Recently, I rounded up some examples of “shrinkflation” from the past year or so, and people had SO MUCH to say about them. (Okay, mostly one thing, but in many different words).
So, I decided to keep digging and found these 19 real-life examples of shrinkflation that people found in stores in the past month. Get ready to be enraged:
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This person wrote that they thought their new box of Premium Plus saltines felt lighter, so they compared a new cracker from May to one of the last crackers in the package they bought in April.
2.
And this person noticed that the packaging for these large fries got smaller from one week to the next.
3.
While restocking their store, this grocery worker noticed that the orange juice bottle is now 6 ounces smaller.
4.
This Walmart shopper wrote, “I bought the bag on the left on May 8 in Bridgewater, Nova Scotia. Today is May 23. I bought the same bag, at the same store, for the same price, but 100g less of chicken.”
5.
This photo shows a Pringles can from 2012 on the left vs. a new one from 2025 on the right.
6.
And this person noted that a change in the packaging helped disguise the fact that this frozen pizza now weighs 20 grams less.
7.
These delicious chips shrunk from 7 ounces in a bag to just 5 ounces.
8.
The person who posted this wrote, “They think we won’t notice…”
9.
And this person decided to measure this so-called 8-inch tortilla on a hunch:
10.
The Dollar General shopper who posted this wrote, “Apparently the snack size candy bar packs are going from 5 pack down to 4 pack but staying the same price. Shameful.”
11.
These two jars of pasta sauce were purchased a week apart.
12.
These sauce packets from Popeye’s are noticeably smaller:
13.
And the sheets of toilet paper in the package on the right are ever so slightly smaller than the ones in the package on the left.
14.
The person who posted this wrote, “Breyers’ new packaging went from 1.66L down to 1.41L, but the price stayed the same.”
15.
New look, same taste, but 4 ounces less in the package.
16.
And this jar of Vegemite went from 380 grams to 370.
17.
This spray-on deodorant slimmed its can and lost 50 milliliters.
18.
Commenters were asking, “Is this even legal???” after learning that this tiny tube of toothpaste came out of a much larger box.
19.
And finally, this 10-pack just shrank down to an 8-pack.
Have you spotted shrinkflation in your local stores? Tell us about it in the comments or send me an email with the subject line “Shrinkflation.”
