Shrinking packaging of food products...

[IroNat]

Ice cream used to be sold in half-gallons (64oz)
Then it went to 48oz.
Now 42oz.

This has happened to just about all packaged food products.
A silly game to "fool" consumers and where does it end?

Bodybuilding related:

[SweetDaddySiki]

Maybe it's coming back to the sizes we used to have in the 70's and before. We'll all be looking like TV stars from 70's before you know it. And remember how people who were considered fat looked like compared to now? The mama from Good Times "Florida" is thin compared to any of the kardashians of today. 

[Wiggs]

Yes, it's called "shrinkflation."

[IroNat]

Maybe it's coming back to the sizes we used to have in the 70's and before. We'll all be looking like TV stars from 70's before you know it. And remember how people who were considered fat looked like compared to now? The mama from Good Times "Florida" is thin compared to any of the kardashians of today. 

70s?

In the 70s this kind of nonsense did not exist.

[Humble Narcissist]

They are shrinking the packages because there are so many fat fucks today.

[Van_Bilderass]

Some time ago my favorite popsicles went from 12 to 10 per pack while the price went up slightly. Pissed me off, others too Nothing to do with making people eat less of them for health reasons, just about money.

[SF1900]

They are shrinking the packages because there are so many fat fucks today.

No. They are shrinking the packaging to make more money.

[chaos]

They are shrinking the packages because there are so many fat fucks today.

Smaller packages and a small, expected increase in price gives them bigger profits.

[beakdoctor]

Shrinking packages? Has anyone asked for Mark Dugdale's opinion on the matter?

[AbrahamG]

Smaller packages and a small, expected increase in price gives them bigger profits.

I don't think Humble meant any offense. 

[Brenda Steunbeer]

Yes, it's called "shrinkflation."

A popular topic for media here in The Netherlands. But for the USA it might be a good thing looking at how many people there are obese.
And shinkflation is all about highly processed foods, so best to avoid them alltogether.

[BayGBM]

A saw TV news program that featured this very thing about 12 years ago.  The story was called "the incredible shrinking products." I noticed it happening about 25 years ago. 

[joswift]

Chocolate bars are all smaller than they used to be

Then again most people hands have gotten bigger since they were children... except Danimals...

[Mayday]

Ice cream used to be sold in half-gallons (64oz)
Then it went to 48oz.
Now 42oz.

This has happened to just about all packaged food products.
A silly game to "fool" consumers and where does it end?

Bodybuilding related:

Ends in 5 more years.

Junk was crazy cheap priced. It's more expensive and smaller yet Plebs keep buying it.

It will continue getting smaller and more expensive up until volume drops. The sustainability plan is less consumption, less waste.

You'll see years from now, influencers doing videos about how little protein one needs to grow. It's the truth.

[Dave D]

Ice cream used to be sold in half-gallons (64oz)
Then it went to 48oz.
Now 42oz.

This has happened to just about all packaged food products.
A silly game to "fool" consumers and where does it end?

Bodybuilding related:

Ice cream in many cases isn’t ice cream, much of it has been labeled as frozen dairy desert. Ingredients change and the product quality decreases.

[Wiggs]

A popular topic for media here in The Netherlands. But for the USA it might be a good thing looking at how many people there are obese.
And shinkflation is all about highly processed foods, so best to avoid them alltogether.

Agree on all points.

[MAXX]

something that is happening all over the world. you get less for your money in general.

I think it must be a resource problem. not enough to go around. Growing populations(in all but the high IQ nations). It's my take...

[Humble Narcissist]

No. They are shrinking the packaging to make more money.

So losing weight is a positive bi product.