Well, first they came for your pound of coffee...
In the latest instance of companies downsizing their products amid record inflation in the US, Potato chip giant Frito-Lay revealed Thursday that is has cut down the number of chips in its bags of Doritos.
'Inflation is hitting everyone,' a company rep told Quartz Thursday of its decision to trim the size of its 9.75 ounce bag of the cheesy snack to 9.25 ounces - a reduction of five chips, the spokesperson said.
The price of the product, meanwhile, usually around $4.29, has remained the same.
'We took just a little bit out of the bag so we can give you
the same price and you can keep enjoying your chips,' the rep explained, after being questioned about the decrease by the outlet.
Frito-Lay also tinkered with the sizes of other snacks, shrinking their Tostitos with a Hint of Guacamole chips by one ounce, from 12 to 11 ounces, and their Hint of Lime option by a full two ounces, from 13 ounces to just 11.
This down-sizing revelation comes as the Bureau of Labor announced Thursday that inflation rates rose to 7.9 percent during the month of February - the highest seen in four decades - meaning prices rose 0.8 percent that month and nearly 8 percent over the last year.
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Next time a Doritos crosses your path, flick a Bic. They burn like a cell phone battery. Off roaders keep a bag in an ammo can for use as a fire starter
ReplyDeleteIce cream down to 1.4L
ReplyDeleteSoon we'll do the same with gas prices: it will just be three bucks per liter and sheeple will rejoice.
ReplyDeleteIf they keep making the bags smaller, we will be back to the nickel bags of 1968, I remember when the price jumped to a quarter but there was not more chips in the bigger bags
ReplyDeleteWE do that firestarter thing with them also...
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