shrinking packages
Brawny's not the only product skimping on size to sneakily increase profits. Here are two more items readers have noticed recently.
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shrinking packages
Yet another common product has been hit with the shrinking ray—this time it's Brawny paper towels, which Jason noticed recently received a new package design, apparently to disguise that there are now fewer sheets and a higher price.
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shrinking packages
Frugal Frugalson over at Picking up Nickles made a
side-by-side comparison of General Mills' newer "Right Size, Right Price" cereal boxes. Apparently, the right size is 1.5 oz less, and the right price is about 9% more.
Donning my detective's cap, I found that the 14oz box of General Mills Honey Nut Cheerios at my local market had been replaced by a 12.5oz box for the same $2.99 price. That works out to a 8.9% price increase, which is a bit larger than the average price increase of 2.9% claimed in this New York Times article.
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