Move Along, No Inflation Here Little Ones
Just got back from the local ShopRong. Daughter wants bow-tie pasta for dinner, “farfalle” I guess they call it, and as I was picking up a box I noticed the price seemed to be not so unreasonable.
Then my eagle-eyes noticed that the One Pound sized box now only contains 12 oz.
Hope!
Change!
Life, Politics | Mr. Bingley | 
April 23, 2011 2:45 pm
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Huh. Did the box actually SAY “One Pound” on the label? That might be consider false advertising.
Just like Obama, now that I think about it.
No, it said 12 oz but it seemed to be the traditional size.
Yeah, you’ll see that on a lot of packaged foods now. The package *looks* the same, but it’s just a wee bit smaller. But the same price, or even higher. A deceptive practice, although I doubt it’s illegal.
Caveat emptor remains in effect.
Hope! Change! Invisible (to government only)Inflation!
And, btw, that food portion bit has been going on in candy bars almost for generations. Not surprised others have taken it up.
You just noticed that Bing? Check out your other staples, it’s the norm now. A 10 pack of eggs is just around the corner.
Ice cream cartons and pet food–that’s where they get sneaky, too.
Try to buy a 6 oz. can of tuna these days. That change happened at least a year ago though.
Oh it happened with coffee years ago: the 1 lb pack became 13 oz then 11.5 now it’s 10. And the price has gone up.
A thing of beauty.
I went to the Winn Dixie here in Milton yesterday for the first time in months. I was shocked (shocked!) at the prices. Cheese, salad, and meats are substantially more expensive than I remember, while the canned goods seemed about the same. As higher energy prices push up the costs of inputs, prices are only going higher.