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Morningstar Veggie Dogs Make Triumphant Return To Grocery Shelves
By Laura Northrup on May 17, 2012 9:03 AM
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I have to be honest: the last two summers have been tough. Like other vegetarians, I've been forced to make it through grilling season without access to the superior veggie dogs made by Morningstar Farms. They disappeared from store shelves in 2009 due, the company told sad customers, to a problem with sourcing one of the ingredients. The popular corn dogs returned last year, but the plain old hot dogs didn't...until now. They're back on store shelves, but are they any good? I set out on a rigorous research project, also known as "dinner." More »
Round Saltines Disguise Stealth Shrink Ray
By Laura Northrup on May 7, 2012 11:31 AM
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As we reported on Friday, in parts of the Northeast, Nabisco's traditional Premium brand saltine crackers have abruptly disappeared from the shelves. Unless they want to switch to one of the several other brands of saltines, their only choices are mini crackers or the new round ones. The change also disguises a stealth Grocery Shrink Ray that reduces the total mass of crackers in a box. More »
Has The Grocery Shrink Ray Turned Saltines Round?
By Chris Morran on May 4, 2012 1:30 PM
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We don't eat saltines all that often here at Consumerist HQ, but we are certainly familiar with the classic cracker's orthogonal form. Well Nabisco is out to shake up the "stuff you crumble into your soup" market by testing a round version of its Premium brand saltine. More »
Nabisco Zaps Triscuits With Grocery Shrink Ray
By Chris Morran on April 24, 2012 2:30 PM
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It's time to play Spot the Difference! Between the older Triscuit box on the left and the one on the right, Nabisco made at least four changes. It doesn't really matter if you can find them all, since only one change matters. More »
P&G Apologizes, Has An Actual Reason For Old Spice Deodorant Shrinkage
By Mary Beth Quirk on March 26, 2012 4:00 PM
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Consumerist reader Jordan recently copied us on an email he wrote to Procter & Gamble, shaming them for performing the grocery shrink ray on his favorite Old Spice deodorant. But before we could even post his tale of outrage, he received a reasonable explanation and an apology from P&G. Imagine that! More »
Huggies Trumpets New Lower Price, Doesn't Brag About Box Having Less Diapers
By Mary Beth Quirk on March 12, 2012 1:00 PM
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Huggies doesn't mind patting itself on the back for a "new lower price" on a bulk box of diapers, crowing about the dollar less they're charging customers at Sam's Club. But as Jay found out, they're not as chatty about the fact that the price is for less diapers. Zap! Grocery shrink ray! More »
The United Arab Emirates Will Not Stand For The Grocery Shrink Ray
By Laura Northrup on February 22, 2012 9:02 AM
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When Coke and Pepsi cans sold in the United Arab Emirates were shrink rayed from 355 milliliters (about 12 ounces) to 300 mL (about 10 ounces) while the price remained the same, it wasn't just customers who complained. The government noticed, too, and is removing the offending cans from store shelves. Those wacky foreigners! More »
Reporter Investigating Foreclosure Fraud Finds Out He's A Victim Of Foreclosure Fraud
By Chris Morran on November 30, 2011 2:15 PM
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As much as we Consumerists hate when our work crosses over into our personal lives and we end up on hold with our cable TV provider for hours or feel the sting of the grocery shrink ray, that's nothing compared to what happened to a reporter in Las Vegas who, while investigating the rampant foreclosure fraud in his region, discovered he too had fallen victim to the very problem he was reporting on. More »
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Large Bottles Of Aussie Shampoo Now Somewhat Less Large
By Laura Northrup on October 27, 2011 10:30 AM
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Richrecruiter picked up one of those large bottles of Aussie Moist shampoo from Target recently, and noticed that it was smaller than the previous bottle he had purchased. Why, about 20% smaller, but at the same price. The Grocery Shrink Ray is on the attack! More »
Grocery Shrink Ray Removes Granola Bars From Quaker Boxes
By Chris Morran on August 29, 2011 3:00 PM
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Consumerist reader Brad went shopping for some Quaker Chewy Chocolate Chip granola bars the other day, only to find that the Grocery Shrink Ray had zapped away 20% of the bars but left the price the same. More »
Grocery Shrink Ray Zaps Nate's Meatless Balls
By Laura Northrup on August 18, 2011 10:35 AM
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I always found Nate's brand of meatless meatballs (or: balls) to be the best-tasting vegetarian substitute around, and better than most frozen meatballs on the market. Michael is a fan, too. At Whole Foods recently, he noticed that the package had changed, and the amount inside. But not the price. More »
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Extra Sneaky Grocery Shrink Ray Hits Sun Detergent
By Ben Popken on August 17, 2011 12:00 PM
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It looks like our good old friend the Grocery Shrink Ray has zapped bottles of Sun detergent. The after effect is a little extra trickier than usual, though. The new smaller size screams, "50% MORE LOADS!" while in tiny print underneath that it says "vs. 29 load size." In reality, it has three few ounces than the older version. Sly! More »
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Price Chopper's Ice Cream Is Always A Full Half-Gallon, Except When It Isn't
By Laura Northrup on August 12, 2011 11:30 AM
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Northeastern grocery chain Price Chopper is one of the few companies around that still sells a full half-gallon of ice cream. None of this 1.75 or 1.5 quart shrink-rayed nonsense that you find at their competition, but a proper half gallon. You can't blame them for bragging about this in stores and in their advertising materials. But Scott discovered where all of this bragging falls apart: Extreme Moose Tracks, which has a slightly smaller container than other flavors. Harbinger of shrinkage to come? Not quite. When he contacted Price Chopper, they explained that there's a little less ice cream in that flavor's container because of the amount of candy included. Guess it's too extreme. More »
Ken's Steak House Increases Salad Dressing Bottle Size, Doesn't Charge More Or Brag
By Laura Northrup on August 11, 2011 11:34 AM
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Sometimes, companies reverse the famed Grocery Shrink Ray, and actually increase the quantity of their product without also hiking the price. Ken's Steak House recently increased the amount in a bottle from eight ounces to nine. Even more astonishingly, they didn't feel the need to brag about this on the bottle. More »
Not Even Warm And Fuzzy Cereals Immune From Grocery Shrink Ray
By Ben Popken on August 10, 2011 4:00 PM
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As an avid Consumerist reader, Drew knows to watch out when the boxes on the supermarket shelves get a makeover. Oftentimes these are tell-tale signs that the grocery shrink ray has been at it, reducing the amount of content you get and charging you more. His favorite cereal, Kashi Honey Sunshine, was a recent victim, dropping from 12 oz to 10.5 oz and getting a "New Look!" in the process. More »
Grocery Shrink Ray Zaps Pop Secret Popcorn
By Chris Morran on July 25, 2011 2:15 PM
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Consumerist reader Bryan says he tends to buy a new box of Pop Secret microwave popcorn every month or so. But while he was putting away his groceries the other day he noticed that the new box seemed a bit thinner than he'd become accustomed to. More »
Behind The Scenes With Consumerist On The Clark Howard Show
By consumerist.com on July 13, 2011 4:30 PM
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The Clark Howard Show recently joined us at Consumer Reports' Yonkers offices for a look behind the scenes at The Consumerist. What's an EECB? What's it like to be constantly on the prowl for evidence of the effects of the mythical Grocery Shrink Ray? Why do we post so many cat pictures? More »
Catch Consumerist On The Clark Howard TV Show This Weekend
By consumerist.com on June 30, 2011 4:00 PM
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Our special segment on the Clark Howard TV show will run this weekend. Take a sneak peak into the world of the editors of Consumerist. Join Ben and Meg as they show you how we made this blog and the special sauce that goes into making it hum along. They'll delve into the EECB, the Grocery Shrink Ray, and reveal the answer to that burning question, what's up with the cat pictures? The show airs on HLN at 6am Eastern on Saturday 7/2 and Sunday 7/3. More »
Catch Consumerist On HLN's Clark Howard Show All Weekend Long!
By consumerist.com on June 17, 2011 12:00 PM
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UPDATE: As it turns out, the segment will air in a subsequent week, not this weekend. Sorry folks! Stay tuned and we'll tell you when it gets rescheduled. More »
Grocery Shrink Ray Hits Odwalla, Reducing From 15 To 12 oz
The price is the same Odwalla has lowered the suggested retail price for the bottles, but some retailers have opted to keep the price the same. Like other food packagers, Odwalla is combining the shrinkage with a packaging redesign that it hopes will get more press. In this case, they are simultaneously rolling out bottles that are made from 100% plant based HDPE plastic. More »
By Ben Popken on May 20, 2011 12:30 PM
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Myron Reducto is at it again, turning his Grocery Shrink Ray Gun on Odwalla juice, zapping it down to 12 oz from 15. 
