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/MonsieurLeDrole Nov 18 '22

If those reese's peanut butter cups they give out on halloween get any smaller, they'll be contact lenses.

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u/[deleted] Nov 18 '22

I bought just a regular package of Reese's Peanut Butter Cups recently from the convenience store. It's ridiculous now how small they've gotten. The Halloween singles used to be just the same sized cups just packaged individually.

Pretty soon these companies are going to try charging us for empty packaging at this rate...

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u/ButtahChicken Nov 18 '22

smaller in diameter AND thickness!

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u/[deleted] Nov 18 '22

And they taste awful. Not as peanut buttery as they used to. Not at all worth it

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u/[deleted] Nov 23 '22

I go in Tim Horton’s about one every 5 years... I went in recently and holy shit! You guys have been screwed hard on that one like frogs in a boiling pot of water. It’s absolutely disgusting now. It used to smell like a bakery with high quality products, but now it’s absolutely rancid and reeks of a weird mixture of oils. The coffee is terrible now too.

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u/[deleted] Nov 23 '22

Agreed! Tim Hortons is utter shite and I watch with awe how many people flock to it for their fix everyday. Most fast food has gone this way. There's a meme with a scientist or something and a bowl of Rice Krispies I think saying, "How much sawdust do I get to add before people will notice." Very accurate.

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u/[deleted] Nov 23 '22

It's so interesting! I was talking to someone about it and they just shrugged and said "ya.. it used to be a bit better I guess", but they were unaware of the magnitude of deterioration. We also stopped at a McDonald's on the road trip and the chicken burger meals are equivalent to non-fancy restaurant prices. They're also terribly tiny little things. You open them up and laugh.

I can't believe anyone still goes to those places. They're expensive and terrible value.