Carrefour puts ‘shrinkflation’ price warnings on food to shame brands
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Re: Carrefour puts ‘shrinkflation’ price warnings on food to shame brands
#2> Guigoz infant formula produced by Nestlé went from 900 grams (31.75 oz) to 830 grams, while Unilever’s Viennetta ice-cream cake shrank to 320 grams from 350 grams.
Wish I could be surprised at Nestle doing the most evil thing possible, but here we are.
Re: Carrefour puts ‘shrinkflation’ price warnings on food to shame brands
#3> Guigoz infant formula produced by Nestlé went from 900 grams (31.75 oz) to 830 grams, while Unilever’s Viennetta ice-cream cake shrank to 320 grams from 350 grams. Wish I could be surprised at Nestle doing the most evil thing possible, but here we are.
Every brand is doing this
Re: Carrefour puts ‘shrinkflation’ price warnings on food to shame brands
#4I wish more retailers would start doing this.
Re: Carrefour puts ‘shrinkflation’ price warnings on food to shame brands
#5I wonder if they account for wood pulp, non meat and meat fillers too.
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#7I think we should place a QR on every product label, and scanning that QR takes me to data about the product such as its historical mass/volume, cost, and unit price, as well as its brand owner right on up the chain. I see you, Nestle.
Of course, giving customers information to make an informed decision is Bad For Business.
Re: Carrefour puts ‘shrinkflation’ price warnings on food to shame brands
#8This is great, shrinkflation is one of these disgusting practices that play on the human psyche to trick people.
But also carrefour (and large retailers like them) are notorious for abusing their power when buying, and are a large part of the systemic problem. I don't know how much this is negotiating technique.
Re: Carrefour puts ‘shrinkflation’ price warnings on food to shame brands
#9I think we should place a QR on every product label, and scanning that QR takes me to data about the product such as its historical mass/volume, cost, and unit price, as well as its brand owner right on up the chain. I see you, Nestle. Of course, giving customers information to make an informed decision is Bad For Business.
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#10It seems somewhat out of linguistic character for them to use the English-"shrink"-based portmanteau, but hopefully there's a universal commonality (especially coupled with the hashtag format) that makes this move more effective.