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Per Wikipedia:

shrinkflation, also known as the grocery shrink ray, deflation, or package downsizing, is the process of items shrinking in size or quantity, or even sometimes reformulating or reducing quality, while their prices remain the same or increase.

I can’t see how furniture could ever qualify as shrinkflation, unless we’re counting something like the use of crappier materials.

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Anonymousllama@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago
Your membership to the service is now worse off comparatively, so the benefits you receive have shrunk. Shrinkflation feels pretty apt here

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- Squirrel@thelemmy.club ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago
  That’s you paying more for the same thing. Shrinkflation would mean getting less for the same or more money.
  
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- themeatbridge@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago
  OK, but the membership is free. So you’re paying with the value of your email and personal information.
  
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Frozengyro@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago
Yea, if I’m understanding correctly, they are removing an employee benefit. Which is shitty, but the discount was pretty shit in the first place.

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- pepsison52895@lemmy.one ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago
  It’s not an employee benefit. It’s a membership thing that customers can sign up for. It was literally the only perk of it.
  
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  - SpaceMan9000@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago
    And other deals + free coffee during business days.
    
    Return window was also bigger if you were a family member. At least where I live.
    
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  - TheGreenGolem@lemm.ee ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago
    Hey now, you also got free shopping bags!
    
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