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There’s a listing for soap on the front page, I don’t think it’s confined to just junk food
I searched soap and got no result
I don't think the search works, but it's here: https://www.shrinkflation.io/products/535
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I'm not defending CPG companies. I'm pointing out that if you're an indie maker inflation is a problem you need to contend with in your own pricing. Once you start thinking about it from that perspective, you realize how difficult of a problem it is to solve in a way that feels fair to customers. In theory software is easier because you could more easily change your pricing every month. With CPG these products sit on…
The issue most people have with shrinkflation isn't that the manufacturers made a tough call when all the options were tough, it's that manufacturers do so in a manner deliberately calculated to hide information from the consumer, and in some cases outright deceive them (if they didn't, this shrinkflation tracker wouldn't exist) To reiterate, a company honest with consumers would inform them they were getting less fo…
> To reiterate, a company honest with consumers would inform them they were getting less for the same price, and try to make the case you're making now: "hey, sorry about this, but times are tough, and we can't raise prices"
How do they do this? They make a chocolate bar that a shop buys and puts on a shelf.
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#64In EU prices for food stuff have to also list price per KG.
Yes, but no history.
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Inflation Could Save Your Life! The reasons why may shock you.
Lipids HATE this one trick
It's not lipids you should be worried about, it's emulsifiers:
> celluloses, mono and diglycerides of fatty acids, modified starches, lecithins, carrageenans, phosphates, gums, and pectins. Some recent studies have indicated that emulsifiers can disturb gut bacteria and promote inflammation, potentially increasing susceptibility to cardiovascular issues.[0]
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The issue most people have with shrinkflation isn't that the manufacturers made a tough call when all the options were tough, it's that manufacturers do so in a manner deliberately calculated to hide information from the consumer, and in some cases outright deceive them (if they didn't, this shrinkflation tracker wouldn't exist) To reiterate, a company honest with consumers would inform them they were getting less fo…
> To reiterate, a company honest with consumers would inform them they were getting less for the same price, and try to make the case you're making now: "hey, sorry about this, but times are tough, and we can't raise prices" How do they do this? They make a chocolate bar that a shop buys and puts on a shelf.
They have to alter the packaging to account for the changes. They can either do so in a way that makes apparent to the customers that they're receiving less value for their money, making sure they're aware of it, or they can do so in a way that attempts to deceive consumers and hide this information.
An example of messaging for the former is described in the quote you quoted. Another would be to use different-looking packaging, to indicate that it is not what it was before. If a consumer will still buy the item when properly informed of the lower value, then this apparent labeling should not have any effect on sales. If it does, it means the information hiding was material, which makes it bad.
tl;dr: companies hide this information because being deceptive increases sales, if it didn't, they wouldn't
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#67Fabulous… I heart data
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#68In EU prices for food stuff have to also list price per KG.
This is also common in the US.
Example below. Top row is blurry but bottom row shows “per ounce” price on the bottom right. Tiny print and I imagine barely anyone actually shops that way.
I’m guessing there must be some US requirement for this otherwise I’m not sure why it’s commonplace.
https://supersafeway.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Screen-S...
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#69The idea is nice, but it seems to be tracking junk food, which you probably shouldn't eat and can easily avoid. I'd be more interested in home goods such as soap, detergent; and food staples.
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#70% change is over what time frame? YoY?