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There have also been plenty of examples of shrinkflation, which is when a company reduces the size of a packet of chocolate or crisps, for instance, but the price stays the same.

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hugovk commented on the word shrinkflation

shrinkflation, n.
The Guardian, 13 January 2017:
“There’s also shrinkflation. Shops know customers only want to pay £4 for a pack and so rather than put the price up they make the packet size smaller,” he said.

January 5, 2018
alexz commented on the word shrinkflation

spotted this term again in 2022.

April 19, 2022
natalie_portmanteaux commented on the word shrinkflation

Shrinkflation, a portmanteau of shrink and inflation.

October 31, 2024