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Packages Shrinking: Why You're Paying More For Less (Slashfood)
Jan 7th 2011 9:01PM tuna 6.5 oz became 5 oz
graham crackers - was 16 oz now 14.4 oz,
yogurt was 8 oz now 6 oz -- or even 4 oz
pack spaghetti, was 16 oz, then 12 oz, then 10 oz.
TV dinners were 11-12 oz, now 8-10, meatball count fell from 5 to 4
Jar peanut butter was 18oz, then 16oz, now 15 oz
many other products shrink also - even cordial-cherries candies from full layers to half-layers.....
and, of course, the currency is also debased
1964 dime 0.072 ounce silver ($2 melt value now), now nickel-clad copper
