Jingle

And just where do you think other stores get their products from? Almost all manufacturing has gone to China, haven't you heard?

lynnie

the package to remain the same. my shelves are built in at a certain height

sewbizgirl

I'd rather pay the price increase than have the packaging shrunk. I don't like to be treated like I'm stupid.

And any time you see "new menu" or "new menu items" on a restaurant's menu, expect new prices too. Every time they upgrade those menus, it's to jack up the prices.

ILoveToQuilt

Ever notice how "new and improved" usually isn't an improvement?

Shrinking sizes = consumer buys more of the product. Need 16 oz and package only contains 12 oz? You need to buy another package. Follow the money trail....everything is about profit. Most people think of only the "one" product they are buying, but take for example Kleenex. By cutting each sheet even a hundredth of an inch smaller, multiplied by billions of sheets, that is a huge savings for the company.

What is the answer? Perhaps we need to become more self-sufficient? Grow our own? Raise our own animals? Not really practical if you live in a city. I think we are being "held hostage" by the big companies.

Just my opinions here....

Grace creates

Soon they will just give us an empty package. Everything is being reduced to almost nothing.

tuckyquilter

They started with cereal boxes, THEN they started making the little cardboard rolls inside toilet paper and paper towels really BIG..
YOU ARE RIGHT.. THEY ARE FOOLING NO ONE.

Geri B

ha,ha...must be the generation of the "new math"

i guess we are "dumb" and"stupid" to allow this to happen.....I few complaint letters to the companies might give them something to talk about at their next board meeting!

rryder

But why are restaurant portions getting so much larger??? I'd gladly pay 2/3 as much for 1/2 the amount of food that gets put on the plate at most restaurants these days.

Rob