[Renfield]

Another thing that is happening quite frequently nowadays, that not many people have noticed, is that manufacturers are shrinking their package sizes while still charging the same dollar amount as for the old sizes. Clorox now comes in a 3/4 gallon bottle instead of a gallon bottle...but with no price decrease. Breyer’s Ice Cream now comes in a 3-pint container instead of a half-gallon. A “quart” of cottage cheese is now 24 ounces.

I think actual inflation is a lot higher even than the 8 or 9 percent claimed in the article. I’d say about double that.

[americanbychoice3]

The way official inflation is calculated by the Government,energy and food are excluded. In my opinion. it is a sham that hurts low income and fixed income individuals especially hard.
I remember Obama proudly proclaiming before his election that Utility bills will have to skyrocket when he became President. Of course, nobody listened to anything since they were betting on “hope”.
I still believe there was mass hypnosis in play, no one could be that stupid to vote for their economic demise?

[riri]

Oh sure, in fact, the shrinking packages began a long time ago. It has gotten so that many products I just don’t buy. What am I going to do with a nine ounce box of cereal? I tell my kids pretend I bought it, we had one bowl and now it’s gone.

[riri]

Oh sure, in fact, the shrinking packages began a long time ago. It has gotten so that many products I just don’t buy. What am I going to do with a nine ounce box of cereal? I tell my kids pretend I bought it, we had one bowl and now it’s gone.