Oh, ALDI, how could you?!

[joeekaitis]

 

 

One great thing about ALDI is house brands that defy the downsizing of nationally advertised brand like frozen potato products (French fries, "'tater tots") in 2-pound bags instead of 28 ounces.  Breakfast sausage chubs were still a full pound last time I checked.  Fresh Italian sausage and Bratwurst are a generous 19 ounces.

 

Sad to say, not every square foot is immune.  Ice cream was most likely shrunk to 48 ounces from a half-gallon long ago but now the coffee aisle is feeling the squeeze.

 

Fewer ounces, fewer cups, less buzz for your buck.  Witness the horror by checking the View Full Size box.

 

Oh, ALDI, how could you?!

 

 

[ken]

"We have found many of our customers prefer the smaller size can because its easier to hold."

..."And we have a bridge in Brooklyn for sale."[this post was last edited: 8/1/2017-10:49]

 

[mralex]

I think that's happening everywhere.. It's ridiculous... Why not increase prices instead of being that sneaky

 

[rolls_rapide]

"I think that's happening everywhere.."

Indeed so.

I was in a Poundstretcher discount store a couple of months ago and I did a 'double take' - a packet of Daz (and possibly Surf too) with 6 washes!

I presumed they were meant for the holidaymakers, but still, I wouldn't put it past the manufacturers to reduce their packs on a wider basis.

http://https//www.poundstretcher.co.uk/daz-washing-powder-6-washes

 

[joeekaitis]

Supermarkets still advertise Haagen-Dazs "pints" . .

. . . which have been 14 ounces for the last few years.

 

[yogitunes]

many boxes of pasta are no longer 1lb.....most decreased to 12 ounces

seen sugar dropped down to a 4lb bag too.....

probably the only thing that makes sense is hotdogs used to be 10 to a pack, and yet rolls came as an 8 pack.....now hotdogs are in 8's as well, yet the price hasn't dropped...

 

[maytagbear]

To be expected

Marketing researchers have said time and time again that the general public prefers downsizing to a direct cash price increase.

.........."And so it goes." ~ Kurt Vonnegut.

Lawrence/Maytagbear

 

[twintubdexter]

<span style="font-size: 14pt; color: #008000;">There's a term for this downsizing. It's called "shrinkflation". To make matters worse, sometimes the reduced size is hidden by those extra-sneaky companies...</span>

 

<span style="font-size: 14pt; color: #008000;">like this Toblerone chocolate bar...</span>

 

[tolivac]

The food companies are offering their foods in the convenient downsized "GYP-YOU" packages-just give me a pound of whatever,I will pay the price.This nonsense needs to stop!

 

[mralex]

Twintubdexter- I love Toblerone but now when they’ve changed it I stopped buying it.. it looks so weird lol

 

[joeekaitis]

There's a thin silver lining.

 

 

 

ALDI has always sold imported Italian bronze-cut pasta in 1-pound bags and they've added organic 100% whole wheat spaghetti from Italy in a 1-pound box, so most of the time you don't need to tweak an heirloom recipe to accommodate less of the main ingredient.

 

[rolls_rapide]

Toblerone

That looks a very cheap and nasty trick, and the customer won't know until they open it.

Mind you, it is to be expected. Toblerone is owned by Kraft offshoot, Mondelez - who also own - surprise, surprise - Cadbury's and Terry's.