Kellogg’s Shrinks Size Yet Again

[Brian4Liberty]

Cereal boxes are getting so thin, it will be hard for them to actually stand up before long. They have been shrinking the size for years. Recently the size of a standard box of Raisin Bran shrunk yet again. This probably applies to all of their cereals.

Monetary inflation leads to price (per ounce) inflation...

Update:

Noticed more increased prices and reduced package sizing again today. One grocery store that is large but considered lower priced just put up all new price labels on everything in the store. They took this opportunity to raise prices on almost everything.

Price inflation is accelerating.

[tod evans]

You'd think the cardboard would cost more than the stuffing, it's more nutritious....

[Anti Federalist]

The Age Of Shoddy.

[Zippyjuan]

Cereal boxes are getting so thin, it will be hard for them to actually stand up before long. They have been shrinking the size for years. Recently the size of a standard box of Raisin Bran shrunk yet again. This probably applies to all of their cereals.

Monetary inflation leads to price (per ounce) inflation...

There isn't "one size" for cereals. My store has at least two sizes of Kellogs Raisin Bran. Searching for sizes on Google and I can find 14.3 ounces, 16.6 ounces, 18.7 ounces, 20 ounces, 24.8 ounces, 56 ounces, 76.5 ounces- and that is the first page of results.

[Origanalist]

They will just make them bigger in a while and claim you're getting 25-30% more "free".

[jkr]

Shrinkflation

[Brian4Liberty]

There isn't "one size" for cereals. My store has at least two sizes of Kellogs Raisin Bran. Searching for sizes on Google and I can find 14.3 ounces, 16.6 ounces, 18.7 ounces, 20 ounces, 24.8 ounces, 56 ounces, 76.5 ounces- and that is the first page of results.

Good detective work Sherlock. There is a standard size box. Then there is a “family size” that is bigger. Then there are the big box, multiple bag sizes. Occasionally someplace like a Walgreen will have a small box. And then each variation can come in different sizes (Raisin Bran Crunch, for example, usually slightly smaller). As they are transitioning, some of those sizes you found will disappear as they sell out of them.

All of that is beside the point. They are reducing again. Try to find that 18.7 oz regular size of Raisin Bran in 6 months. (16.6 is the new size for the regular box).

[Warrior_of_Freedom]

I noticed orange juice comes in tiny containers now, soon there will be more plastic/cardboard.

[loveshiscountry]

Good detective work Sherlock. There is a standard size box. Then there is a “family size” that is bigger. Then there are the big box, multiple bag sizes. Occasionally someplace like a Walgreen will have a small box. And then each variation can come in different sizes (Raisin Bran Crunch, for example, usually slightly smaller). As they are transitioning, some of those sizes you found will disappear as they sell out of them.

All of that is beside the point. They are reducing again. Try to find that 18.7 oz regular size of Raisin Bran in 6 months.

Agreed. Try to find the 33 ounce size of Folgers. It's now 30 ounces

[oyarde]

All you uppity rich with the Folgers and Kellogs . I get the clover valley dollar store raisin bran and it is one size . I get whatever coffee is on sale at my grocer.

[donnay]

Maybe it is a blessing is disguise...

[PursuePeace]

Pretty soon these will be the "regular" size:

[Brian4Liberty]

They will just make them bigger in a while and claim you're getting 25-30% more "free".

The “Family” size is now probably what the regular size used to be, and they can charge double for that, without creating any inflation. No doubt the government statisticians know this full well. The standard size box is probably in their CPI somewhere, which is why Zippy is so interested, being our resident government statistics distributor and Fed apologist.

[heavenlyboy34]

Meh, it's no good for you anyway. Learn how to cook real food for breakfast.

[fedupinmo]

I noticed orange juice comes in tiny containers now, soon there will be more plastic/cardboard.

They did the same thing with our local chocolate milk. What used to be a pint is now Premium 14 oz. with more crap to throw away to get into it.

From here



To here.

[oyarde]

They did the same thing with our local chocolate milk. What used to be a pint is now Premium 14 oz. with more crap to throw away to get into it.

From here



To here.

Danke was probably drinking out of the ones that were not sealed in plastic and putting them back .

[heavenlyboy34]

Danke was probably drinking out of the ones that were not sealed in plastic and putting them back .

Would not surprise me in the least. That or any other form of food tainting is well within danke's character. :P

[oyarde]

Pretty soon these will be the "regular" size:

That will be for one percenters .

[Brian4Liberty]

Noticed more increased prices and reduced package sizing again today. One grocery store that is large but considered lower priced just put up all new price labels on everything in the store. They took this opportunity to raise prices on almost everything.

Price inflation is accelerating.

[Schifference]

And we are supposed to be concerned with the plastic bags used at the check out stand.

[kfarnan]

print more money to keep up with the prices..

[Stratovarious]

There isn't "one size" for cereals. My store has at least two sizes of Kellogs Raisin Bran. Searching for sizes on Google and I can find 14.3 ounces, 16.6 ounces, 18.7 ounces, 20 ounces, 24.8 ounces, 56 ounces, 76.5 ounces- and that is the first page of results.

We need charts Jippy !!