https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-60902583
This isn't the first time Cadbury has shrunk the size of its products.
This isn't the first time Cadbury has shrunk the size of its products.
Cadbury has shrunk the size of its Dairy Milk sharing bars by 10%, but will not reduce the price.
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Soldato
Would you rather pay more for the same or have less for the same price?
I’d personally have the latter
I’d personally have the latter
Soldato
This has been done by chocolate bar manufacturers since time began.
As inflation hits, they keep the price the same whilst shrinking the bars, before then a big 'relaunch' of bigger bars at a promotional price, which then settles to a new higher price.
Process then repeats.
As inflation hits, they keep the price the same whilst shrinking the bars, before then a big 'relaunch' of bigger bars at a promotional price, which then settles to a new higher price.
Process then repeats.
Soldato
I'm never sure why they keep some of the sizes. A normal bar now is ~75p and yet the £1 bars are considerably bigger. If anything it makes me fat as i can never justify buying the smaller bars!
Have you seen the size of a Micro Machine wheel!?!? ....Sorry Wagon Wheel Is the correct name
Soldato
Which is exactly what he is saying, the £/kg on the bigger bars makes them so much better value that buying the small bars is crazy!Yer doin it wrong man.... £/kg is the price to look at
Soldato
Seeing as I've never actually shared chocolate with "sharing" in the name, this is probably for the best.
Soldato
Same with a 30g pack of crisps for 80p or 120g for £1, if on offer. Why would I buy a tiny bag when I can devour a huge bag.
Isn't the problem that people actually don't put up a big fuss (in practice) and that they likely would if the price rose (in theory)?
I'd certainly just prefer if they'd just increase prices naturally instead of this obfuscatory ********.
I'd certainly just prefer if they'd just increase prices naturally instead of this obfuscatory ********.
Soldato
tassimo coffee - remove 1 from packet, promotion price of £3, now back up to £3.50 as before. Double Deckers are pretty much fun sized now as well
Shrinkflation, soon the big bars will be fun size
Disguising the price rise seems underhanded though, it's like a con for people who don't notice a product got smaller and fooling them.
fool me once shame on you, fool me twice shame on me - George W Bush
Disguising the price rise seems underhanded though, it's like a con for people who don't notice a product got smaller and fooling them.
fool me once shame on you, fool me twice shame on me - George W Bush
Aren't Cadbury's bars being made in the uk again, with the cocoa being deliverd Netherlands is it, due to brexit, and then shipped here .. and the avg UK worker has lower productivty than their fr/de counterparts, so lower size ?
Anyway with inflation the bar is actually getting cheaper if it had remained same size and price
e: afterthought at the same time chancellor reduced petrol tax last week, maybe he should have increased sugar tax to help NHS
Anyway with inflation the bar is actually getting cheaper if it had remained same size and price
e: afterthought at the same time chancellor reduced petrol tax last week, maybe he should have increased sugar tax to help NHS
Soldato
what?!?!? I used to love walnut whips as a child.
haven't even seen them in a decade afaik
Soldato
Spar sell them