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Shrinkflation

Post by Phillip Phlopp » Sun Oct 16, 2022 12:39 pm

In Tesco a large jar of Nestles Gold Blend Alta Rica coffee is £6.50, a smaller jar £4.60. Outside of special offers it's been this price for some time. All fine, dandy and tickety-boo I hear you say. Thing is, the large jar used to contain 200g and the small jar, 100g. They are now 190g/90g respectively.
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Re: Shrinkflation

Post by Gaspode » Sun Oct 16, 2022 12:56 pm

Everything's smaller these days, it's must be my age.....
Odd thing, ain't it... you meet people one at a time, they seem decent, they got brains that work, and then they get together and you hear the voice of the people. And it snarls.

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Re: Shrinkflation

Post by Phillip Phlopp » Sun Oct 16, 2022 1:06 pm

And yet a chap's ears get bigger.
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Re: Shrinkflation

Post by Gaspode » Sun Oct 16, 2022 1:10 pm

Whoever said life was fair?
Odd thing, ain't it... you meet people one at a time, they seem decent, they got brains that work, and then they get together and you hear the voice of the people. And it snarls.

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Re: Shrinkflation

Post by Redpig59 » Sun Oct 16, 2022 2:07 pm

Wagon Wheels are smaller than they used to be.
A wanker AND a pansy apparently.
Oh, and a wimp, and 'not a real man'.

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Re: Shrinkflation

Post by Gaspode » Sun Oct 16, 2022 2:47 pm

Now, just bigger wagons innit....
Odd thing, ain't it... you meet people one at a time, they seem decent, they got brains that work, and then they get together and you hear the voice of the people. And it snarls.

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Re: Shrinkflation

Post by Claude Balls » Sun Oct 16, 2022 2:57 pm

Redpig59 wrote:
Sun Oct 16, 2022 2:07 pm
Wagon Wheels are smaller than they used to be.
They’re still big - its the wrappers that got smaller.

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Re: Shrinkflation

Post by Gaspode » Sun Oct 16, 2022 3:00 pm

Now you explain it .....
Odd thing, ain't it... you meet people one at a time, they seem decent, they got brains that work, and then they get together and you hear the voice of the people. And it snarls.

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