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Yorko Administrator Posts: 33,567 Mood: Y	Sneaky Sods Apr 20, 2016 8:32:48 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by Yorko on Apr 20, 2016 8:32:48 GMT news.sky.com/story/1681721/sneaky-shops-sell-shrinking-items-at-same-cost Would you notice without checking, I wouldnt unless it was a significant difference and the packaging was smaller

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Sneaky Sods Apr 20, 2016 9:00:47 GMT

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Post by Berry McPaper-cuts on Apr 20, 2016 9:00:47 GMT

I have been keeping up with the various newspaper articles in the DM where they have mentioned various supermarket products that have shrunk but I think by law the companies should be obliged to put on the packaging that sizes have been reduced. It is one huge scam. When the price is worked out for the change in the price of the weekly shopping basket is this factored in?

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Sneaky Sods Apr 20, 2016 9:58:37 GMT Berry McPaper-cuts likes this

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Post by Frazz on Apr 20, 2016 9:58:37 GMT

That's a very good point FP.

This behavior is nothing new. Another sneaky thing they have done a lot the last few years is reducing the contents in things like baked beans and adding more sauce or cheaper ingredients. The weight remains the same but you get reduced quality.

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