jballs@sh.itjust.works to Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 months agoIs there a term similar to "shrinkflation" when food is made cheaper instead of smaller?message-squaremessage-square19fedilinkarrow-up14arrow-down10
arrow-up14arrow-down1message-squareIs there a term similar to "shrinkflation" when food is made cheaper instead of smaller?jballs@sh.itjust.works to Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square19fedilink
minus-squareTTH4P@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 months agoI assume you mean the quality is quietly reduced without notifying the consumer? I’ve heard Cheapflation and Skimpflation.
minus-squarejballs@sh.itjust.worksOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 months ago“Cheapflation” sounds exactly like what I was thinking of. https://www.brusselstimes.com/1021212/not-so-fishy-fish-sticks-what-is-cheapflation-and-what-to-pay-attention-to In Albert Heijn’s fish sticks, the fish content dropped from 75% to 55%. Eeewwww
I assume you mean the quality is quietly reduced without notifying the consumer? I’ve heard Cheapflation and Skimpflation.
“Cheapflation” sounds exactly like what I was thinking of. https://www.brusselstimes.com/1021212/not-so-fishy-fish-sticks-what-is-cheapflation-and-what-to-pay-attention-to
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