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Has anyone else noticed how products on the shelves are getting smaller but the price remains virtually the same?
3 weeks ago Tesco Everyday Shampoo was 750ml for 87p………sunday the bottle has shrunk to 500ml and is 80p
I’ve noticed this. What’s even worse is when a product – for example a biscuit bar in a wrapper – becomes smaller but the wrapper stays the same size.
I remember when Milky Way bars were the size of current Mars Bars, while Mars Bars themselves were the size of ‘king size’ Mars Bars.
Having said this, there’s lots of things on offer or 2 for 1 these days.
………and a packet of walkers baked crisps 25g from 30g and when you open the packet its about a quarter full.
i think us consumers put up with such a lot these days.
Yup… then they offer them 3 for 2… and we are supposed to think… bargain :twisted:
It’s a dilemma for manufacturers at the moment, not just in food…do they make things smaller to sell at the same price or keep them the same size but increase the price?
I know that some of my suppliers are struggling to keep prices low at the same quality whilst dealing with ever increasing manufacturing and transportation costs at the moment.
……and the consumer takes the hit in the end [-X
That’s the nature of business, who else is supposed to pay?
Several of my suppliers hold back on prices increases for as long as they can, especially in the current climate, but they can only do it for so long.
@jen_jen wrote:
That’s the nature of business, who else is supposed to pay?
Several of my suppliers hold back on prices increases for as long as they can, especially in the current climate, but they can only do it for so long.
no one wants to see the small business go under………..my annoyance is purely with the supermarket giants who blatantly take the pis s by knocking say 250g off a weight and either knock the price down by about 10p which we know will go up and beyond in the following weeks or make no alteration to the price at all
An exception to this trend is cars. For a long time now they have been getting bigger.
For example, it’s often quoted that the latest VW Polo is bigger than the original Golf, which is the next model up in the VW range.no one wants to see the small business go under
I always shop at supermarkets. In my experience smaller businesses offer an inferior choice at higher prices. I don’t care about the ‘high street’ and what happens to it, I care about convenience, quality and value for money. And that is what most people care about, which is why the supermarkets have been so successful.
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