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re: The price is the same...shrinkflation
Posted on 8/23/21 at 9:04 pm to nuwaydawg
Posted on 8/23/21 at 9:04 pm to nuwaydawg
Late last night I decided to get a Mickey Ds quarter pounder. Call it nostalgia or whatever, but the taste of pseudo-beef, raw onions, and mustard felt like it would be enjoyable.
First of all, the bun was smaller and stale--like almost turn around and drive back kind of stale. And the toppings were half the proportions of old. I would guess the burger somehow still met the 1/4 pound label (maybe), but everything else was shrunk.
Maybe it was a one-off. It was late on a Sunday night, and they were pretty much the only game open in town. OTOH, it would seem like raw onion, mustard, and ketchup would be the cheapest part of their equation--so they'd pile those up if they were shrinking everything else.
My fault for being a fatty. At least I didn't get the fries and XL soda with it.
First of all, the bun was smaller and stale--like almost turn around and drive back kind of stale. And the toppings were half the proportions of old. I would guess the burger somehow still met the 1/4 pound label (maybe), but everything else was shrunk.
Maybe it was a one-off. It was late on a Sunday night, and they were pretty much the only game open in town. OTOH, it would seem like raw onion, mustard, and ketchup would be the cheapest part of their equation--so they'd pile those up if they were shrinking everything else.
My fault for being a fatty. At least I didn't get the fries and XL soda with it.
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Posted on 8/23/21 at 10:17 pm to FCP
The old Consumerist blog, a spin-off of Consumer Reports, featured "The Grocery Shrink Ray" spots that highlighted such shenanigans. That was around 2005, but the phenomenon has been around for decades.
I have a recipe for salmon patties that, when written, used two pouches of salmon. They keep shrinking the pouches, and I keep revising the recipe to keep up. Now I need 4 pouches to get the same ounces of product.
I have a recipe for salmon patties that, when written, used two pouches of salmon. They keep shrinking the pouches, and I keep revising the recipe to keep up. Now I need 4 pouches to get the same ounces of product.
Posted on 8/24/21 at 6:09 am to FCP
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First of all, the bun was smaller and stale--like almost turn around and drive back kind of stale. And the toppings were half the proportions of old. I would guess the burger somehow still met the 1/4 pound label (maybe), but everything else was shrunk.
Haven't had McD's in a couple years but they generally only put one pickle on double quarter pounders at the local one.
I mean, come on...
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