Consumer Alert: Shrinkflation is real. Here's how to beat manufacturers at their own game.
This Consumer Alert takes a look at a really sneaky way of making you pay more for less. It's called shrinkflation, and it's hitting consumers hard. It's so frustrating because often the packaging looks exactly the same, but there's less of the product. That's exactly how they get us. You pick up the bag thinking that the price hasn't changed. But it has because they've changed the amount in the bag without changing the shape of the bag.