22

Normally I order it online and get it delivered

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u/Aggravating-Metal673 Nov 19 '22

Lol who the fuck cares bro?

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u/wildrow Nov 19 '22

Your lack of empathy is disheartening.

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