Hiya @ijarratt
There have been some examples provided in the past on this site about reduced sizes/weighs of product. These are the ones I could find easily for you, there may be more:
Another one for the excessive packaging files - we were emailed this example of Coles Peanut Butter Cookies, with nearly half the pack consisting of empty space!
Do you find this practice Shonky, or not?
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Those of us who have been around for a while have noticed the steady reduction in the package size of many grocery items - without this being reflected in price. While this suggestion may be a little late in the day, I suggest that CHOICE is in the right position to commence a long-term (10 years to begin with?) review of this particular trend along with pricing trends.
Such a review would shed some light on the lengths to which manufacturers go to wring the reduce production costs without cha…
“Nude by Nature” product size shrinkage - SpotAShonky - Community (choice.community)
A Shonky spotter on Facebook noticed a change in Big Red tomato soup varieties.*EDIT Reports indicate that the price of the smaller can has increased.
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Cadbury have announced on their social media accounts that due to rising costs, they will be reducing the size and price of their family size chocolate blocks. What are your thoughts - is this shonky behaviour from Cadbury or does reducing the price ‘slightly’ as well as the size of the product make it okay?
Here’s their official statement:
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Has anyone else noticed that Schweppes has replaced their 1.25 litre PET bottles with new 1 litre bottles? I haven’t done a price comparison yet, but I am wondering if this is another example where the price will remain the same, but the quantity will go down. At the same time, Woolies have announced they will be limiting the range of Mount Franklin products available and will be emphasising their Select brand (see http://www.smh.com.au/business/retail/woolworths-putting-cap-on-cocacola-amatil…
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