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Re: Shrinkflation Tracker

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Post by bumby »

throwanem wrote: post #115
sgu999 wrote: post #111

Nice project, very clean etc. Now about that shrinkflation thing... There isn't a single product in that list that is actually healthy. Highly processed food is horrible for us and our environment, and the gigantic conglomerates making and selling them are a plague to our economies. Veggies at my local farmers' market didn't shrink in size, prices went up slightly for some and it's very visible from the tag. Same goe…

Toothpaste and soap aren't healthy?

Some toothpaste can be a net-negative, like those with abrasives. It's actually the mechanical aspect of brushing that does most of the hygiene. Frothing and minty taste of toothpaste are mostly marketing. Maybe there's a case for fluoride, but there are other sources like tap water (and that's a whole digression of it's own).

Re: Shrinkflation Tracker

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Post by [deleted] »

boxed wrote: post #20
phailhaus wrote: post #12

Super cool! Very clean, nice font. Some UX things I noticed: 1. In the scrolling feed on the homepage, a 0% change is shown as negative with a red down arrow 2. In the tracker page, 0% is grey (good!) but still with a down arrow, which isn't accurate 3. Might be a good idea to highlight egregious offenders over small decreases. Maybe bold the value if it's greater than 10-15%? 4. Would be cool to be able to sort to s…

I wonder why 0% items are shown on the big list at all. Like having a page of murderers with random innocent people with a text label under "not a murderer" :P

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Re: Shrinkflation Tracker

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Post by sgu999 »

throwanem wrote: post #115
sgu999 wrote: post #111

Nice project, very clean etc. Now about that shrinkflation thing... There isn't a single product in that list that is actually healthy. Highly processed food is horrible for us and our environment, and the gigantic conglomerates making and selling them are a plague to our economies. Veggies at my local farmers' market didn't shrink in size, prices went up slightly for some and it's very visible from the tag. Same goe…

Toothpaste and soap aren't healthy?

Fair enough, but let's not pretend this is what shrinkflation is all about...

Re: Shrinkflation Tracker

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Post by cactusplant7374 »

sgu999 wrote: post #111

Nice project, very clean etc. Now about that shrinkflation thing... There isn't a single product in that list that is actually healthy. Highly processed food is horrible for us and our environment, and the gigantic conglomerates making and selling them are a plague to our economies. Veggies at my local farmers' market didn't shrink in size, prices went up slightly for some and it's very visible from the tag. Same goe…

Bread wouldn't be bread if it wasn't processed. We would be eating the wheat kernels.

Re: Shrinkflation Tracker

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Post by yoyoyo1122 »

wppick wrote: post #97

Another source of shrinkflation is changing ingredients. Something that used to be 50% water is now 75% water as an example. Another is changing from olive oil to canola or palm or, and things like that.

Yeah, people call it skimpflation: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shrinkflation#Skimpflation

Re: Shrinkflation Tracker

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Post by cactusplant7374 »

bumby wrote: post #121
throwanem wrote: post #115

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Toothpaste and soap aren't healthy?

Some toothpaste can be a net-negative, like those with abrasives. It's actually the mechanical aspect of brushing that does most of the hygiene. Frothing and minty taste of toothpaste are mostly marketing. Maybe there's a case for fluoride, but there are other sources like tap water (and that's a whole digression of it's own).

Mostly marketing or people actually enjoy these things and they encourage good oral hygiene?

Re: Shrinkflation Tracker

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Post by Sohcahtoa82 »

bumby wrote: post #121
throwanem wrote: post #115

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Toothpaste and soap aren't healthy?

Some toothpaste can be a net-negative, like those with abrasives. It's actually the mechanical aspect of brushing that does most of the hygiene. Frothing and minty taste of toothpaste are mostly marketing. Maybe there's a case for fluoride, but there are other sources like tap water (and that's a whole digression of it's own).

> Some toothpaste can be a net-negative, like those with abrasives

Yup. Those toothpastes with extra whitening are wreaking havoc. It's effectively liquid sandpaper.

> Frothing and minty taste of toothpaste are mostly marketing

The frothing, sure. The mint? I mean, I like some kind of flavoring. Mint is nice.

> Maybe there's a case for fluoride, but there are other sources like tap water (and that's a whole digression of it's own).

There's definitely a case for the fluoride. Your tap water isn't enough.

Re: Shrinkflation Tracker

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Post by ravenstine »

switch007 wrote: post #75

Warning: rant about brands The sadistic think about brands is that people are paying for marketing team to continue to lie to them and brainwash them, to convince them to continue buying their products! Media is full of brands - gosh I wonder how they have all that budget for expensive marketing campaigns ! It's so incredibly hard to wean someone off brands. I've been campaigning my family for years, but they still s…

But sugary cereal is heart-healthy!

Oh wait, that's horseshit that even Kellogg can't get away with anymore.

https://thecounter.org/kellogg-sugary-cereal-healthy-label/

Breakfast cereal, namely corn flakes, is a mass psychosis. Have them sometimes if you like as a treat, but even then you might as well eat a bowl of ice cream. The idea of eating cornflakes was invented by a guy who gave his "patients" yogurt enemas. Why in 2023 are we still taking his advice?

Re: Shrinkflation Tracker

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Post by IAmGraydon »

The worst part of shrinkflation is restaurants who have reduced the sizes of their meals, in my opinion. I’ve seen this quite a lot in everything from fast casual places like Cava to locally owned establishments.
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