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Shrinkflation has affected one-third of grocery items, analysis finds. Here are the worst offenders. (www.cbsnews.com)
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[–] ImplyingImplications@lemmy.ca 118 points 4 weeks ago (5 children)

Here are the worst offenders.

Paper towels and toilet paper, Breakfast cereals, Candy, snack foods like chips and cheetos

[–] Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 56 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

You know what HASN'T been affected by shrinkflation? That wall of text explaining the concept of things we already know.

I'd like to make a sarcastic joke about what the rest of that bullshit was, but I couldn't be bothered to read 8 full scrolls of nonsense before I got to "the worst offenders". Literally the whole point of the article, and I have to scroll past an essay, and a nag about my adblock. You make me click "I'll disable it next time". YOU make me lie. I would happily click a text that said "I'll never disable my ad blocker. Go choke on a buffet of dicks until you die, you absolute leech on society!"

Sadly, that wasn't an option. It's truthful though.

[–] pennomi@lemmy.world 18 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

Until we start including human usability into SEO scores, this will never be fixed.

[–] Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 4 points 4 weeks ago

Stop being right!

[–] witty_username@feddit.nl 20 points 4 weeks ago

Thank you!

[–] ivanafterall@lemmy.world 14 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

Thanks, that was absolutely unreadable on my phone. So many goddamn ads.

[–] JackGreenEarth@lemm.ee 13 points 4 weeks ago

You should install an adblocker, such as uBlock Origin on Firefox or Rethink DNS for device-wide adblocking. Browsing the internet isn't any more painful for me on my phone than my laptop.

[–] coaxil@lemm.ee 4 points 4 weeks ago

Oh man, thank you!

[–] adarza@lemmy.ca 4 points 4 weeks ago

paper towels and toilet paper are basically ground zero for these shenanigans.

[–] the_post_of_tom_joad@sh.itjust.works 12 points 4 weeks ago

⅓!? My empty-wallet ass it's only ⅓.

[–] Nougat@fedia.io 4 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

That chart in there is not necessarily accurate, because it's "per 100 count," and doesn't consider that the individual sheets may be differently sized.

[–] Hawke@lemmy.world 1 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago)

m^2^ or bust!

[–] JoMiran@lemmy.ml -5 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

"...affected..."

Get the fuck outta here with that bullshit.

adjective

1

a

**: **having or showing an attitude or mode of behavior that is not natural or genuinely felt **: **given to or marked by affectation

b

**: **assumed artificially or falsely **: **pretended

Neither definition applies. The items are not being affected. Shrinkflation is an outright deceitful practice, not an affectation.