r/Shrinkflation | they're robbin' us maaaaaan

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[@lunareclipse2553]

Shrinkflation is one thing, but the changing of ingredients is what kills me. I stopped buying a lot of things because they don't taste good anymore.

[@amyed3415]

Yes. This is my biggest gripe. I would rather pay the higher price than for them to use cheaper ingredients and then it sucks. I’d imagine they will lose more customers with bad taste than with the higher price.

[@poisonedkilljoy9304]

oh this is a MASSIVE issue for me as well. i’m autistic and that means foods changing texture or flavour can be a bit of an issue for me, especially since i have a few safe foods (aka foods that tend to be very consistent and don’t mess with my sensory issues) that i literally rely on to feed myself, since my sensory issues can be so unpredictable, especially around food. and if they’re triggered…if i don’t have a safe food, i am not eating. this is not an exaggeration, it is THAT bad for me. it makes me feel physically sick to try. one of my safe brands of frozen pizza recently changed their packaging and i was SO worried it was going to be a case of an ingredient change. this happened with quorn nuggets a couple of years ago as well, but they ACTUALLY changed the ingredients and it really messed with the taste and texture “new recipe, same great taste” is a phrase that puts dread in my heart

[@evarinagarmguardian113]

Changing the ingredients actually stops me from being able to eat those items because I have so many severe food allergies. They made foods I was once fine with to literal poison for me! It sucks!

[@josequins9099]

YES! And they advertise the change as "New and Improved Flavour" when it's absolutely not and improvement. As soon as I see New and Improved I know they've cut quality somewhere to save money.

[@alex_runarin]

Me when companies put stuff in their juice drinks that I can no longer have cus I'm allergic

[@WooShell]

By now, the chips manufacturers are selling more plastic than snacks. Their products should be reclassified as "packaging material with edible residue"

[@Bryce_the_Woomy_Boi]

It's usually done when ingredients or parts of something are more expensive. It's either they shrink the product or raise the price, and people usually prefer the price to stay the same. Sadly, it never goes back to normal.

[@HeisenbergFam338]

How to touch grass (tutorial) 1. Locate an area of grass. The first step in touching grass is to find a place where grass is present. This can be a lawn in your backyard, a park, a sports field, or any other location where grass is growing. Make sure you have access to the area and that it is safe for you to be there. 2. Stand or kneel in a comfortable position. Once you have found an area of grass, stand or kneel in a comfortable position. If you are standing, make sure you have good balance and are able to maintain your balance while reaching out to touch the grass. If you are kneeling, place a cushion or towel under your knees for added comfort. 3. Extend your arm(s) in front of you, with your hand(s) open and fingers extended. This allows you to easily reach the grass and feel the texture and sensation of the blades. 4. Slowly lower your hand(s) towards the grass. Take your time and move slowly to ensure that you don't accidentally step on or damage any of the grass. 5. Allow your fingers to come into contact with the blades of grass. You may feel the softness and/or dampness of the grass depending on the environment. You may also feel the different temperatures of the grass if you are in a place with a different climate. 6. Gently move your fingers through the blades of grass, feeling the texture and sensation of the grass. Take note of the different feelings and textures you experience. Repeat step 6 as desired, moving your fingers through different sections of the grass to experience the variety of textures and sensations.

[@Invader_Cat]

​@HeisenbergFam338 you should follow those steps

[@MayonnaiseOnATable]

​@@HeisenbergFam338go on then, bet you can't copycat

[@CharlieOsoo]

Or they shrink the product AND increase the price 😭

[@littlekeg03]

@@p-__ you're either a smart fella of a fart smella

[@TheFriendOfLucifer]

Fun size: We're using more packaging for less material, look how sustainable we are!

[@TSP-REAL.]

omg I just thought of that!!

[@deleted_handle]

"material" 💀

[@TheFriendOfLucifer]

@@deleted_handle What else do you call saw dust and Chinese newspapers filled with "flavorings"?

[@klaus.sfc01official30]

"They're Robin' us maaaaan" It was right there and yet you really closely scraped away from perfection.

[@suffering9481]

Pringles reduced their can sizes like 8 months ago or smth. Its noticably smaller, and for me the price increased from $2-3 each which sucks

[@Cube2onCube4]

at least they have no air in them like lays

[@alekthecool123]

Pringles are mid anyway

[@pryebloo63]

​@@Cube2onCube4Pringles arent actual potatoes though. They're made with potato powder and are more like a cracker which is why they've got no air but taste so much different to bagged chips.

[@suffering9481]

@@alekthecool123 so? I dont care if you think its shit, main problem is that they are increasing the price while lowering the quantity

[@NewbinatorsRecycleBin]

This makes me want to start a company that increases prices instead of taking away some of the product. I'd rather pay a lil extra knowing im getting the exact same amount as before.

[@NewbinatorsRecycleBin]

@@p-__ My comments are better than your comments

[@greenapple9477]

@@NewbinatorsRecycleBinbot

[@NewbinatorsRecycleBin]

@@greenapple9477 yeah i know its a bot but i like to say shit about them and make myself feel like im better than these bots just to make myself feel better

[@I-like-cows]

​@greenapple9477 where bot

[@robloxarchiver]

@@I-like-cows turned into dust

[@NiyaKouya]

Since you mentioned that shrinkflation now also affects "basic" food like crackers: their main ingredient is wheat, and thanks to Russias invasion of Ukraine (which is one of the worlds biggest wheat producers) quite a lot of the last harvests was destroyed or couldn't be exported, which lead to the global wheat price skyrocketing. So you can not only thank corporate greed but also Russia for that. And about destroying mega-corps that got too greedy, we already have a prime target: Nestle.

[@Rassah]

It's not even corporate greed. It's just central bank inflation. You could ay politician/government greed. Corps have no choice but to increase the price in that case. True about Ukraine though

[@Crow_Smith]

Yup and this is messing with EVERYTHING not just breads and crackers because wheat is also a huge part of other food stuffs you'd probably not associate with wheat! I remember saying almost this exact thing to my stepmom when I took her shopping and she was complaining about her favorite crackers almost being the price of my fancy almond crackers [roughly $4/5 a box] - I was like "Ukraine was the World's Bread Basket, when Russia invaded, not only did their invasion destroy a lot of the crops - but slash and burn was also used in some areas avoid letting them HAVE the crop too - and what was already available struggled to leave the country - it really screwed a lot of the world over on wheat."

[@poisonedkilljoy9304]

@@Rassahno it is corporate greed. nestle made over 16 billion in profits last year. they could…not do that. like nestle isn’t gonna collapse if they…idk…pay their fucking workers

[@Talmorne]

I boycotted Nestle years ago, fuck em

[@mini-mei]

@@Talmorne I would love to as well, but this is always dependent on what grocery stores in your area are stocking. Sadly, I can't avoid them completely.

[@yuzuruizumieggy]

Japanese viewer here. I just wanna clarify on the noodle cup part, is that we Japanese tend to go for smaller portion sizes to make ourselves a little healthier and not be too full on the meal. HOWEVER, I can understand this dude's frustration since I also find this incoonvenient as well. I'm a 195cm/6'5" dudette who finds everything here in Japan WAY TOO SMALL. Honestly think any country outside the Asian region to be comfortable

[@KwehShiro]

I dunno, I've seen the price ready made food is in japan from people who share it online with the price, and it is so much more healthy and full than what you get here in canada. I'm very envious tbh

[@yuzuruizumieggy]

@@KwehShiro Damn, never thought sizes smaller than that existed. Thanks for the heads-up

[@justinnoland7887]

dont worry a small size in America is a large and or normal size in Briton lol... im also a tall person XD im 6'3" or 190.5cm and it depends on the place but sometimes i end up hitting my head on the top of door frames... but like i said it depends on the place here in America though you might want to duck still if you visit here :D

[@WhereShallWeGoToday]

One of the highlights of Jun's (of Rachel & Jun) life was getting a custom kitchen that suited his height in Japan. I hope you can do the same someday. 😊😊

[@yuzuruizumieggy]

@@WhereShallWeGoToday Well hopefully, I'll try it in the future!

[@schrodingerscat3741]

Be suspicious of things like compostable packaging and biodegradable ingredients. These things have to be at least technically true for them to say it, but a lot of the time they're only actually compostable or biodegradable in the lab

[@TheFriendOfLucifer]

Not necessarily only in the lab, but the recycling/composting plants need a specific process to work with those materials. In Germany some composting facilities outright refuse some of those "compostable bags" because they don't have the equipment/process in place. The ones you mean usually require 50-60 Celsius over prolonged period of time to degrade to sufficient levels if I remember correctly, while most composting takes place at 30-35 Celsius? Been a while since I've looked into it.

[@Talmorne]

Keep an eye out for 'home compostible' means that its fully able to break down in any regular garden compost bin (i've noticed that it does take a bit longer to breakdown/compost compared to regular food scraps, but it does get there eventually)

[@schrodingerscat3741]

@@TheFriendOfLucifer I suppose 'only in very specific conditions' would be a better way to put it.

[@TheFriendOfLucifer]

​@@schrodingerscat3741Yeah thats a good way to put it

[@jenniferhart559]

If a place "can't do no ice," a possible loophole is to ask for one ice cube.

[@rubymaster17]

As someone who eats Mike & Ikes, I can provide some context: The ones in the blue box contain 10 different flavors, whereas the ones in the green box only contain 5 different flavors (correct me if I'm wrong) but it probably has to do with flavor variety.

[@lilypyrope4620]

the green box seems to have a smaller volume than the blue one in this image. Years of stocking retail shelves has taught me that they're (supposed to be) the same size, even if the blue one has a higher flavor variety

[@Danap-mykaykat]

Currently working at a dollar store- they’re shrinking the boxes first, then the weight. I literally saw this with the tropical Mike & Ike’s we sell. They’re shrinking the boxes first before the weight to make people not notice, I’m assuming, as kinda a slow burn maybe. I was searching the store like crazy to find where we kept the tropical Mike & Ike’s, only to find the boxes had shrunk exponentially but the weight was kept the same. I’m gonna assume about a week or two from now, they’re gonna drop the weight but hey I could be wrong so let’s stay hopefully lol.

[@mang0_cat444]

1:48 theyre small for a reason, its because the noodles expand once u cook them so they need the room to expand or theyll all spill out the cup

[@Aries73]

Parmesan cheese has been a notorious offender where shrinkflation is concerned. And yes, Chips Ahoy shrank like crazy.

[@cassandrafiscus9192]

Oh, if 2 M&Ms in a pack makes you mad then I must tell you about the time my mom opened one up and found 1 in there. She thought she was feeling it wrong, but she wasn't.

[@HopeIsADrug11037]

that'd actually just ruin my day

[@gaiapurpure]

@@HopeIsADrug11037 I'd be complaining to Mars Confectionery at that point.

[@TheOne_6]

Well one time I opened a pack of M&Ms and there was nothing inside

[@Cube2onCube4]

"even taco bell has started reducing the amount of diarrhea"

[@poisonedkilljoy9304]

17:39 i can explain this one (kinda) - this is also kinda a general rule with some products to help do a thing where you’re like “why is that necessary?” - it’s often for disabled and/or elderly people. the easy squeeze bottle looks like it’d be easier to squeeze one-handed, or if you struggle with grip strength it might help. a lot of these things look a bit pointless to a lot of people, because a lot of people wouldn’t have an issue with something like squeezing soap out of a bottle, so it’s something a lot of people don’t think of as a potential issue for people. the same is true of a lot of kitchen hack gadgets (and i’m gonna include garlic crushers, a relatively normal one, in this as well), or things like pre-chopped veg. they’re aimed at people who would struggle with this take - for instance if dicing or mincing garlic is an issue for someone (because they lack the motor skills or simply the time and/or energy), then a garlic crusher or pre-chopped or pre-minced garlic can mean that that’s not then a problem for them. the easy squeeze bottle is going to be doing the same thing, just with the washing up liquid

[@emilym3053]

I totally see that 🙂

[@grahambarlos8641]

With that chips ahoy at 11:50, i guarantee that just out of frame, there is fine print that says something like "product enlarged to show texture." That's not shrinkflation, that's just how small Chips Ahoy have always been.

[@darkstarr984]

Yeah, they’ve always been 2” cookies.

[@keeganm.9794]

Arizona is based as hell. I support them so much that I even bought a really nice jacket from their merch store. 10/10 company

[@Crow_Smith]

The stir fry cups: That's how full they are, yours just actually fell to the bottom instead of hovering. They've never EVER been "full to the top" or full to that line. That's the water line. I've been eating that specific version of Cup Noodle cups for about 3 years now [might be a little less] and other than going from 75 cents a cup to 1.50+ a cup, they haven't changed what's inside at all. I have noticed, though, sometimes the noodles are more broken up than usual which makes them fall to the bottom of the cup, but each cup LIKE ALL CUP NOODLES DO has a puck of noodles that "hovers" in the cup. This is because of the water you put in. If you ever fill one you'll notice the water doesn't pool on top and it doesn't fill up super quickly. It'll look like it's going no where and then slowly crest over the top of the noodles [unless you're dumping in huge amounts] that's because it's filling the space below the noodles and then in between and then hitting that fill line. But yeah, that Teriyaki Chicken [the purple] Stir Fry cup? That's not smaller or shrink-flationed, that's the same amount it's always been. It just fell below the fill line and likely is in all that empty space that is usually UNDER the noodle. And funnier still? That's still more noodle than the first cup noodle guy got!

[@abigailpena5950]

I wish the situation about ice in a fast food drink was true, now everyone is charging you more if you ask for no ice. I've been getting light ice for years because that's how my dad always got his drinks, so this hurts.

[@Zinervawyrm]

Yeah, I remember when the fun-sized Kit-Kat bars were just two regular sized pieces of Kit-Kat instead of four, and not this one piece split into two trying to look like two and trying to gaslight us into thinking its two pieces. I also miss candy bars having paper and tinfoil wrapping. Like not everything needs to be plastic!

[@omgtatercat]

I always ask for no ice. One, I hate watery soda, two, I have sensitive teeth so super cold means ouch, and three, I don't like having solids in my drinks.

[@musicsunday1768]

At this point, fun size is basically an extra small but you pay extra for it and enjoy it.

[@awesomeocelot7475]

I 100% agree with you Robin about the ice thing! I’ve always thought like that! (Plus my drinks never last long enough to get warm anyways so)

[@ERBanmech]

I remember when I was sick and got some cough syrup from the store to replace my old bottle which was close to empty, I got the exact same type I usually do. Not only did the dosage double so they diluted it, but the bottle shrunk, I literally got only 8 doses before I had to go get more. The previous bottle lasted roughly 24 doses and lasted me all the way through my run-in with COVID!

[@usuallyangry]

Shrinkflating snacks is one thing, shrinkflating medicine is just evil.

[@Lazerblade95]

16:38 i used to work for McDonalds, and at least in the uk, the mini mcflurry is meant to be exactly half a normal one. If you ever ran out of tubs or didnt have time for restock, you would just half fill the larger tub. Sometimes, the people putting the food out for delivery might get confused if in a large rush, or OP ordered one and took oportunity to get reddit Karma.

[@falcie7743]

It's weird that any place would refuse to give no ice because the ice costs more than the soda

[@platibyte]

I'm taking Data Science classes and one of the profs down right gave us an example how you can help a company screw over their customers so that the can't be hold accountable for it statistically. He is evil. Doesn't he realize he is screwing himself over, too? And for what? To help an already rich company to earn even more? Because who else can afford to hire a consultant to help screw over customers? Outrageous!

[@Rattyfanboy]

5:26 yeah those bags didn't even compost either. Some guy tested it and it took YEARS and it didn't even compost properly

[@TheDarwinProject1]

The dawn EZ squeeze is probably lighter so people don't drop it in the sink. There is a different top on the ex squeeze so that none comes out when you hold it upside down without squeezing the bottle. I'm fine paying more for an ex squeeze bottle since it has an additional benefit on it (ez squeeze top). I do however use the dawn sprayer where you can just order replacement soap without wasting plastic by replacing the sprayer portion too!

[@getsouped]

dawn powerwash right? you can make it with regular dawn soap! i typically use 1 (or 1 1/2) cup of warm water, 1/4 cup of dawn soap, and two tablespoons of rubbing alcohol! and if you add peppermint oil, it gets rid of ants! has the same foam and same cleaning properties as store-bought powerwash from what i can tell :-) (also i wouldnt recommend using any essential oils like peppermint in the mix if youre just using it for dishes!)

[@spiderlily723]

3:39 Actually, for my kitten tongue - the soda you get in chains is made with the dillution in consideration, cause anytime I take it with no ice it's like twice as concentrated.

[@lucasokeefe7935]

Force companies to package products within a certain percentage of the total size of the product and included accessories. If they fail to do this, they must be forced to give away all offending inventory to charity

[@mini-mei]

This is actually the law in Europa, but companies still try to fib their way around it and hope they just won't get caught. If they do get caught, which is very seldom sadly, they are getting sued by the individual state or the whole union. This happened early last year in my country with the company "Manner", and it was really nice to see! However, any consequences have yet to be published.

[@JadianRadiator]

3:25 Never ask for light ice at McDonald's. They'll just give you the full/normal amount of ice.

[@elaexplorer]

Lol I can't even get them to remember all my sauces when I order nuggs, I'm sure light ice is completely out of the question.

[@GooberBugOFF]

@@elaexplorerso accurate.

[@darkstarr984]

@@elaexplorerSomehow they give me double sauces and I don’t even use the sauce. I have to try asking them not to give me some next time, I’ve never been able to walk away without at least three. One of those sauces is enough for a six piece.

[@ChiSportsNut18]

Not sure about dine-in but that's true about the drive-thru. I worked at McDonald's for a year and there was no option for "light ice" at the drive-thru.

[@MoonWomanStudios]

Yeah, I'm not going to make brownies when I'm staying at a hotel with my disabled son so he can see a Dr in the AM

[@citrineelephant6576]

shrinkflation still affects me, as someone who's trying to eat better, but trying to remove addictive garbage food feels a lot better.... my diet still sucks, though lol. (also snacking here and there is still nice!) remember, comrades, capitalists want addicts. sugar, caffeine, salt...

[@Rassah]

None of this is capitalism. Government central banks printed a ton of money for government things. Capitalism is just trying to deal with the resulting inflation.

[@NotSoCrazyNinja]

As someone who hasn't been able to go out much in the last six months due to an illness, when I recently went shopping on my own again, I was shocked at just how much customers are being scammed now. Like, I used to buy these packets of instant potatoes for $1 and now those packets are 1/4 of the size and 25 cents more expensive. A freaking bag of burritos has doubled in price from about $3 to almost $7. Hot Pockets has become absolute garbage in flavor and quality. It's like, a totally different world in only six months. I refused to buy a lot of stuff I used to because I'm not going to pay as much or more for half as much product. Reducing product size or amount without reducing the price is outright scamming. When they then add or change wording of the packaging to add insult to injury, I'm just not going to put up with it. "New fun size" my ass.

[@CherryDoughnut]

I've also noticed they don't pack toilet paper rolls as tightly anymore either besides having the cardboard roll be bigger. So despite looking the same size the roll has less paper.

[@JESROFFicial-MX]

6:02 Phone companies when they are told to remove their chargers and tell the average consumer that they "want to save the environment by removing the chargers from the boxes"

[@ThisOldSkater]

This has hit my local Bastard Robbers 31 Flavors places too. A single scoop used to be heaping and well into the cone. Now, they are EXACTLY the size of the scoop in a tight little ball and no more. Got the same at two different stores. The first time I got this, I asked if it was the child size, and it wasn't of course. Told the poor guy behind the counter I wasn't paying for that and left (without the ice cream). Sucks, because they have an exclusive flavor that I really like!

[@charlieschuder9976]

Poor guy got a free scoop of ice cream!

[@ChiSportsNut18]

​@@charlieschuder9976He probably just put it back in the tub.

[@nj5gaming]

2:04 Never thought I would be featured in an EmKay video! Don’t worry, I did get the berry ones since they were the same price. Love the videos!

[@unknown-zd5ly]

im so glad that robin sounds like he's doing better in this one. i still wish that he didn't have to do all the negative subreddits but he does sound much happier (while appropriately angry about the subject matter). Keep taking care of yourself, Robin!

[@kenthompson5723]

I could do without the shouting and screaming. Just give us the information in a normal tone of voice.

[@Danap-mykaykat]

As for the ice cream/marble slab one- as someone who worked in a fast food place that’s marketing is geared towards their ice cream and soft serve, it’s actually a requirement that they weigh the ice cream before sale, as even I had to do that every once and awhile to show that we were following the book, but honestly no one does it just because of how time consuming it is. It might be that the ice cream companies are now actively on the employee’s if they don’t weigh it before sale, I’m assuming the reason is because it’s actual cream and not just soft serve, but I could be wrong. Also, I currently work at a dollar store. Shrinkflation is rampant and smacks you in the face every time when we need to do tag updates/ adjustments every week. A certain coffee brand has gone down from 30g (on the price tag underneath it says that) to 19g and has gone up in price. Also, a good way that they’re sneakily reducing is that they’ll first shrink the package, but keep the same weight, then the next week or the week after that, they shrink the weight. I saw this with Mike And Ike’s, literally all of them are being shrunk but they start with the packaging so you don’t notice, at least candy-wise. Also, a conspiracy of mine that I just wanna say; be careful when checking out candy or small snacks in dollar stores for discounts- a lot of the time we sell 3 or 4 different sized packaged small candy or treats, and when we have coupons or discounts you have to be sure to read the sizes as well-people mistake one small bag for a small bag that isn’t one that works with the discount/coupons, so your savings fly out the window if you don’t go back and get the right kind for the coupon.

[@Ijustexistokaynoquestionpls]

What if shrinkflation got so extreme that lays had more chips in their chip bags?

[@thelunchlady8276]

The restuarant I go to also has this problem. My burger I ordered only had two pubes in it when it usually has at least five! So disappointing!

[@hunterwulfstern6121]

Reminds me a few years back, a cinema chain I use to work for downsized their large popcorn bags to the point they were almost similar to their medium size ones. Sadly dont have any ref images as his dates back early 2022, but it's been going on for some time. They say 'It's to promote healthy eating' or something along those lines but it was a very notable change for regular cinema goers. Cherry on the cake as most trends of shrink inflation is they just increased the price.

[@Pontiac1929]

Also every single biggest food like chips and cold foods, including everything fruits and vegetables like in a bag at the store or anything desert relieving in the bag needs air because if it doesn’t, it would basically look like cheese that’s been there for 50 years with no type of storage, or no type of place to be stored and left out

[@silverdamascus2023]

In Brazil, we have laws requiring companies to warn us when the sizes/portions are reduced, or the formula changes. But after some months, they can remove the warning from the packaging unless they do it again, and we can't do nothing.

[@MementoMori0915]

7:33 to be honest the potatoes can be alright, depending on the batch, but most of the time they seem a bit…gritty…at least with other meals eg: chicken parmigiana. 🤷🏻‍♀️

[@Kingofdiecast]

19:30 oh and by the way in certain parts of the country they've removed the 99 cent sticker on Arizona's and they're now like 160

[@SomeRandomKydd]

I once went to Chick-fil-a and ordered a smoothie with no whipped cream. The person filled the cup all the way to the top of the cupped lid. The glacai cherry was sticking out of the top next to the straw.

[@gamer708886]

14:20 No no, you used it right. An amuse-bouche is indeed a small bite or pre-appetizer. O-O

[@Nidvex]

Fun Sized M&M bag: that's fun sized? excuse me, I need to feed a candy machine a quarter the next time I go to the mall because I'm pretty darn sure I get more M&Ms from that thing than this bag is offering.

[@Deadboyxxx3]

You sound a lot more chipper Robin! Glad you don’t sound like you’re so dejected, hope you were able to get some rest and doing well 😁 we love a happy Robin!

[@roughrdr]

I don't eat fast food much, but I was out of town and stopped at an Arbys. Ordered my usual and when they gave me my cup, it was a medium size. I ordered a large. I complained, but they said that's the new large. Absurd. At least some of their sandwiches are still ok.

[@fangchick93]

I bought a giant pack of twinings English breakfast, like several hundred bags. I'm not running out of tea for years

[@damiondraws8538]

Cup of noodles have actually always only filled half the cup. When I was in high school, I cut into a cup of noodles once and yeah, the noodle brick is only half the cup, they just shaped the noodles to hold themselves on the top half of the cup to make it *look* like it’s full. But it’s never been full

[@Valcuda]

I've heard the reason they have empty space at the bottom is to help with cooking. I forgot the exact reason tho.

[@damiondraws8538]

@@Valcuda sounds about right. You don’t want your noodles to burn or get stuck or something

[@LloxieFox]

OMG Robin we're on the same page about ice in soda at fast food places! Literally especially Baja Blast at Taco Bell! In fact, anymore, if possible, I go INTO the restaurant rather than use the drive thru so that I can get my drink myself, just to be SURE there's no ice! I haaaate when I get soda with ice in it.

[@lorivaldez4839]

Ohh this is going to be crazy! Happy Monday EmKay🙏⭐️

[@nyotamwuaji6484]

So, the kleenex one i think is intentionally done because when there was no gap, that first grab coukd yoink a whole bunch from the box instead of just one. So the box was made slightly bigger to prevent you accidentally pulling out 20 at a time

[@elaexplorer]

LOL no. It's because they made the actual tissues smaller. They are perfectly happy with 20 coming out of the box at once because that's more wastage. More wasted product means you have to buy another box sooner.

[@sammieegoldwand]

With the goldfish thing: They used to be my safe snack (aka: no unexpected textures or tastes) but recently I've just *hated* them because they arent the same as they used to be, both texture and taste wise

[@usuallyangry]

Ooohhhh, they are going to HELL for screwing with my favorite childhood snack.

[@ShawnF6FHellcat]

The price of goldfish is a war crime, but the ingredients are actually pretty good; and at a serving size of 55 pieces, the sodium isn't all that bad either.

[@carbs_r_delish]

0:54 the cursed brand…. _NESTLE_

[@AIHumanEquality]

One of the best things my mother taught me is to look at the weight not the size and compare weights to prices to see what's the better deal.

[@ThaneOfLichen]

dont think i've seen this subreddit before, cool!

[@digifreak90]

3:10 Oh, I always order my drinks with no ice.

[@MSRTA_Productions]

Take my upvote and leave

[@noelmacaraeg2544]

Wrong media but sure

[@olakpasa6486]

r/angryupvote

[@regularperson9297]

This ain't reddit

[@puggle7668]

No

[@olakpasa6486]

@@regularperson9297 Who cares

[@SaSoldier210]

After years of enjoying Emkay content. I have NEVER been this early before.

[@ailestriker9888]

The cadbury fingers isn’t a lie. They used to be double stacked and filled the whole packaging. Now they only have half the old amount. OP was right

[@DraconicDuelist]

3:14 THANK YOU! Finally someone else who _understands._

[@Larssema]

I bought a bag of candy in a vending machine once for 70 cents, only 7 pieces in the bag, there easily could fit 15 in there but noooo 10 cents for 1 piece. Never bought something from there again

There are corn bars with different flavors which I like to eat during the day. The old ones are 50g and the new ones are 40g.

[@IronWolf123]

About the McFlurry thing, they changed the cup from the plastic cup with the lid to the paper cup. They also shrank it by a bit and because of how the cup is designed the syrup usually leaks.

[@cheetox7834]

i used to buy these sausages, 8 used to come in one pack for 4€, now it's just 6 for 4,50€ (the EXACT same sausages and brand) i want to cry

[@TheOne_6]

I did the maths, you're paying 50% more. It went from €0.50 per sausage to €0.75

[@The_Huddle.]

Imagine in the future paying 10 bucks for like, a single saltine

[@StuffJason437]

Got the windows replaced on the house and they were the biggest windows available ...sadly, they don't fit properly ...If only someone took "If ain't broke, don't fix" literally ...

[@supposedly1-2]

ooh Robin would hate me I always get extra ice and if your ice is watering down your drink you're not drinking fast enough hahahaha

[@Neris-of-the-other]

My hungry ass looking at half of these like "i would so eat that rn"

[@wolftinathewolfvids]

0:33 As someone who has been trick or treating till I reach adulthood, those are ALWAYS the best houses. Full sized candy bars are always better than those tiny ones.

[@Cocoa3596]

I always remembered kit kat used to be bigger Even Chio and Lays chips are more expensive and the xxl bag looks like what the normal supposed to be and was some years ago The new normal looks smaller and has more air in it than actual chips like the chips in the bag is not even half anymore but less its so annoying

[@ninedragons1]

I don't eat chips ahoy anymore, cause they're so dry and brittle one bite turns it into a pile of dust.

[@KatJameson]

If your family eats a lot of potato chips I highly recommend getting them at Sam's Club. You can get bags 2 times the size of regular size bags for under 4$ My location usually has sun chips, multiple flavors of Doritos, lays, ruffles, tortilla chips etc lots of options and you can't beat the price.

[@starspherical]

Litteraly as I’m watching this I was about to open a “fun size” bag of hairibo gummy bears. There FOUR In here. And plenty of space left in this bag. They could have at the very least added 4 more of these tiny little bears in here but they just didn’t 💀

[@McCollumm]

Look up consumer rights! And the laws with monopoly and companies! We can stop it but no one’s working together we have so much more stress but this is insane.

[@misterflibble6601]

Stop wasting money on toilet paper! Get a bidet attachment for your toilet and rinse your bum squeaky clean. NO scrubbing! You can get one for as little as $25. Not a sponsored post, I got one 5 years ago and one of the best purchases I've ever made

[@wallywallace2184]

Ah, man. I miss marble slab. My city used to have the only one in the entire state and it went away.

[@BeholdMyStrength]

Thanks Joe!

[@lightnight9822]

With the first one, once at school I bought a bag of Doritos. Wanna know how many chips was in there?? 3. Fucking 3 chips. At least me and my friends got a laugh

[@randomguyontheinternet5030]

No ice for a fountain drink is crazy yk. The profit margins on those are through the fricken roof. You pay like 5 bucks for what they spend like 15 cents for (most of that being the cost of the cup). The least they can do is fill the whole cup.

[@user-cv2ud6yf2j]

😂 big scam yep 💯

[@devinq4605]

I'm fairly certain the Nestle thing is hot cocoa mix.

[@nikitatavernitilitvynova]

Lidl is good about keeping the prices low. I almost got a heart attack after buying their off brand cola. It was cheaper than any other store.

[@SpiteBeing]

Ok but does it taste as good as the brand one? I wanna buy lidl's because it's much cheaper but idk if it's good

[@Dinosaurs847]

@@SpiteBeing Probably yea, At least Its like that in Germany(Lidl Homeland)

[@GooberBugOFF]

@@SpiteBeingid say so, it always depends tbh but a LOT of off brand sodas are good imo. Id go for it and if not, find someone to give it to so it's not wasted ^^

[@SpiteBeing]

@@GooberBugOFF alrighty! I'll give them a try and of course, I'm sure someone else wants them if I don't. Never waste 🥳

[@stanleyhape8427]

​@@SpiteBeing Update?

[@TheBigbean500]

3:53 the cinemark I go to has the big cokecola machines with the 50 different flavors. They are out for the public to fill their own drink and I have never been stopped from refilling my cup on the way out the door.

[@joshuagalbreath2439]

3:30 no yeah, from me being super young and even to now I've hated getting ice in my drinks for this exact reason 🤣

[@MrStellateWaffle]

If I open a bag of chips and its mostly air everybody in a 5 miles radius is dying.

[@kittyanya]

Publix charges $1.05 on Arizona cans. No tax on food products.

[@EnyaTheDrakaina]

Me being proud of me and my mom not usually having this problem

[@maxxam012]

Where I work does do no ice, but there's a shrinkflation thing that we can't fill the cup up more than 4/5 of normal. Best thing to do is get light ice: it goes to half of the cup rather than 3/4s and we fill it up. And with me, "half" is about 40%

[@alid8215]

McDs once tried charging me 4 dollars for their Large Iced Coffee, I quit buying it and next time I went it was back to 2 dollars. I know it wasn't just me that likely protested but it made me feel like I did lol

[@TheOne_6]

One time McDonald's tried to charge me £16 for a cheeseburger

[@travisbdub4952]

3:40 Yeah EmKay, I agree with you. Even though I live in Oklahoma of the US, I NEVER get ice with my fountain drinks. A: because I know it already comes out cold. B: because it will dilute what I bought. So I'm at least getting most of my money's worth.

[@jasminedozier7933]

3:39 about the ice part, my father isn't a huge fan of ice due to the machines sometimes not being clean. So it makes a lot of sence why he doesn't get ice.

[@schrodingerscat3741]

the soda machines aren't clean either