Portions are getting smaller
@nela13 (58807)
Portugal
December 28, 2022 9:41am CST
I use to buy these frozen hake fillets, it is delicious, healthy and my kids love it but lately I notice that the portions are getting smaller. It is almost half of the size it used to be! 
I read somewhere that the inflation is making the brands reduce the size of their products, the price is also higher than before, so we are paying more for less quantity!!!
Have you notice this trend in your country?
Picture of the hake fillets after cooked.
I read somewhere that the inflation is making the brands reduce the size of their products, the price is also higher than before, so we are paying more for less quantity!!!
Have you notice this trend in your country?
Picture of the hake fillets after cooked.24 people like this
25 responses
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@snowy22315 (185372)
• United States
28 Dec 22
Yes, we call it shrinkflation here.
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@DaddyEvil (141809)
• United States
29 Dec 22
That trend started about five years ago in the US. Sugar that used to come in 5 pound bags was suddenly only available in 4 pound bags for the same price that we paid for the 5 pound bag.
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@DaddyEvil (141809)
• United States
29 Dec 22
@nela13 It's a way to increase profit ratios.
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@nela13 (58807)
• Portugal
29 Dec 22
@DaddyEvil that is the only thing they care about, the profits
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@Marilynda1225 (83778)
• United States
28 Dec 22
Yes I've noticed it here too with shrinking sizes and increased prices.
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@Marilynda1225 (83778)
• United States
28 Dec 22
@nela13 cheating us is absolutely right. I wonder if there is really a shortage of certain items or is it just greed from the suppliers
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@nela13 (58807)
• Portugal
28 Dec 22
@Marilynda1225 many took advantage of the war to increase the prices.
@FayeHazel (40243)
• United States
29 Dec 22
That fish looks really good. But yes, alas, I do notice similar here. Prices go up, portions, quantity and quality go down... :/
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@nela13 (58807)
• Portugal
30 Dec 22
@FayeHazel at the end we pay more for less and a worse product.
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@FayeHazel (40243)
• United States
30 Dec 22
@nela13 Unfortunate that companies feel they have to do that to save a few cents in production.
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@allknowing (140994)
• India
29 Dec 22
The worse scenario is when portions get smaller and the prices double up.
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@RebeccasFarm (92064)
• United States
28 Dec 22
Yes as I was noting in my other post, people are suffering world wide all this inflation on food.
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@merrybelle2021 (1392)
• Philippines
29 Dec 22
Because they only have 2 choices - retain the same price but make it smaller, change the ingredients, etc vs. retain the size and quality but raise the price. It's a balancing act.
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@aninditasen (16693)
• Raurkela, India
29 Dec 22
This is happening in our country too. Portions haven't reduced but the rates have increased a lot.
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@aninditasen (16693)
• Raurkela, India
30 Dec 22
@nela13 Any business man will do that.
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@nela13 (58807)
• Portugal
1 Jan 23
@aninditasen but that isn't fair to the consumers.
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@lazydaizee (6735)
• United Kingdom
30 Dec 22
I have been noticing this for some time now. Portions, tins and packets are all getting smaller. The only thing getting bigger is the price. I also notice that chocolate biscuits and snacks have very little chocolate on them and some of it does not even taste like real chocolate anymore.
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@nela13 (58807)
• Portugal
4 Jan 23
@lazydaizee Correct, they try to compensate the packaging to cover up the poor quality.
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@lazydaizee (6735)
• United Kingdom
4 Jan 23
@nela13 This is true and we also pay for more packaging.
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@nela13 (58807)
• Portugal
23 Jan 23
It is terrible, the inflation in my country is so high that every time I go to the supermarket it seems price raise every week.
