Shrinkflation still happens, you just get to watch two numbers go up now.
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mydude@lemmy.world 6 months ago
In Norway, we have a law that says grocery stores have to give two prices, one for the product, and one for the product in a compareable size, like 1litre or 1kg for easy comparison. This safeguards againt shrinkflation.
Danksy@lemmy.world 6 months ago
mydude@lemmy.world 6 months ago
The whole idea by shrinkflation is to hide it from the consumer. By having compareable size standard, you see them doing this. So, yes, you see the two prices go up, but at least you have the ability to see it.
wolfpack86@lemmy.world 6 months ago
This is true but do you remember the liter price you paid for laundry detergent or do you remember that you bought it for $14?
I’d wager that most people are in the latter, even if they are completely informed of shrinkflation.
For me the liter price I use when trying to figure out if a sale of the 1 gallon is actually cheaper than the 2 gallon normal price (or whichever units of measure for an item).
doctorcrimson@lemmy.today 6 months ago
Some stores in the USA will list price per oz on the whenever applicable, which is nice, but sadly just a store policy not any regulation.
isthingoneventhis@lemmy.world 6 months ago
It also depends on state legislature I believe. There was a customer that came up to me to tell me our signage was incorrectly detailing the price pr. oz or the product oz. (can’t remember which now) and I never quite understood why he cared so much. But apparently businesses can get fined or dinged per incorrect signage they have so?
mvirts@lemmy.world 6 months ago
In America grocery stores pretend to do this but switch the units on nearby items to confuse consumers. (e.g. name brand will have price/oz, store brand will be price/g)
Probably happens elsewhere too, I like to think it’s malicious but maybe there’s a reason.
halowpeano@lemmy.world 6 months ago
It’s malice.