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Offline trad123

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Shrinkflation
« on: July 09, 2023, 03:30:17 PM »
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    Re: Shrinkflation
    « Reply #1 on: July 09, 2023, 03:45:16 PM »
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    • Some of these remind me of the downsized versions of products sold at Dollar [sic] Tree.

    And then there are the various Jimmy Dean breakfast products made with pork and turkey sausage, or just turkey sausage with no pork.  It's really gross.

    Not to mention those cheap hamburgers with soy filler (that part's not so bad, I developed a taste for it in college) and... imitation cheese.  I just put a slice of real cheese on it (okay, cheese product) about halfway through the microwaving process.  Not a bad tidbit when a guy's in a hurry.
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    Re: Shrinkflation
    « Reply #2 on: July 09, 2023, 03:51:10 PM »
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    • Quote from: SimpleMan on July 09, 2023, 03:45:16 PM
    …And then there are the various Jimmy Dean breakfast products made with pork and turkey sausage, or just turkey sausage with no pork.  It's really gross.…

    I rather like the taste of Diestel Smoked Turkey Sausage meat patties… it's the $9/lb. that I find objectionable. It goes rather well with fried green tomatoes from the garden and sour dough pancakes.

    A few months ago I found a deceptively large, but only 3½ ounce box of cereal at Whole Foods. Doing the math on that cereal and some crackers found that they cost $30/lb.… for grain!!! Quong Hop makes some delicious tofu and tempeh burgers, but their price exceeds meat patties—but then there are those meatless Fridays. :facepalm:
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    Re: Shrinkflation
    « Reply #3 on: July 09, 2023, 03:58:30 PM »
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    • Not exactly eloquent use of the English language, but:

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    Re: Shrinkflation
    « Reply #4 on: July 09, 2023, 05:46:51 PM »
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    • This was probably a few years ago now, but a remember buying a big box of baby wipes and thinking someone must have taken two out and then returned it. The box was sized perfectly to fit 12 packages, but there was only 1 on top when I opened it. Upon further investigation the box now said 10 packages, not 12. Same price. 
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    Re: Shrinkflation
    « Reply #5 on: July 09, 2023, 06:50:15 PM »
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    • Shrinkage has been going on for a number of years now but some is getting to the point of being rediculous.

    Facial tissue used to be 200 per box.   Now it's 126 per box   WOW
    And toilet paper.....yes they reduced the number of sheets but in the past couple months I've noticed the rolls are actually narrower.  I've a five roll holder and it would fill to the top.  Now five rolls leaves almost two inches of space to the top.  Really sneeky.
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    Re: Shrinkflation
    « Reply #6 on: July 09, 2023, 10:15:37 PM »
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    • Yeah they started this nonsense right after 9/11.  At least that's when I started noticing it.  Eggo Waffles used to be pretty large and then I noticed they got smaller and smaller and used cheaper and cheaper ingredients to make.  It's not just the sizes that are shrinking but they're also using cheaper and unhealthier ingredients.  I also remember when frozen DiGiorno Pizzas actually did used to taste like an actual pizza place but now (or at least a few years ago) they're nasty.  
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    Re: Shrinkflation
    « Reply #7 on: July 09, 2023, 11:22:48 PM »
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    • Quote from: Mark 79 on July 09, 2023, 03:51:10 PM
    I rather like the taste of Diestel Smoked Turkey Sausage meat patties… it's the $9/lb. that I find objectionable. It goes rather well with fried green tomatoes from the garden and sour dough pancakes.

    A few months ago I found a deceptively large, but only 3½ ounce box of cereal at Whole Foods. Doing the math on that cereal and some crackers found that they cost $30/lb.… for grain!!! Quong Hop makes some delicious tofu and tempeh burgers, but their price exceeds meat patties—but then there are those meatless Fridays. :facepalm:

    I just cannot abide any kind of poultry sausage.  It tastes and feels weird.

    There is a wide diversity of excellent regional pork sausage brands in the United States.  Besides the decidedly corporate Jimmy Dean brand, there is Bob Evans (began as a small rural Ohio firm, gone corporate but still very, very good), and Gunnoe's with roots in West Virginia and Virginia.

    The best breakfast sausage I ever had, though, was in... Bruges, Belgium.  Like an even better version of its American counterpart.  You don't usually think of Europe as having that kind of breakfast sausage.

    (And as for black pudding, I was tricked into eating it once, didn't know what it was made out of.  That won't happen again.)
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    Re: Shrinkflation
    « Reply #8 on: July 10, 2023, 08:46:18 AM »
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    • I've had to move away from processed food over the years because of the increasing amount of soy.  I'm seriously allergic to soy and it's really not fit for human consumption.  It's only safe if it's been fermented which I still don't want to eat.  My diet consists mainly of pork rinds and BBBE (beef, bacon, butter, and eggs) with some seafood, low carb bread, and cheese on Fridays.  Oh, and my sugar free Halo ice cream if it has no soy.
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    Re: Shrinkflation
    « Reply #9 on: July 10, 2023, 09:17:51 AM »
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    • Quote from: God and Land on July 10, 2023, 08:46:18 AM
    I've had to move away from processed food over the years because of the increasing amount of soy.  I'm seriously allergic to soy and it's really not fit for human consumption.  It's only safe if it's been fermented which I still don't want to eat.  My diet consists mainly of pork rinds and BBBE (beef, bacon, butter, and eggs) with some seafood, low carb bread, and cheese on Fridays.  Oh, and my sugar free Halo ice cream if it has no soy.

    I'm allergic to soy as well ... probably because it's one of the most GM-altered crop out there.  And nearly EVERYTHING has soy in it these days.
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    Re: Shrinkflation
    « Reply #10 on: July 10, 2023, 10:10:05 AM »
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    • Quote from: Ladislaus on July 10, 2023, 09:17:51 AM
    I'm allergic to soy as well ... probably because it's one of the most GM-altered crop out there.  And nearly EVERYTHING has soy in it these days.
     Yes and I forgot to mention that as a result of GMO tampering, I also allergic to corn so no yummy Mexican food for me.  :facepalm:
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    Re: Shrinkflation
    « Reply #11 on: July 10, 2023, 10:22:36 AM »
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    • Just came from Aldi, and their paper bags are a full 6-7” shorter than last time I was here.  

    A few months ago, reports were posted here that their prices would be incurring a significant increase.  Shorter bags must be the new way to mask the inflation (“I still get the same number of bage for the same money.”).
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    Re: Shrinkflation
    « Reply #12 on: July 10, 2023, 10:59:44 AM »
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    • Not only they are selling smaller portions at higher prices, I think they are also changing the recipes of processed food.

    My cat always ate a brand of cat food and lately the prices of that brand started oscillating wildly. One week you could buy the 3kg package, next week could be 50% more expensive and the week after that the price was back to normal. Coincidentally, my cat stopped eating that thing and I had to start feeding him another brand.

    The explanation could be that they changed the recipe to cut costs to control the prices a little bit. Otherwise, I don't see how could they lower the price, given that all costs are going up. That could also be the case for food for human consumption. 

    Stay away from processed foods as much as you can.
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    Re: Shrinkflation
    « Reply #13 on: July 10, 2023, 12:13:33 PM »
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    • They have been overcharging for smaller  food and other essentials long before covid.  

    People will haggle at a farm stand while gladly paying for food at the supermarket.  

    Many people don’t pay anything for food and don’t work.  

    We are the ones who get robbed. 

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    Re: Shrinkflation
    « Reply #14 on: July 10, 2023, 01:24:39 PM »
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    • Quote from: SeanJohnson on July 10, 2023, 10:22:36 AM
    Just came from Aldi, and their paper bags are a full 6-7” shorter than last time I was here. 

    A few months ago, reports were posted here that their prices would be incurring a significant increase.  Shorter bags must be the new way to mask the inflation (“I still get the same number of bage for the same money.”).

    Not only that, but their bags are junk.  If you have more than about a pound of stuff in your bag, the handle tears right off.
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